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  • Accent is irrelevant to how well one speaks a language (except those languages with a tonal element).

    DEVIL DO • by Barry Davis 2008

  • Accent is irrelevant to how well one speaks a language” – well, actually, no.

    DEVIL DO • by Barry Davis 2008

  • Accent is coming in -- if you get what I mean -- and what they call "punch" is going out.

    Aren't the Russians Wonderful? 1916

  • There is, however, a new laser called the Accent which claims to be able to drastically reduce your power (and has the photos/patients to prove it -- see here and here) Manufactured by Alma Lasers -- conveniently/suspiciously headquartered in my suburban Chicago hometown -- the recently FDA-approved treatment can be used on everything from crepey crow's feet to muffin tops to orange peel-y thighs (will the food-body monikers never cease?)

    Leslie Goldman: $18 Million Plus Our Collective Souls to Anyone who Can Cure Cellulite 2008

  • I would have gone for someone like Djimon Hounsou, if he could put on some muscle and a Harlem Accent, that is.

    Tyrese Gibson eyes Luke Cage movie 2007

  • “Stuttering with Relation to Word Accent and Word Position,” JASP, 33 1938, 112–20.

    Knotted Tongues Benson Bobrick 1995

  • “Stuttering with Relation to Word Accent and Word Position,” JASP, 33 1938, 112–20.

    Knotted Tongues Benson Bobrick 1995

  • It is a nicer car to drive than the Accent, which is now outdated.

    The Hindu - Front Page 2010

  • The Accent is a slim genuine leather flip-top case that offers superior protection without the added bulk.

    I4U News 2010

  • When closed, the Accent is a slim, stylish flip case protecting the iPod touch.

    Applelinks.com 2009

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