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You have a good point about carry-over accents, but since she's Canadian she might take offense that you think her accent is clearly from the USA: "Rochelle Wab
by nkurz 5y ago
You have a good point about carry-over accents, but since she's Canadian she might take offense that you think her accent is clearly from the USA: "Rochelle Wabunn Bragg is a band member of Muskrat Dam First Nation and currently lives in Mississauga, Ont., with her family."
As an American, it's true that if I heard her recording without context I'd probably guess she's from Michigan or Minnesota, but I could convince myself to go with urban Ontario if I thought about it more. Unless you are making a deeper point about the lack of a distinct Canadian identity?
- robocat 5y agoThanks for the correction. I’m from New Zealand so (a) I don’t always recognise the difference, and (b) I know how it feels to be called the wrong nationality (when travelling, I sometimes get asked if I am Australian - grrrrr!)
- Beltalowda 5y agoWait, isn't New Zealand a province of Australia? runs