When I was in Brazil I noticed a few times that I would subconsciously "pull"

Oct 14, 2024
2:50:28pm

scottfunkel All-American

the accent of whoever I was talking to. It happed early on when I was basically just trying to imitate the language so that people could understand me, not in an effort to get people to think I was like them.

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POLL: For those of you who have lived in different parts of the USA, does your cadence/accent change when you speak to different folks?

byujacob INSUFFERABLE KNOW IT ALL

2:46pm

Hahaha. No. I've been in Texas for years...I've never had a southern drawl. I'm still asked where I'm from

Preppy

2:50pm

When I was in Brazil I noticed a few times that I would subconsciously "pull"

scottfunkel

2:50pm

But do you take on a Boston accent when in Boston?

Preppy

2:52pm

I have a bad habit of mirroring speech patterns. If I'm around people with an

LeonMarek

2:52pm

This exactly. My family always gives me a hard time for sounding Hawaiian every

RUNBYU1

4:29pm

Not so much anymore, but it used to.

StantonMac

3:08pm

I lived a long time in Utah and never picked up the accent.

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