On Monday 08 Jun 2009 8:30:26 pm Suresh Ramasubramanian wrote: > Also, does anyone know if an accent can be _consciously_ gained/lost?
My nieces and nephews used to get American accents by merely visiting the airport to see off their Indian American cousins. My opinion: Indians who are comfortable and fluent in English tend not to pick up accents, or are able to conciously and accurately use accents when needed and drop them when unnecessary. shiv
