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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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I have a fairly recognisable accent which has been truly appreciated by some people I have met. It's unique as i lived in current location for years so that certainly had impact. I've never made an effort to change it apart from times when I don't want it to be recognised for whatever reason. Not a secret but not everyone's business either  in a country obsessed with accents, why would I want to erase part of my identity and sound like the dull majority 
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"Have you ever taken any conscious steps to hide/cover/modify your accent? "
Yes, I have. I'm working-class, but come from quite a posh area. So, when I left home, I tried countless times to train myself to sound less "posh." |
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I have been blessed (or cursed?) with a Bucks accent.
Basically, we traditionally sound like country yokels (‘Oo aarrr’ etc)
It’s additionally a decidedly lazy dialect with ‘Th’s’ never sounded i.e ‘I fink’ as opposed to, ‘I think.’
I have made a very deliberate effort to mask it in public but even now, I do still sometimes come out with such Bucks bred corkers as, ‘Look at them there people.’   |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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I like the Scottish accent I think it’s just my voice I don’t like. I try and mask it a little when I meet new people especially if they aren’t from the same area. |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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I think its a fascinating topic. Accents.
I find it amazing how in such a small country, (just England for example), there are so many different dialects.
I think we are traditionally a very tribal nation.
Look at the USA. Massive country, it has a variety of accents. But, you could fit England in one of its states. You dont drive from one end of a state to another and encounter multiple diverse accents.
We even have different accents in the same county.
A Sheffield accent is completely different to a Hull accent.
A mate from South Shields hates being called a Geordie. He's a Sand Dancer.
I have quite a lot of mates from around the country, especially from the North West. And most admit to exaggerating their accents when in places like London. They want to stand out.
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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I love hearing peoples voices am gutted there's not a voice note function here!
It can make or break if I find someone attractive. As for me I like my voice and have been complimented on it quite often, but it's neutral London - fairly inoffensive |
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By *94meeMan
over a year ago
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Irish and Geordie are my favourite.
I have a Wigan accent but not too obvious if I'm trying to impress!
I also like a posh Southern accent from a ladie begging to be fucked harder at the top of her voice. As recently discovered on a balcony in Tenerife!!  |
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By *ongueTwistererMan
over a year ago
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I think i have abit of a messed up accent if i'm honest, growing up i lived in central London, then moved and lived in North Yorkshire, then ended up somewhere in the middle, i often get asked wheres my accent is from it's just a muddle of all areas i have lived i suppose. |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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"I dont even know what my accent is...been told its sexy  im a Latvian who's married to Welsh guy and lives in Ireland
A fusion accent
That could be it!!! "
Keep the title |
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I like my accent. It's a blend of my parents. You'd never hear me and think I was born and brought up in Wolverhampton.
I've never tried to change it. No-one has ever struggled to understand me, so I've not felt the need |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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"I'll just slow it down a bit if I'm speaking to someone not local. "
Or conversely actually, if with friends, we'll speed it right up so no one has a clue what were saying ?? |
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By *eliWoman
over a year ago
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Sometimes I think my accent is a bit wanky. But most of the time I'm actually quite fond of it. You can hear traces of where I've spent time living amongst the Home Counties waffling. It tells a tale of me. I love the myriad of accents in the UK, the regional, even local dialects and differences. They're easy to hear and should be celebrated.
My accent does change, not deliberately but depending on who I've been spending time with, if I've had tequila, if I'm horny or angry. A tell tale sign of when I'm the latter are my words becoming far more clipped. More traditional RP. It rarely happens luckily. |
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over a year ago
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I change how I speak and the type of speak I have depending on the people I am with, as my accent and certain phrases etc can come across aggressive.
My normal is typical Scottish fast with lots of slang, however I have lived all over, so I can slow it down and speak properly.
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I was born in the South and moved to the North, my accent is neither and both at the same time...Southerners think I sound Northern, Northerners think I sound Southern (or posh, mainly because I pronounce my aitches!) |
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By *ay9971Man
over a year ago
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"I was born in the South and moved to the North, my accent is neither and both at the same time...Southerners think I sound Northern, Northerners think I sound Southern (or posh, mainly because I pronounce my aitches!) "
I just think you’re perfect  |
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I quite like my accent too. I think Meli's coined it for me, too, as I guess some people might think it's a bit wanky (it's South London, but not 'Sarf Landan' that some people think everyone from London sounds like), but I like to think it's friendly. Friendly wanky, there you go.
I've not tried to modify it, but have consciously tried to speak more slowly at times, mainly at work, as I can be a bit rapid fire. |
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