Can your accent make you sound aggressive? Exeter City football manager Gary Caldwell thinks so—he blamed his Scottish accent for his being sent off the pitch for the second time this season.

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But there is a stereotype that Scottish accents sound aggressive or at least tough. It is no coincidence that swamp-dwelling Shrek has a Scottish accent.