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gopiscrap

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6. when I was 5 years old I knew

Mon May 30, 2022, 10:38 AM

May 2022

German, French and Urdu in addition to going to Mass every Sunday when it was still in Latin and and moving to El Paso, with it's large population of Spanish speakers. i was a linguistic mess but do remember trying to approximate what I heard. I wasn't secure in English til I was about 14 by then I was living in Tacoma. When I was 19 I was a national singing tour but primarily based in Minnesota and Illinois. I found myself after that year talking like they did in those states. Even words switches like soda and pop etc.

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What makes us subconsciously mimic the accents of others in conversation [View all] marmar May 2022 OP

I totally do that around British people ... it's like so automatic for me Hugh_Lebowski May 2022 #1

Same Tree-Hugger May 2022 #4

I have a southern accent. Cracklin Charlie May 2022 #2

weird Skittles May 2022 #11

I do it. Tree-Hugger May 2022 #3

I used to spend a lot of time with friends.. luvs2sing May 2022 #5

when I was 5 years old I knew gopiscrap May 2022 #6

Mea culpa! ChazInAz May 2022 #7

A girlfriend from Tennessee moved to California. Igel May 2022 #8

i picked up a bit of an irish lilt from singing along w drinking songs. mopinko May 2022 #9

I've always kept the Kentucky accent Bayard May 2022 #10

I mimicked me British mum growing up Skittles May 2022 #12

Once upon a time ... Higherarky May 2022 #13