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Asperger's and accents.

Adonisus

Adonisus

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So, weird story....and it may have something to do with my Asperger's and the way I developed.

I'm from Macon, Georgia. I have lived here all of my life. If you were to speak to me, you could tell. I have a VERY strong Southern drawl.

But this accent of mine? It did not develop until I was well into High School. Up until then, I had a very proper, straight-forward speaking style with no accent to speak of. I even had people question whether or not I was from up North. Again, I've lived down here my entire life!

I'm wondering if its something I eventually subconsciously learned from others in my family who also have the traditional Southern accent. I've always had a tendency to pick up tics and habits from other people I'm exposed to for a long period of time.
 
Maybe so.
When I was young, I spoke with an unusually 'posh' accent that differed from the rest of my family (and which they used to tease me about).
Nowadays, my accent has become more like that of the area where I live, although I get told off by my family for 'mumbling' at times.
 
Well I'm Australian and while my accent I think sounds mostly Australian I sometimes get people thinking I'm from England,I remember when I was in year 3 a girl came up to me and asked me what country I came from,and once I had a counsellor I was seeing asking me what part of England I'm from,but I think the reason why I may sometimes sound English is because my mum was born there and some words I may say sound more English but I think I sound mostly Australian.
 
It's not unusual for people in my own city to ask me where I'm from on account of my accent. I really couldn't tell you what kind of accent I have, but apparently it deviates from that typical of Albertans. People most often speculate that I must be from England, though I was once told I sounded German. Has my accent homoginised as I've gotten older? I really don't know. It's been less than a year since the last time somebody commented on it, and I haven't has as much contact with strangers since going on sick leave, so I am willing to say it hasn't.
 
Adora said:
Well I'm Australian and while my accent I think sounds mostly Australian I sometimes get people thinking I'm from England,I remember when I was in year 3 a girl came up to me and asked me what country I came from,and once I had a counsellor I was seeing asking me what part of England I'm from,but I think the reason why I may sometimes sound English is because my mum was born there and some words I may say sound more English but I think I sound mostly Australian.
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I'm another Australian and I get asked all the time,

"Are you from the States?"
"No? So, you must have spent some time abroad!"
"Not much? So, you must have watched a lot of American TV growing up."
"No?..."

It's like clockwork. The only people who don't think I have an American accent are Americans. They tend to say Canadian, British or even Kiwi.
 
ApocalypsePlease said:
I'm another Australian and I get asked all the time,

"Are you from the States?"
"No? So, you must have spent some time abroad!"
"Not much? So, you must have watched a lot of American TV growing up."
"No?..."

It's like clockwork. The only people who don't think I have an American accent are Americans. They tend to say Canadian, British or even Kiwi.
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I had some English people say I don't sound British while the counsellor I was seeing was British born and thought I was from England too,I also once had an English guy who was working for a charity also say what part of England I'm from my accent must be all over the place on some days :confused:
 
Well, I've always been asked if I where from somewhere else, that I spoke as a robot and things like that. The fact is that I just pick an accent I like. I go Bolivia, I hear how they talk and I just keep it, and when I'm in other place and think of it, I can use it. So, because I speak some languages, it is interesting to vary sometimes.
 
"Where are you from?"
"Here."
"No, where are you originally from?"
"Here."
"Really, you're not English?"
"No."
"Oh, so are your parents English?"
"No."

I have some variation of this conversation every time I meet somebody. I do not know how to account for such a thing.
 
I was born in South Africa, I grew up in Perth Western Australia, I now live in Birmingham UK. In each of these countries I have developed strong local accents, after a few years there has not been a hint of the previous accent.
 
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