Has Your Accent Changed, too?

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I was having a conversation with my husband yesterday about money that went something like this.

My husband: All I have is ten dollars. (My husband still says dollars even though we’ve been in the UK for two years now.)

Me: Here I have a twenty.

My husband: What did you say?

Me: I have a twenty.

My husband: What do you have?

Me: A twenty.

My husband: You’re accent is changing. (For some reason this delights him.)

According to him, I’ve started pronouncing the t’s in the middle of words like the English. I have no idea what he’s talking about. I don’t notice any difference at all.

Here’s an interesting side note. I got my Indefinite Leave to Remain Visa in the mail the other day. That means I can stay. This is no longer a 2 year experiment in living abroad. The funny thing is when read up on this visa before applying I didn’t read anything about the receipt of it changing the way you pronounce your t’s. Will the way I spell things change soon too?

(If my stepson ever starts reading this post and sees that I’ve put a picture of the Union Jack up, he’ll go on and on about how he can’t believe I did that. He’s painfully proud to be American.)

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2 Responses to “Has Your Accent Changed, too?”

  • David Cox Says:
    April 6th, 2010 at 5:15 pm

    That’s hilarious…and quite all right! I am glad for Patrick a bit as well…nothing wrong with an accent change here and there..especially if it sounds Bri’ish..

  • Lovelyn Says:
    April 6th, 2010 at 10:33 pm

    I don’t know, David. I might come back to Florida with an accent so thick that you won’t understand a word I say.