Word: accents
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...with an emotional charge that is entirely appropriate. When he declares that New York is a great place only for those who live "above it" in high-rises and office buildings, his voice and mannerisms speak a bitterness that is an thoughtful as it is sad. Sylvain's native accent pits him strongly against the upper class world that surrounds him, from the distinct professionalism of Daryl to the portrait of a former Winthrop House master on the back wall. And Matthew Gelbert, who has the important role of a white English colleague of Daryl, refrains from overplaying just enough...
...much when you successively hit on their girlfriend, sister, and mother. Conversely, (and especially for women) don't buy everything you hear. Men often flock certain bars on the hunt for American women--who have a reputation of being loaded and easy. If someone says you have a beautiful accent and then invites you for a walk along the dark beach, it's time to walk away...
Dressed in a black sari accented by a "Brooklyn" necklace, other gold chains, heavy gold earrings and a nose-ring, the unconventional guru spoke in a thick Brooklyn accent about death and caring for the terminally...
...kids. They knew that because of my voice. But children are very adaptable. They're great performers: they perform for their parents all the time, to find out how to get what they want." And so Daniel, from the posh side of town, took on his first role and accent: that of the working-class lad. "To me, it was absolutely unconscious. It was raw survival...
...students use their TF's accent as an excuse not to do their best work," D'Finisays. "Some students concentrate on the accent, not on the math...