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| Foreign Accent Syndrome |
| 2003-12-10 |
| A University of Central Florida speech expert has diagnosed an extremely rare disorder in a Sarasota woman that caused her to speak with a British accent after she suffered a stroke. The case of Foreign Accent Syndrome -- a disorder linked to stroke-related or other internal brain injuries that leaves affected people with a foreign-sounding accent -- is one of fewer than 20 reported worldwide since 1919, according to Jack Ryalls, professor of communicative disorders at UCF. Mix-up in the Matrix? ;) Ah well, at least she didn’t get a French accent. |
| Posted by:TS |
| #6 Thats just plain stupid nobody can just change and viloa Tout d'un coup vous parlez une langue ¨¦trang¨¨re. This lady is just crazy and IMHO ella acaba de mirar para la atenci¨®n. ´ó¸ÅÑ°ÕÒ·Ö·¢µÄӡˢƷµÄ×ÔÓÉÖ÷ÒåÕß¡£Busk i 2004! |
| Posted by: Cyber Sarge (VRWC CA Chapter) 2003-12-10 7:20:35 PM |
| #5 No joke, Diane Sawyer on Good Morning America had a woman with a French accent as a result of a stroke. |
| Posted by: Ernest Brown 2003-12-10 5:46:32 PM |
| #4 Ya shure, dat's yoost a bunch of baloney! |
| Posted by: Fred 2003-12-10 5:37:09 PM |
| #3 The important question is: Is it a good British accent, or just a Floridian imitating a British accent? |
| Posted by: Robert Crawford 2003-12-10 4:08:27 PM |
| #2 I believe the French accent results from damage to the spine... |
| Posted by: mjh 2003-12-10 3:50:22 PM |
| #1 Didn't lose enough brain cells for the French accent, I bet. |
| Posted by: mojo 2003-12-10 3:47:30 PM |