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NAS82817

HI, 

I have a daughter with ASD she is 5, I have a question that I'm hoping someone may be able to answer for me.

She speaks with an American accent even though we are British and she is around very strong Yorkshire accents, I sometimes wonder if this will be something she may grow out of or if she will always speak with the accent.

I'm just looking to see if others have grown out of it and lost the accent they used to speak in. 

I look forward to reading some replies.

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  • I was considered English, at school, as I copied the TV I watched.

    My brother was American in his linguistics; generational thing. 

  • in reply to Desmond79

    I've always considered myself to have a fairly broad Belfast accent, certainly going by the few times I've had the misfortune to hear a recording of my generally awful voice played back at me. But I've also in the past had other very Belfast-accented people at times ask me where I'm from. When I said Belfast, they sounded surprised, even sceptical. I definitely don't speak 'fluent BBC' (though I imagine its influence has crept in subtly for sure), but maybe there's more neutrality in my accent than I thought. It's interesting that my Dad has a more neutral accent than any of his siblings, though I think his career being teaching had an influence there. My mum has a soft accent too, as her father was originally from a more rural place. 

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  • in reply to Desmond79

    I've always considered myself to have a fairly broad Belfast accent, certainly going by the few times I've had the misfortune to hear a recording of my generally awful voice played back at me. But I've also in the past had other very Belfast-accented people at times ask me where I'm from. When I said Belfast, they sounded surprised, even sceptical. I definitely don't speak 'fluent BBC' (though I imagine its influence has crept in subtly for sure), but maybe there's more neutrality in my accent than I thought. It's interesting that my Dad has a more neutral accent than any of his siblings, though I think his career being teaching had an influence there. My mum has a soft accent too, as her father was originally from a more rural place. 

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