As I said before, I don't like to think I have an accent, I like to just think that I speak uniquely. :) I don't say certain words as strongly as I used to, but there are some days when I catch myself falling back into my "don't take no crap from nobody-Jersey attitude-bada bing" speaking habits. One word I say specifically, which I still think sounds perfectly normal, is water. I'm convinced that I sound just like everyone else when they say water, but according to my friends and co-workers up here, I don't. I probably get the most ridicule for that word in particular. At work, my co-workers will literally spend hours coming up to me saying, "Linds! Say this word.. Linds! Say it again!"
Does it get old? Sure, but I don't mind. I like knowing that I speak so eloquently and CORRECT! :)
Ha! Love the "bada-bing!" I actually laughed out loud. You can ask my dog. He'd tell you ... if he could talk.
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