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Anya Taylor-Joy explains why her accent in English constantly changes depending on who she's around: "I was born in the states but I don't have any family there and never really lived there, and then moved to Argentina and then to London. My accent in Spanish never changes, but... my accent in English does tend to mirror the person that I'm around... having married an American, I tend to mimic people I'm around and so my [English] accent goes away, which is very unfortunate for my personal life, but great for my job... people get really upset with me about it, they're like "why's your accent so weird?" And I'm like dude, I know, I'd also prefer it to be something that stuck around..."show more

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ela3 months ago

do people not know what code switching is? my god

best of anya taylor-joy3 months ago

I think many people aren't aware she has a multicultural background and her first language is Spanish so her accent throws them off

AlexM, best f**king fan in the world ...3 months ago

Yes. It totally happens to me too. Even if i only hear an accent too much too often, my accent changes...

Maximina3 months ago

It happens to me, people believe I'm from Canada; Dude, the closest I've been to Canada is Niagara Falls!

white migos3 months ago

q genia

joy3 months ago

ela não mora nos EUA???

best of anya taylor-joy3 months ago

Yes, and her accent adapts to the people around her but her real accent is English, she just cant keep it consistent.

def not sophie3 months ago

Accent shifting is normal for multilinguals. The real question is why we expect a single "authentic" accent. What makes hers different?

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i remembered you guys like never hear me speak Russian LOL i can't tell if i have an accent and I'm Not showing this to my mom

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16,637 views • 2 years ago