Jan 3, 2007, 01:00 AM
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Despite never having been told I have an accent, I notice myself when I speak sometimes that 1 in like 500 words comes out with a filipino tinge, despite not knowing a how to properly speak tagalog. This happens especially when I'm speaking too fast, too excitedly, or saying too much at once. I attribute it to my parent's use of tagalog when talking to each other and all the exposure, despite never making an attempt to speak it.
ADD: I probably also have a Canadian accent. Just reminded me of when I saw a video in Linguistics last year. Apparently Canadians don't produce certain sounds as hard as Americans do. Eg. "about" We apparently sound like we are saying "aboot" since Canadians don't pronounce the "OW" as hard.
My friend speaks fluent English and Vietnamese, and once in a while I notice her a's have a slight accent to them, being pronounced as in the relaxing kind of "ah" but not as noticeable. She doesn't notice it herself though.
Jam it back in, in the dark.
Last edited by Summonmaster; Jan 3, 2007 at 01:06 AM.
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