Accents

[ScriptNurse]

LJoJo has it as I know it.

[LloJo]

I have been known to use action lines to say,
IAN MCDUFF, 39, wearing a kilt, speaks with a heavy Scottish accent.
Then, in his dialog, I'll make sure he says something associated with the Scots, such as "Aye, lass, 'tis a wee bit of the grape I've been tasting. But I'm nae drunk!"
To tone it down a bit, IAN MCDUFF, 39, tall, with a bristling mustache, speaks with a faint Scottish accent. Any actor should be able to figure those out.

[Shindig]

I wouldn't.  Dialects, yes.  Accents, no.

[Chuck58]

Just my opinion, I say don't do it. If you want your character to speak in a heavy accent, try to use just a word here or there to suggest it.

I have Hispanics in my script. I don't simulate the accents at all. I DO try to give the reader a hint, such as, "Hey, 'mano, why you doing that?"

It's a bad example in bad English. The word 'mano suggests an accent, as does the rest of the sentence. I'm not trying to simulate how Spanish accented English sounds, though.

God willing and if the Fates favor me, and it sells, they'll use real Hispanic actors who will catch on.

[Willard]

The title says it all really, what's the preferred way of showing a character with a thick accent? In the character description, or is it alright to be using dialogue such as "Ah yessir, I got ye' needs al' bagged n' packed for ya" (just a crumby example)?