queries reference longer identify recall coming across assertion accent east indians speak english arose result teachers english india major period british colonialism wales result indians originally taught english welsh accent happenstance linguistic accidnet perpetuated succeeding generations ther truth anyone know origins studies characteristics national accents foreign tongues eg relationship characteristic accent italians speak english say way might speak russian english person accent speaking spanish speaking french instance finally medicolinguistic query older medical text books listening chest stethoscope physician instructed tell patient enunciate ninetynine actually makes little sense origin apparently early translation german german termequivalent used original text translated ninetynine involve strong expirations useful tool examination anyone info complicate things biologist linguist list would greatly apprciate could communicate directly shodell aurora liunet edu many thanks reading far help might able offer mike shodell