Sentence examples for good accent from inspiring English sources

"First, he has a good accent," she said, of Kerry.

It's a good accent for a cop — contemptuous, authoritative, and intolerant of back talk.

In addition, says Basheer Shaik, the head trainer, a good accent is even more important now that employers can see tallies of how many times a particular agent is asked to "repeat that".

"It was things like having patience, offering your seat on the bus, or speaking with a good accent," says Shah. "It's not more important than having knowledge in your field, but it gives you an advantage.

The course taxed the old grey matter; they said I had a good accent, but very bad grammar.' She happily shares the French property with Mabel, her Jack Russell.

This means that, a good accent, rhythm and grammar notwithstanding, the intermediate-to-advanced learner is likely to flail discussing the value-added tax, running style or camera lenses.Your columnist knows from experience: I have flailed on all of the above in languages I would otherwise say I had spoken well for years.

Memorable, however, were some pronouncements: her view on the French--she does good accent who would say after two abortions, life goes on, but flip out when given 1% milk in her cappuccino, or her take on living in suburbia: "I'd rather be in a fifth floor walkup than a Round Hill Road mansion".

Make sure you're playing all the rolls correctly and making good accents.

A cardboard round cut-out makes a great base, coffee or soup cans wrapped in ribbon make good accents, and foam cones or inserts from the craft store can be used to inexpensively create any other elements of the centerpiece you need.

I was probably pretty insufferable, with my quotations from Shakespeare and Gerard Manley Hopkins, my good French accent.

[Does really good Russian accent] I am really a Russian spy.