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Old 05-30-2008, 09:05 PM   #6 (permalink)
william
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"I imagine it's hard for you to find work with people's misconceptions, what does it usually take to get your foot in the door?"
Accents can kill a man's opportunity. George B. Shaw had it right. We judge a man not only by the color of his skin, but by the choice of his words and the accent he deploys.

Those who aren't brilliant, but bright will have a much harder time fairing as well as colleagues sans an accent.
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