Polish accent
Warsaw speaker's lilt
A Polish accent is the distinctive pattern of pronunciation, intonation, and rhythm that marks English spoken by native Polish speakers.
Characteristic features include certain consonant substitutions and a more even stress pattern than native English typically has.
She spoke with a thick Polish accent.
His Polish accent had softened after twenty years in Chicago.
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