Dilbert cartoon first published on Sunday 4th December 2016

Dilbert//10095, first published ten years ago on Sunday 4th December 2016

Tags

scam, language, accent, communication

Official transcript

Dogbert: I'm starting a foreign accent schools for the lazy. People assume you're smarter when you know more than one language. But learning a new language takes too much work. So I'll teach you how to speak your own language with a foreign accent. People will assume you are bilingual at the very least. And when you use bad grammar with a foreign accent it makes you look adorable. You'll never need to do another courtesy laugh, either. People will just assume you didn't get the joke. Dilbert: This is one of your better ideas. Dogbert: You should hear it with an accent!

originally published on dilbert.com

Open source transcript

I'M STARTING A FOREIGN ACCENT SCHOOL FOR THE LAZY.

PEOPLE ASSUME YOU'RE SMARTER WHEN YOU KNOW MORE THAN ONE LANGUAGE.

BUT LEARNING A NEW LANGUAGE TAKES TOO MUCH WORK.

SO I'LL TEACH YOU HOW TO SPEAK YOUR OWN LANGUAGE WITH A FOREIGN ACCENT.

PEOPLE WILL ASSUME YOU ARE BILINGUAL AT THE VERY LEAST.

AND WHEN YOU USE BAD GRAMMAR WITH A FOREIGN ACCENT.

IT MAKES YOU LOOK ADORABLE.

YOULL NEVER NEED TO DO ANOTHER COURTESY LAUGH, EITHER. PEOPLE WILL JUST ASSUME YOU DIDN'T GET THE JOKE.

THIS IS ONE OF YOUR BETTER IDEAS.

YOU SHOULD HEAR IT WITH AN ACCENT!

collated from github.com/jvarn/dilbert-archive

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