With great accent comes great responsibility
While we’re on the subject of great power and responsibility, I just wanted to share with you a recent post I saw over at “Stuff Christians Like” entitled People who pray with British accents:
“When I hear someone pray with a British accent, they sound like it’s coming out of their mouth in cursive…”
– John Acuff
Having an English accent in America is something of a blessing and a curse.
It’s constantly assumed that I’m from Australia. I’m regularly asked to repeat myself while on the phone because people can’t understand what I’ve said. I’m often asked if I know so-and-so who lives in London. I regularly have to explain the difference between England, the UK and Great Britain.
On the plus side, people assume that I’m more intelligent than I actually am… 🙂