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Title: Stroke gives woman foreign accent
Post by: Iain on July 04, 2006, 04:59:54 AM

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/tyne/5144300.stm

There is a video of the interview at the link. It's a real mixture of bits and pieces. Bizarre stuff.

Title: Stroke gives woman foreign accent
Post by: Antibubba on July 04, 2006, 11:51:06 AM

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Mrs Walker added: "I've lost my identity, because I never talked like this before. I'm a very different person and it's strange and I don't like it.

I'm sad for her, that her life and self are so small, that a different speaking voice shakes her identity.  If that were the worst thing a stroke did to me I'd be overjoyed.