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  1. @Miriamm

    Speaking stylistically near-perfect English, but with the thickest of German accents: that's me! The accent is part of me and it remains, after decades of living & teaching in England. Some subconscious bridge to my origins, perhaps?

    In earlier generations, this happened a lot among emigrants from Nazi Germany and Austria. Ernst Gombrich, Hans Keller. Listen:

    Keller:
    youtu.be/7QVxfe2qItQ

    Gombrich:
    youtu.be/ea3j-kTnfeU

    #accents #emigrants #HansKeller #ErnstGombrich