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Old Posted Sep 12, 2019, 3:23 PM
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Originally Posted by esquire View Post
I think there is some confirmation bias going on here. To my ears she sounds distinctive from the typical Torontonian.

On the contrary, beyond being Canadian I had no idea where she was from until I first heard her speak, which fairly immediately outed her as being from somewhere around Toronto.



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Originally Posted by Acajack View Post
You don't really hear that when people like Jian Ghomeshi or George Strombopoulos speak, even though they have immigration in their recent backgrounds as well.

Jian Ghomeshi or George Strombopoulos are media personalities. The way they speak is not really representative of anywhere.
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