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billybobfred Cosine! from renamed to wingedcatgirl Since: Jan, 2001 Relationship Status: Crazy Cat Lady
#1: Aug 13th 2011 at 11:43:06 AM

Firstly, if it "comes in two forms", then it's two tropes, not one.

Second... what the hell is that trope? Is it "character fakes an accent and sounds bad at it"? Or is it just "man that accent is weird"? Or what?

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Spark9 Gentleman Troper! from Castle Wulfenbach Since: Nov, 2010 Relationship Status: Pining for the fjords
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#2: Aug 13th 2011 at 11:47:04 AM

Many tropes have two or three "forms" listed on a single page; that's not necessarily a problem.

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suedenim Teutonic Tomboy T-Girl from Jet Dream HQ Since: Oct, 2009
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#3: Aug 13th 2011 at 2:23:39 PM

It does seem like two tropes in this case, though. One is a "bad acting" trope, where the actor is trying to do, say, a French accent, but comes out with something bizarre that sounds not at all like a French accent.

The other would be someone who intentionally has a bizarre accent that doesn't resemble anything else.

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