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Unless the actors are [[Not Even Bothering With the Accent]], a character that is supposed to be from a specific country or region will usually speak with a non-standard accent (relative to what language is being spoken) to reflect this fact. Often, however, this accent will be completely wrong for the character's supposed origin. This may happen because [[Did Not Do the Research|they did not take the trouble to find out what the accent should be like]], or [[Viewers
A variation of [[As Long As It Sounds Foreign]], it can be quite jarring to those who are familiar with whatever language or dialect is supposed to be native to the speaker. [[The Queens Latin]] is an example of this if it is used in a work produced outside Britain. Sometimes caused by [[Faux Fluency]].
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== Anime and manga ==
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