Is it normal to put on a accent?

[rko74]

I been putting on a accent since i was a little kid, when our family moved from Ireland to England.To fit in me and my brother kinda addopted or purposely put on a english type accent.Then we moved to Canada and when we went to school we put on a Canadian sounding accentand when we came home to our parents we talked with our irish accent.

Eventually when i moved back to Ireland in 1990 i decided i wanted to drop the accent thing.But i noticed it became like automatic whenever i talked to people other than my parents.That i would unnintentionally talk with my Canadian accent.I found it tough to sound like i was irish and whenever i opened my mouth my brain would spout out the Canadian sounding accent lol.

Is it normal for people to put on accents, unintentionally or intentionally?

For eg: 5 minutes ago i was using my xbox 360 and some stranger who added me to their friends list wanted to me chat with them over the microphone.I didnt really want to chat, i dont like chatting over the mic.But i heard myself using the Canadian accent thing lol. 8O . I chatted a bit with the person and then said i had to go, but i didnt really have to.But i was not comfortable talking on the mic.Didnt know what the hell to say haha.

 

[Crazy]

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[rko74]

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Its funny though, i sme things i say i sound like im Irish sounding and other times i sound more Canadian sounding.Weird mix haha :lol:

 

[dazedandconfused]

I think it's normal to talk in accents. Recently I took trips to London and Canada, and have found myself trying to emulate the people's accents around me. kinda cool actually

 

[scatmantom]

the irish accent is the best! I would love to have it. Certainly beats having a east enders style accent. (doesnt go down to well in the brittish midlands I TELL THEE)

 

[Scottish_Player]

Like Scatmantom said above, the Irish accent is the best, one of the few things that makes me go weak at the knees is a nice female irish accent there is just somthing about it.

As for channging your accent its just you trying to fit in with who your are with at the time to make life easier, i wouldnt look to much into it.

 

[rko74]

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Well i dont think i mean to put it on per say like i did when i was a kid.But its more like automatic now, like a brain reflex action or something.

 

[Septor]

Yea that perfectly normal .You have to remember that's how you learn to talk when you was I kid and you can easly slip back in to it sometime with out even knowing it.

 

[Dancer]

I'd say it's a good thing to have for someone with Social Phobia, because using an accent similar to the people around you would avoid drawing attention to yourself; something most social phobia sufferers hate.

 

[MariahCarey]

yea, i think i sound quite posh/articulate cos i pronounce every letter in a word, so i put on a cockney accent to fit in. lol i feel like such a prick when i do dis.

 

[blubs]

Lots of people change their accents a bit when they're talking to different people. My mum has a 'posh' telephone voice she uses for strangers. It an insecurity thing. People who are really confident in themselves always sound the same...whoever they talk to.
I had a friend at college who was Welsh & had a lovely accent...then she got an Irish boyfriend...& started talking in an Irish accent. Everyone knew she was Welsh & it unnerved a lot of people...people like to know who they're talking to...but it was only because she had no confidence to be herself.
I hate my own accent...& if I ever move to another area I'll try my hardest to drop it!
I'd say...which ever sounds the nicest...stick with it...Although Canadian & Irish are both nice

 

[voltaire]

What the???? No it's not normal to put on a fake accent in your day-to-day life! Well, just as normal as making up a fake name and fake personality. I can't believe all the people who replied saying it's normal!

 

[loucat]

yeah it's toatally normal it's all to do with fitting in

i did it when i moved to a different county in the uk