but not today. i can't even fake it.
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The thing is... when I first moved to Seattle I was made fun of so continously that I made myself not speak like this anymore. It was funny too because I then realized how horrible the Michigan accent really is. I would talk to my mom on the phone and she would say something like "... and it was only five DOLLARS!" She sounded like she was screaming the DO. Instead of aw it was AHHHH. Also, back when I spoke like a normal person, soda was soda, not pop. Now I sound like a fool again and because my friends love me, they like to remind me on a daily basis. Apparently when I say "and" I sound whiney. And yeah, I say pop now too.
Here's the kicker though, put me in Boston for a month and you would think I was from there, put me in the south, same thing. I pick up accents like nobody's business. So while I would love to claim that it's my love for Michigan that makes me speak this way, it's not. It's just a hidden talent.
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