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After the Revolutionary War, Spivey’s ancestors earned a plot of land for their service in the Continental Army. “My whole family still lives on this giant piece of land,” she says in an accent straight from “Gone with the Wind...

Author: By Stephen M. Fee, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Southern Comfort, Harvard-Style | 4/21/2005 | See Source »

Click has a slight southern accent. He drops the g’s at the end of his words, so that going becomes goin’, talking becomes talkin’. He draws out his vowel sounds. The middle ‘a’ in Atlanta, his current hometown, is drawn out slowly...

Author: By Stephen M. Fee, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Southern Comfort, Harvard-Style | 4/21/2005 | See Source »

NICOLE, IN THIS MOVIE YOU SPEAK A MADE-UP LANGUAGE CALLED KU. HOW DOES SPEAKING A FICTIONAL LANGUAGE COMPARE WITH LEARNING A REAL ACCENT...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Nicole, Sean, Sydney and Kofi? | 4/18/2005 | See Source »

...Mather Lather. We welcome spring! We have moved away from the winter months when Harvardians can comfortably submerge themselves in their intellects, finding satisfaction in contemplating Kant’s categorical imperative, finding derivatives of polynomial equations, and trying parler français with a convincing accent. We have now (thank goodness!) moved to a season filled with more dates; no lie...it’s statistically proven, even at Harvard, where the lack of a formal dating scene is often lamented (but rarely rectified.) Springs brings out a new kind of “game theory...

Author: By Nicole B. Urken, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: DEAR NIKKI: Welcome Spring! | 4/18/2005 | See Source »

With the help of an accent coach, each of the actors made a valiant effort to maintain a British accent throughout. At times this was more successful than others, but the effort was commendable—especially considering the large number of lines most of the characters had to memorize...

Author: By Ndidi N. Menkiti, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: ARTSMONDAY: Cast Stimulates Screwy ‘Butler’ | 4/11/2005 | See Source »

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