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Hello nerds, just writing in in regards to accent work.
There’s a book series I found on my local libraries audiobook section. I won’t say the name as to not spoil stuff, but there’s a black cat character that’s non-verbal in book one and gains the ability to speak in book – and it starts talking jive!! I cringed and laughed every time I heard it.
The first time we heard it speak in book three it stated in with a high-English accent. I rewound a few times and it was the same character. I did my googles and sure enough there was enough backlash to the voice that by book three the narrator got themselves together. That’s honestly made it even funnier.
Thanks for another year of great nerd content.