1.   That pride is evident, he tells you, even in the newer caps whose accents betray a misspent youth some way south of Watford.

2.   Carmody, whose slight accent betrays his Irish roots, knows all about importing priests.

3.   His accent betrays his roots in Austin, Minnesota, a meatpacking town near the border with Iowa.

4.   When he spoke, his thick accent betrayed his New York origins.

5.   Meyer, whose Afrikaans accent betrays his rural roots, has held several top government posts.