Accents and Languages - Unoffical Poll (Patreon)

So when we introduced that english is a second language for Stephanie, I decided it would be best to represent her vocal change with a color and a different font to show that she sounds different than other people. I do mess with her word choice. I remove a bunch of words that I don't think she would know, or at least they would not be quick for her to access. 

But as a main character, I felt that I couldn't completely limit her language, as she has a plot to carry, and if I started swapping l's and r's and making her with the english skills of a child, that reading the story would have been very frustrating. 

With Lexi gaining the Scottish accent, a similar issue came up. And I split the balance a bit more than with Stephanie. 

Stephanie still speaks in Korean and drops some Korean words, and most of the time we can see what she is saying clearly. And I'm going to avoid "writing" her accent as there is no good way of doing that that doesn't come off as racist. But there are words that come up that still show that English is not her primary langiage. 

The Scottish accent flirts with the same pitfalls, but since more of us may feel we are more familar with what a scottish accent sounds, it doesn't feel like we are as sensitive about it. But I still worry about getting it wrong, and I know some people have mentioned that it comes off as a bad accent, more asking to go further. 

A more authentic accent is above in the artwork. I don't think I can actually let Lexi talk like that in the comic. It is impossible to read. Feels worse than reading Gambit in the 90's Xmen books. 

So, I've been going for a middle road. Letting some accented words slip in to showcase the change, but not going full. Similar to Steph's limitation being watered down so she is understandable to you. The blue probaly giving us room for more of a Scrooge McDuck, David Tennant, Karen Gillan, etc.

Anyways, after all that rambling, I have a poll below for your feed back. 

This isn't a poll that has a winner. Just will read feedback and take it in going forward.