• Wrench@lemmy.world
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    8 months ago

    Yep, intentionally modifying your speech patterns to be understood better isn’t exactly adopting a new accent, it’s just using simpler/common words and enunciating.

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      8 months ago

      In the article they talk about extremely subtle pronounciation changes. It doesn’t seem like it was a conscious decision.

      I used to have a job where I was the only non-Indian on my team and I didn’t go as far as to develop an accent (also I went home every day lol unlike these guys) but I felt like I was unintentionally picking up some Indian affectations/word orders.