• lb_o@lemmy.world
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    2 days ago

    Hell yeah! Was not speaking my native language for three years and developed an accent in it.

  • Thorry@feddit.org
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    3 days ago

    You can actually change accents when you move to a different area, even though you are speaking the same language. I’ve even heard peoples accent change because they got a new work from home job, where they talk to people with another accent each day all day.

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    2 days ago

    Accents just kind of stick to you. If you hear specific accent long enough you will start imitating it without even knowing.

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    2 days ago

    Yes, I can attest to this from my own experience. I speak so much German all day every day that, when speaking to my Dutch friends and family, I sometimes start using false friends or even awkward sentence structure.

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    3 days ago

    Not sure about an accent, but it will be noticeable.

    From personal experience: I am aware that I often use structures specific to my current English-speaking region while speaking one of my native languages. Also, my slang and cultural references are really outdated. So I do not have an accent exactly, but it would be possible to tell something is off.