American Woman Developed British Accent after Suffering Stroke: "The dramatic change is even more surprising because she has no links with Britain. She has never been to Britain or followed British television programmes. Doctors have diagnosed her with a rare condition called foreign accent syndrome, which is caused when part of the brain is damaged." Weird!
"The mind of the thoroughly well informed [person] is a dreadful thing. It is like a bric-a-brac shop, all monsters and dust, and everything priced above its proper value."