The Cheat Sheet

John Wayne Was Terrified His Swedish Accent in ‘The Long Voyage Home’ Would Make Audiences Laugh at Him

Wayne played Ole Olson, a young Swedish sailor, in The Long Voyage Home. It was based on Eugene O’Neill’s one-act plays, which required him to perform as a bit of a shy and awkward character. This was ...
New York Post

English woman, 60, reveals why she suddenly speaks with Swedish accent — medics at first suspected a stroke

A mom woke up speaking like a member of ABBA. Georgina Gailey, 60, noticed her Swedish twang while chatting to her sister on FaceTime. Hospital medics suspected a stroke, but two weeks later she was ...
The Conversation

Cockney and Queen’s English have all but disappeared among young people – here’s what’s replaced them

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