Oh noes!

[lyore]

... I may have hit a slight snag in my speech-writing. It's all plotted, and I've written the first quarter or so (and when I say 'written' I mean 'wandered randomly round the apartment/stood in the bathroom and spouted lines until I like the sound of them'). I decided to take a break and watch something for a while, and that's when I discovered my problem.

I sound like one of the presenters on Top Gear*. I've always had a tendency to go slightly 'english' when I do public speaking, and speanding far to much time listening to three english guys do nothing but ramble has definitely made accentuated it.

Still, could be worse, right? English accents are... classy, or something, right? It's not like I'm sounding American

*With a little bit of John Critchon's Peacekeeper accent thrown in, for regional variation.

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I love Scottish accents, but would never dare attempt one :) My project manager is Scottish, and listening to him speak definitely makes the meetings more enjoyable.

Random Scottish Accent Story: When I was in Scotland earlier this year, I went on a bus tour with a guide who had a very strong accent. He keep pointing out 'hill and coos' as we were driving along, and it took me ages to realise he was actually saying 'Highland Cows'. Everything made a lot more sense after that :)