Some say beauty is in the eye of the beholder—but it looks like that might apply to the ear of the beholder as well. To one person, a mighty Scottish accent might have them swooning (think Groundskeeper Willie from The Simpsons yelling “Och aye the noo!” or perhaps a Ewan McGregor Obi-Wan Kenobi monologue). To others, a Texas drawl may be the hottest thing they’ve ever heard. A simple “Y’all” or “I’m fixin’ to make supper” with a West Texas dialect could really get those fires stoked, so to speak.
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Thesexinessofaccentsissubjective,ofcourse.Though,accordingtopolls,somefarebetterthanothers.InanarticleonEuroNews,DavidMouriquandreferencesa2017pollconductedbythelanguagetutorialappBabbel.Hesharesthatthey“polledmorethan15,000people,whonamedFrenchthe‘sexiestaccent.’”However,whenabout6,000peopleintheUS,UK,France,Spain,Italy,andGermanywerepolledbyBabbeljustlastyear,therewasanewfavoriteintown.
Therewasaslightvariationinthepollingquestion.Inthemorerecentcase,peoplewereaskedwhattheybelievedtobethe“sexiestlanguage.”More
