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Re:Ask HN: How to Do Accent Reduction? by HKH2 on Monday August 02, 2021 @12:13AM (#28032796)
You can 'just ditch an accent' if you can mimic someone else's accent.
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Re:Ask HN: How to Do Accent Reduction? by torstenvl on Wednesday August 04, 2021 @09:14AM (#28060630)
Yes, but that can certainly be overdone.

That's how you end up intending to say "Than you very much" in French, but actually saying "Thanks, nice ass!"

Not that I know from personal experience or anything.

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