Anonymous
Lawrence, United States
Today, my teenage daughter asked me if accents are hereditary. FML
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anonymus
United States
Today, I asked a woman where her beautiful accent was from. The woman stared at me for a while. Then her daughter told me that the reason her mother talked like that was because she had a stroke a few months ago. FML
Tabby
United Kingdom
Today, I had to tell my teenage son that no, his knowledge of the English language was not passed down to him genetically. FML
kggggg
United States
Today, while at my friend's house, I noticed her brother had a bit of an accent. I laughingly said "Is it me or does your little brother have an accent?" She stared and replied with "No, he has autism." FML
kdubz23
Pittsburgh, United States
Today, the parent of a student called to ask me about a homework assignment. At the end of the call, she told me that I seem to be losing my "Asian accent" from when she first talked to me in the summer. I was born in the US, grew up in NJ and speak perfect English. FML
Anonymous
Spencer, United States
Today, my 15-year-old birth daughter asked if I've ever had sex. FML
Steve.mc
Canada
Today, someone asked my wife if I was her father. FML
Rmglrsm
Today, at work, I was helping someone who really sounded like she had a Boston accent. So, I asked her where she was from. She has never been out of state. Turns out she has a speech impediment. FML
Christine
Why not both?
Today, my 6 year-old daughter saw me putting on makeup and asked, “Mommy, are you trying to look less tired or more alive?” FML
Anonymous
Cypress, United States
Bruvophobia
Today, my mom mentioned how she loves a certain actor's "British" accent. I couldn't help but mention that there's no such thing, and that there are lots of different accents in Britain. She got pissed and lectured me for "lying" to her and trying to make her feel stupid. FML
what???
Nature vs. Nurture
Today, I think my daughter is the only person in the world who was born racist. The other day she said to me, “Girls with dark skin can’t be pretty.” FML
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P374RD3D 9
Dumb girl, they're sexually transmitted
Meowingtons500 18
I hope stupidity isn't. Or your unborn grand-babies are screwed.
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kissmyace25 6
one day she will love a kansas accent if its kansas... i love my hick accent lol
lovelar 4
I guess the definition of hereditary in some cases needs clarification. I was born in the west midlands , UK and therefore spoke with a "brummie" accent. However I was adopted and moved to west Yorkshire when I was 6 and my accent soon changed. My children were born in Yorkshire they naturally spoke with a Yorkshire accent. But now we live in Australia and they (my kids) sound like Australians. So it's not necessarily inherited from family but from your surroundings and your peers.
b_rizo 6
you should have said, neither is intelligence
ChickInGreenVans 12
Try saying.. Eye Mite.. Without sounding Australian!! And No I'm not Australian Im South African..
KelBelAndNats 7
It's quite clear you're not Australian, you didn't need to clarify that. If you were Australian, you would be well aware we can easily say 'might' without it sounding like 'mate'.
TheNewGuy03 29
94 -- You are also wrong. |the kid|
xtalondriver 14
You need to let her out more often.
AbbyAbyss 5
{insert comment about accents here}
nersa426 0
That isn't even a dumb question. A lot of people think they are hereditary.
maxmex13 7
14 - Say this without an Australian accent: "That's no knife, here's a knife!" Yep, Crocodile Dundee Reference
smydiwannafthata 5
Yeth yeth, dey are.
kthsdm 12
That actually a pretty smart question. As a practical definition, it could apply. Since most people's accents are derived from their surroundings and the people they communicate with or the accent they were commonly exposed to during childhood.