21.   American accents are funny to Italians.

22.   And in the hallways at Stanford, UC-Berkeley and Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, Russian accents are increasingly common.

23.   And when Jeff speaks, his accent is straight off Flatbush Avenue.

24.   At summit meetings with world leaders, his accent would be noticeable to the British and Americans, but probably less so to the French, Germans or Japanese.

25.   At Bolo, where the accent is Spanish, the menu offers a sherry ice cream rolled in toasted pine nuts and rosewater-pistachio.

26.   At times, the accents were too good.

27.   A Californian and Minnesotan in the group ranked high mostly because their accents were neutral, researcher Dianne Markley said.

28.   A faint English accent was discernible.

29.   A New York native and son of a UPS driver, his accent is as distinctive as his fiery delivery on the podium.

30.   According to this theory, once an actor has tackled Liverpudlian or Glaswegian, an American accent is a breeze.