re: #270 Aceofwhat?

huh? I speak French with a slight Brussels twang because i moved there early enough. Kids, pre-puberty, can pick up the native accent flawlessly.

they’ll grow up bilingual, with no accent, unless accented teachers are enough of an influence to lend them an accent.

i honestly don’t know the answer to that. but your comment as written is incorrect.

I have to agree with you Ace. These kids do grow up bilingual and rarely have accents. I lived in a city that had a high rate of immigration, both legal and illegal. If there was an accent, it was more of a local homeboy accent that was learned from peers. They didn’t learn it at school or at home.