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Originally Posted by Stormieweather
However, I tend to take on the accent of the person I'm talking to.
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My husband does this! At first, I thought he was 'making fun' of the person he was talking to but then I realized he doesn't even KNOW when he is doing it! He would speak with a Swedish accent when talking with Gunnar (from Sweden) and when we moved to the South, I've caught him speaking with Southerners in a Southern accent.
I was born in FL but raised in CA. I don't think I have any accent, but NYers have been able to tell I was from CA.
Something odd...
I had maxilofacial surgery when I was in High School to correct a very large overbite from a lower jaw that did not grow properly. When my broken jaw was unwired, I found that I spoke with an English accent for several weeks until my mouth (tongue) learned the new territory and how to form the sounds.
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