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memory tests

Science & Technology

Does A Foreign Accent Mess Up Our Memory Of What's Said?

Nancy Shute

It can be hard to decipher what a non-native speaker is saying. But that might not always be a bad thing when it comes to understanding or remembering, scientists say.