Do other people influence how you speak to others? If so, how?

For example, if you are around a dialect long enough, do you begin speaking like the person with whom you are with?

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YES. Especially if I just saw a movie or played a great video game, I begin to mimic the actions and tone of that previous entertainment. For a while, at least.