Amanda Kolson Hurley
@amandakhurley.bsky.social
Climate journalist at Bloomberg and chronicler of weird suburbs. Opinions mine and not my bosses’
People without “accents” don’t realize how tiresome it gets to account for it all the time
November 8, 2025 at 7:56 PM
People without “accents” don’t realize how tiresome it gets to account for it all the time
When I lived in the UK my accent shifted, it wasn’t deliberate, but I’m sure subconsciously part of the motivation was to avoid having a “Where are you from?” conversation every single day
November 8, 2025 at 7:55 PM
When I lived in the UK my accent shifted, it wasn’t deliberate, but I’m sure subconsciously part of the motivation was to avoid having a “Where are you from?” conversation every single day
And was born outside the US…
November 5, 2025 at 3:00 AM
And was born outside the US…
My husband is half Irish (from Ireland, not Irish-American) and he said it helped him understand that side of the family in a much deeper way
November 1, 2025 at 12:02 AM
My husband is half Irish (from Ireland, not Irish-American) and he said it helped him understand that side of the family in a much deeper way
I love that book
November 1, 2025 at 12:00 AM
I love that book