People often tell me that I have a slight accent, and ask me what country I'm from. Problem is... I'm not from a foreign country! I have no idea what they are talking about--I don't notice an accent, even when I hear a recording of my own voice--but I've been told this by MANY strangers... I guess I have a speech impediment that sounds like a foreign accent. I don't WANT to have a fake accent. Any ideas on how to fix this, when I don't even hear it myself?
2006-11-02 14:28:53 · 5 answers · asked by sleepy_grrl 3 in Society & Culture ➔ Languages
I'd say don't worry about it, maybe, but you can see a speech pathologist. They are trained to analyze your speech and they may be able to tell you exactly what about your speech people are reacting to.
2006-11-02 17:25:08 · answer #1 · answered by drshorty 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Nobody hears their own accent. I live in a place where there are so many accents I often don't even notice them and sometimes I can't even hear them. People from small towns where everybody was born there are real good at noticing accents different from their own.
Don't worry, be happy.
2006-11-02 22:56:22 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I know this one girl at work, who I swear talks like she's "straight out da hood" and she swears up and down that she doesn't notice a thing. If that many people agree that you have an accent, there's probably a hint of truth in there. It may sound extreme, but you may want to go to a speech thereapist or a vocal coach. Peace y'all.
2006-11-02 22:35:17 · answer #3 · answered by straight_shooter526 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Learn to love it. It is probably extremely sexy. Accents always are (in my opinion, of course).
2006-11-02 22:31:49 · answer #4 · answered by the guru 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You probably don't have an accent. Don't worry about it.
2006-11-02 23:02:55 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋