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October 17, 2018

Confident Tone Overcomes Accent Distrust

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Today's Nerdy Curio is brought to you by 60-Second Science. English as-a-first-language Canadian study subjects were less trusting of statements in English spoken with a foreign accent, unless the speaker sounded confident about their assertion.

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Aired October 11, 2018

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