Accents Quote by Elvis Costello

Shoot out his way, escape, he's fabulous. Jamaican most wanted, he's dangerous. People dem a say this is one cantankerous boy.

— Beenie Man

It was such a culture shock for me, being plucked from this diverse neighborhood in London into Jamaica Queens. I'm in this new environment,…

— Ella Mai

After 3 months of trying to learn a southern accent, it still comes out Jamaican

— Meller

“I see the calm and hear the calm and know the calm can’t last. Not for me, not for him, not for Kingston, not…

— Marlon James

“I eyed him. "Are you really Jamaican?" He returned my gaze evenly. "Why do you think I'm not, sistah?" "I don't know," I said.…

— Jacqueline Carey

“Hey,” said Bubba.  “You owe me an apology.” Sheriff John choked for a moment.  “I don’t think so.” “Cain’t you even say you was…

— C.L. Bevill

The authentic Gullah dialect is actually very clipped, and so it would sound almost Jamaican and be very odd to an American audience's ears.…

— Audra McDonald

Johnny Walker, the American that fought for the Taliban, is now talking with an Arabic accent. Have you heard him? It's ridiculous. I know…

— Jay Leno

“And then the Jamaican guy pulls out the sauce. "It be opening doors to other worlds, mon," he days. We made him do it…

— David Wong

The authentic Gullah dialect is actually very clipped, and so it would sound almost Jamaican and be very odd to an American audience's ears.…

— Audra McDonald

It's maybe a better thought to change the perception of an accent than to avoid it all together.

— Jimmy O. Yang

My dad has a half-Australian and half-Scottish accent and a lot of people struggle to understand him.

— Megan Anderson