THE ACCENT TRANSPLANT: BRAIN SURGERY LEAVES YORKSHIRE BOY SPEAKING LIKE THE QUEEN
Doctors discovered he had an abscess on his brain. He needed a lifethreatening operation to remove the fluid. During recovery something amazing happened, his northern accent was completely gone. On holiday he suddenly said, 'Look, I've made a sand castle' but really stretched the vowels out, which made him sound really posh.
Usually, a person's speech changes in pitch or tone, but it's interesting that this boy's lost his Yorkshire dialect completely.
Guess he won't be singing in an Arctic Monkeys cover band any time soon. 😛
http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/news/article-23412537-details/The+accent+transplant%3A+Brain+surgery+leaves+Yorkshire+boy+speaking+like+the+Queen/article.do
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Originally posted by MacSwainThe chuffing traitor!
THE ACCENT TRANSPLANT: BRAIN SURGERY LEAVES YORKSHIRE BOY SPEAKING LIKE THE QUEEN
Doctors discovered he had an abscess on his brain. He needed a lifethreatening operation to remove the fluid. During recovery something amazing happened, his northern accent was completely gone. On holiday he suddenly said, 'Look, I've made a sand castle' but really stret ...[text shortened]... ccent+transplant%3A+Brain+surgery+leaves+Yorkshire+boy+speaking+like+the+Queen/article.do
Originally posted by MacSwainI am glad the chap benefited from such a traumatic experience.
THE ACCENT TRANSPLANT: BRAIN SURGERY LEAVES YORKSHIRE BOY SPEAKING LIKE THE QUEEN
Doctors discovered he had an abscess on his brain. He needed a lifethreatening operation to remove the fluid. During recovery something amazing happened, his northern accent was completely gone. On holiday he suddenly said, 'Look, I've made a sand castle' but really stret ...[text shortened]... ccent+transplant%3A+Brain+surgery+leaves+Yorkshire+boy+speaking+like+the+Queen/article.do
Now he might get through a job interview, and wont be viewed as stupid by everyone south of Derby 🙂
