11.   Others singing that night included a woman who sounded like Oprah Winfrey and a man with a thick Italian accent.

12.   Think of Nicolas Cage with an Italian accent.

13.   To many Americans, a British accent connotes being refined and educated, while a French or Italian accent sounds romantic.

14.   Viola Penrose of the Italian herbal shop Erbe in Manhattan explains the therapeutic value of certain scents in a lilting Italian accent.

15.   When they shot the first scene, in which Robert Kincaid asks Francesca for directions, Ms. Streep simply came out on the porch and did her Italian accent.

16.   Born in Milan, Italy, Fassi never lost his strong Italian accent despite more than three decades living in the United States.

17.   Cage, whose Italian accent is none too convincing, performs better in darker, moodier roles.

18.   In a recent court session, a widow with a thick Italian accent blew the judge a smooch after a loan dispute was settled.

19.   Mrs. Gandhi reads her speeches in Hindi but with an Italian accent, a handicap with some Indian voters.