travelinglawyr t1_j6asz33 wrote on January 29, 2023 at 12:17 AM Reply to comment by streethasonename in TIL about foreign accent syndrome. This is a very rare (~100 cases worldwide) but real medical condition where people abruptly begin speaking in a foreign accent following head trauma like a bad migraine, accident, or stroke. by veety I do this. I call it affecting the accent or mimicking. I usually don't even notice I'm doing it until someone points it out or it REALLY diverges from my normal accent. Permalink Parent 2
travelinglawyr t1_j6asz33 wrote
Reply to comment by streethasonename in TIL about foreign accent syndrome. This is a very rare (~100 cases worldwide) but real medical condition where people abruptly begin speaking in a foreign accent following head trauma like a bad migraine, accident, or stroke. by veety
I do this. I call it affecting the accent or mimicking. I usually don't even notice I'm doing it until someone points it out or it REALLY diverges from my normal accent.