Hi Spiders,
At 09:09 AM 04-09-03 +0100, you wrote:
>Dear Lace Chatters,
>
>Jean Nathan wrote:-
>
>> (snip)
>> They said was that people who move to another region keep using some of
>the
>> words from their region of origin to hang on to their roots, but that it
>> isn't done consciously.
>
>My husband says that I regain my Lancashire accent when I'm visiting my home
>area, and I notice that he regains his in Wiltshire: neither of us were
>conscious of this until it was pointed out.
>
And according to my DH, my Geordie accent reveals itself when I talk
to little kids, animals or lose my temper :-)
Bye for now,
Shirley T. - Adelaide, South Australia where my 'host of golden daffodils'
are throwing golden light everywhere.
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