Do you ever accidentally mimic an accent you hear? Goerdie is a northern English accent. And whenever I hear it I unintentionally start speaking it

It’s probably because my Dads side of the family where Geordies before the military relocated him south where he met mum. But some people pick up accents that they have never encountered but it seems to sit well in their mind. How about you?

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YourMomsSecretCrush · M

accents i find myself imitating........... Boston, Scots, Indian, Outer Banks (High Tiders), Appalachian (Western North Carolina/East Tennessee), Wisconsin, Russian, etc

helensusanswift · 31-35, F

The Geordie accent is brilliant. My husband's friend is from down there and I could listen to him for hours. I can pick up a Scottish west coast accent nae problem, or English from Herefordshire - can't do any East Coast though.

WintaTheAngle · 41-45, M

@helensusanswift It’s a very warm friendly accent

helensusanswift · 31-35, F

@WintaTheAngle I always think so. Much prefer the Newcastle folk - and Northumbians in general - to most others.

WintaTheAngle · 41-45, M

@helensusanswift Same here

th3r0n · 41-45, M

Yes actually, it was weird

I lived in the south of the US almost my whole life and never picked it up, but when I was playing xbox live with British people and there were no Americans, I started to sound legitimately British even though at the time I couldn't fake the accent half that well if I tried

Probably because I liked the sound better it was something I absorbed more

WintaTheAngle · 41-45, M

@th3r0n It’s strange isn’t it that an accent that isn’t your own feels so natural

th3r0n · 41-45, M

@WintaTheAngle I agree, it's strange how the human mind works, but deeply intricate

cherokeepatti · 61-69, F

Exaggerated southern accents maybe. But I don’t pick them up and use them.

Emjay · 18-21, F

I have a friend from Newcastle upon Tyne. Whenever he visits there his accent returns.

HatBroski · 31-35, M

I wouldn’t say mimic but I joke with my southern accent friend(girl) she has the strongest accent than anyone in her family

Uncfred · 61-69, M

Way aye man, yu canna beat a good Geordie speaker, a bad attempt but being a Yorkshireman it hard to copy.

Gangstress · 41-45, F

Posh accents. I hate em
I end up trying to be posher than they are and I'm like what have i become lol

LordShadowfire · 46-50, M

I don't know about accidentally. Subconsciously, maybe.

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