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[Love my grandkids]

@dulwich You've always sounded like a lovely person to me.

Having loved reading English/British/Australian books and authors from a young age, I'm wondering if your accent is considered "posh"? I love that word.

[SandySparkles]

This delightful post made me smile.😁👍 It was even more enjoyable when I thought about the grace of your newfound friends.😁

~~~All we need is LOVE💖

[dulwich]

@Love my grandkids  Thank you fir your nice wires.

Re accent - I am definitely London though spent several years in All Girls' Boarding School so I think you develop the School's 'accent'.

However out in the real world you pick up sayings, intonations, etc,  I do have - what I call - my 'terribly, terribly, dahling' friends at home and working the music business know lots of not so terribly dahling accent friends.  All good.

I think I fall somewhere in the middle!  Would add when I go home I have to stand and just listen to get my ear back in - as everyone seems to speak so fast.  Here I have to speak much slower.

Hardly anyone understands DH.  Makes me laugh as he is chatting away and you can see the person's eyes are glazed over cannot understand a word!  Now he comes from kind of a 'posh' lot but very down to earth and loves to chat to everyone.

What I like about U.S. Americans do not seem to be pinpointed by their accent.  I meet Brits here and I know exactly what area they are from and if they are 'putting on an accent' not so with Americans.  

[Love my grandkids]

@dulwich Actually many Americans do have regional "accents." I can almost always tell a person who is from Minnesota, Maine, Chicago, the Bronx. The southern states also have different sounds. A native of Oklahoma sounds nothing like a South Carolinian!

I visited New Orleans a couple of times many years ago and I got kindly teased about my "California accent."

I happen to also love hearing a native Scot speak!

[dulwich]

@Love my grandkids   Oh yes I do know what you mean.  I love, love, love the New York accents.  I have not heard very many American accents obviously!

My Mother spoke with broad Irish accent, my Father had Welsh accent we all lived in London where I was born.  Nary a Scot between us!

[Love my grandkids]

@dulwich I am partial to the Scots as my maternal grandfather's ancestors came from the Scottish highlands and migrated to America. Their clan was allowed to wear the Stuart plaid.

[twinny70]

Dulwich, my late Mom was born in London and my dear mil was born in Peterborough.  When our eldest dgs (20) was about a year old he was so fascinated when they both spoke that he would sit on the floor and stare from one great grandma to the other great grandma.  Priceless.

Glenda

[dulwich]

@twinny70  I know what you mean my grandson when he was younger  used to bring his friends in and say to me 'talk, Nana' then they would erupt  into fits of laughter.

[BlueFinch]

Darn, that's the kind of new friends I long for. And, I can't believe no one mentioned your adornment, or showed any curiosity. You were clearly the most interesting of the group .  

[Sooner]

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@dulwich wrote:

@Love my grandkids  Thank you fir your nice wires.

Re accent - I am definitely London though spent several years in All Girls' Boarding School so I think you develop the School's 'accent'.

However out in the real world you pick up sayings, intonations, etc,  I do have - what I call - my 'terribly, terribly, dahling' friends at home and working the music business know lots of not so terribly dahling accent friends.  All good.

I think I fall somewhere in the middle!  Would add when I go home I have to stand and just listen to get my ear back in - as everyone seems to speak so fast.  Here I have to speak much slower.

Hardly anyone understands DH.  Makes me laugh as he is chatting away and you can see the person's eyes are glazed over cannot understand a word!  Now he comes from kind of a 'posh' lot but very down to earth and loves to chat to everyone.

What I like about U.S. Americans do not seem to be pinpointed by their accent.  I meet Brits here and I know exactly what area they are from and if they are 'putting on an accent' not so with Americans.  

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@dulwich Accents:  You can tell if people were raised in Georgia or Mississippi or Alabama.  Those are very state specific!  And life-long Texans sometimes!

What I want to know is, what are you planning to follow this act?  Mustn't disappoint!