People with Russian accents often mispronounce words containing multiple vowels when speaking in English. Because short vowels were eliminated in Russian, consonant clusters developed over time in ...

and I’d be faux-mean Soviet Russian coach saying [using Russian accent] “No more Danish.” Giving. Each. Word. Same. Weight. Versus finding out what’s stressed—and what can be thrown away.

While making the film “A Tale of Love and Darkness,” Natalie Portman had to put her palm in front of her mouth, repeat Hebrew words and ... have had to adopt a Russian accent.