• tributarium@lemmy.world
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    9 months ago

    In the article they talk about extremely subtle pronounciation changes. It doesn’t seem like it was a conscious decision.

    I used to have a job where I was the only non-Indian on my team and I didn’t go as far as to develop an accent (also I went home every day lol unlike these guys) but I felt like I was unintentionally picking up some Indian affectations/word orders.

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      9 months ago

      Absolutely, my sister spent 2 years in Southern California (we’re from East Coast). I went out to visit and she had adopted a S C accent. The crazy thing is when she was talking to me she would switch back totally unconsciously, she had no idea she was switching.