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I've started noticing how often I've been saying "mang" recently.

Other words like "mate" or "comrade" have been introduced into my regular vocabulary somehow, too. I've also noticed that after studying Japanese for a year I've involuntarily been mixing an L sound in with my R's.

Odd, mang. Share your own personal experiences.

I've been using the word "bollocks" a lot lately.

I say 'fudgesicle' instead of the other, worse word that is generally censored that begins with the same letter. In fact, I don't think I've said the other word at ALL since I've adapted this. xD

I'm sure there are others that I'm forgetting as well.

I splice expressions and words from other dialects and languages into my own speech all the bleeding time. I'm shiny with it, but some people have to barbie me about it as though I've given the black spot.

And remember, "I'm-a Luigi, number one!"

I don't think I have, but my dad found himself ending his sentences with "eh" a lot once he started dating his Canadian girlfriend.

A close friend of mine is English.

I've ended up saying "bloody" more than I've realized.

Some people say I talk with a Chicago accent, but I grew up about three hours from there. Other than that, I have a habit of calling girls "love." Sort of a Cap'n Jack kind of thing, savvy?

I am the father of my own dialect.

My language dialect is kind of screwed up.

It's like a mix of British, American, and Canadian.

But that's because I go to an International School, with lots of Canadians and Australians. And our Head of Secondary is Scottish. xD

I find myself saying "bloody" and "eh" alot. And sometimes, "no" or "yes" at the end of a sentence.

I've found that I use "Boyo" alot.

Other than that......meh.

I've added -o or -a to the end of words before. Curse you, Spanish.

We have no accents in the Dakotas. We're too busy whipping the buffalo during the eleven months of snow. The other month we're farming that corn you damned city folks take for granted.

^The question was dialects, not accents. Vocabulary, not pronunciation.

And remember, "I'm-a Luigi, number one!"

Learning Chinese along with spending many years listening to hip hop and Britpop have given me the strangest accent you could ever imagine.

I have NEVER had a Wisconsin accent, however.

Valigarmander wrote:I've started noticing how often I've been saying "mang" recently.

Other words like "mate" or "comrade" have been introduced into my regular vocabulary somehow, too. I've also noticed that after studying Japanese for a year I've involuntarily been mixing an L sound in with my R's.

Odd, mang. Share your own personal experiences.

I've studied Japanese about 4 years and I do the same. Weird, isn't it?

Not really. The Southeast Wisconsin dialect suits me right down to the ground--and anyway, I don't really hear many screwball bits of dialect, aside from when my Iowagian cousins are in town and one of them says something about 'drinking fountains' or 'bottles of pop'. Weird kids.

As far as accent goes...well, I didn't know I had one until everyone and his grandmother started guessing I was from Ireland/the South/Canada/Boston/who knows where the hell all else.

Not exactly what the topic title means I don't think, but I have a habit of slightly imitating the person I'm speaking to, without even thinking about it at all. I'm not sure how noticeable it is to those people, but I notice it more often than not. Anybody else have this habit?

I've picked up some Southwestern accents from driving around everywhere (think 50% southern, 50% no accent) but I don't use it unless I wanna be weird.

Booyakasha wrote:Not really. The Southeast Wisconsin dialect suits me right down to the ground--and anyway, I don't really hear many screwball bits of dialect, aside from when my Iowagian cousins are in town and one of them says something about 'drinking fountains' or 'bottles of pop'. Weird kids.

I usually say 'drinking fountains', but 'bubbler' is extremely fun to say.

I've been using "Bloody" for some time now.
Also "Snapadoodle".