I hate to admit this, but apparently, my language and my accent are easily influenced.
Not the swearing, I’m not talking about that. Because that’s something that’s been with me since 16, and I own it, and I won’t let anyone take credit for it.
No, I’m talking about other stuff.
Like, you know, like. I started saying “like” a lot when I was in California, and it annoyed the crap out of me. By the time I left, I was also saying “um” a lot, as if I couldn’t pull a sentence together without having to stop and um, think.
I had never spoken that way before, and I hated that I was doing so now. I kinda like how I sound, but I didn’t sound like me anymore.
Thankfully, I’m back and all the ums and likes have been kicked right out of me (well, most of ‘em anyway). There’s a good chance, though, that I might start talking like a Brit.
Bugger.
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