1 If your hearing aids are beyond three years old, repair needs are likely to pile up, in which case it makes more financial sense to get some new devices.  The damage is visible. Although the damage may not be as bad as it looks, if your hearing aid has been stepped on or smashed in some other way, it may be unfixable.
accent noun [ C ] (PRONUNCIATION) B1 the way in which people in a particular area, country, or social group pronounce words: He's got a strong southern/Boston accent. She's French but she speaks with an impeccable English accent. He speaks with a broad/heavy/strong/thick Yorkshire accent.
Many people ask me about the difference between a âdialectâ and an âaccent.â Really itâs pretty simple: An accent is the way that particular person or group of people sound. Itâs the way somebody pronounces words, the musicality of their speech, etc. A dialect describes both a personâs accent and the grammatical features of the way that person talks.