It sounds like a logical hypothesis: The accents heard in the media are far-reaching and pervasive, so local accents must be on the decline as the population is exposed to all this "standardized" speech.

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As you can see, the designers have kept the same industrial, funky and yet austere style as before, and like the original, the famous red accents are back in the mix.

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It also looks like Sony is taking a European focus, both from the accents and the soccer game.

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The elves always speak in refined British accents and the dwarves, well, you know what dwarves sound like at this point.

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Mr. CLEMENT: My American accents tend to be based on movies, so they'll be like.

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Much like the language, the arrangement is a model of sublime economy, built around Veirs' slender guitar part and gentle rhythmic accents. (With her sweet, breathy delivery, the Oregon-based Veirs sounds at times like an older, romantically thwarted Taylor Swift.) But as the song continues, the production gradually builds, as if matching her own escalating ache.

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