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Killick's polished English accent and carefully chosen words (he is a graduate of Cambridge University) contrasted with Welch's plainspoken style and distinct New England accent...
...there was the odd disconcerting moment. It was strange, and occasionally frustrating, to arrive in the U.S. as a native English speaker and find that no one understood my accent. (I made adjustments: those of you who have separate accents for speaking to your parents and for speaking to your Harvard friends will know what I mean.) And while I knew about snow and seasons, I wasn’t prepared for the sun setting at 4:00 p.m. and the attendant seasonal affective disorder. But I’ve never felt like an outsider...
...corner suite of Wigglesworth Hall produced a very wiggy experience. On paper, the match was perfectly balanced: two midwesterners and two east coasters, although one roommate’s mother swore that one of the midwesterner’s had an east coast accent. We all rolled our eyes, not realizing that mom’s intuition proved to be a good sign. Each of us had an element of adaptability that made the year’s living experience a blast...
...corner suite of Wigglesworth Hall produced a very wiggy experience. On paper, the match was perfectly balanced: two midwesterners and two east coasters, although one roommate’s mother swore that one of the midwesterner’s had an east coast accent. We all rolled our eyes, not realizing that mom’s intuition proved to be a good sign. Each of us had an element of adaptability that made the year’s living experience a blast...
...days at Radcliffe have no bearing on my life today,” says Ruth M. Fitzgerald `51 in an unapologetic tone and slight Boston accent. She is probably one of a handful of Harvard graduates who has a right to this claim...