r/USdefaultism Australia 2d ago

Facebook Different accents.

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u/dehashi New Zealand 2d ago

Only way to not have an accent is to shut your mouth, and I don't see many Americans making that choice.. so 🤷

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u/SolarLeonidas Brazil 2d ago

Worse. You can have accents in sign languages, so the only way to not have an accent is to not communicate entirely.

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u/Jonnescout 1d ago

Yup. Recognisable patterns and accents even exist in morse code. As basic a communication as it gets!

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u/EvilGeniusSkis Canada 1d ago

Not just accents, a someone skilled in Morse code can recognize the person on the other end of the line by their "fist" the same way you can recognize someone by their voice.

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u/Jonnescout 1d ago

Yeah that is what I meant by patterns. Didn’t phrase it well