What you believe is normal may not be normal to other people...

*So, you may think other people talk funny or weird, but believe it or not, they are probably thinking the same about you.

*Even if you don't realize it, you do have an accent.

*Your accent can be very distinct according to people in other regions.

*So never discriminate against people with an accent different from yours.

*Think of it as an exciting aspect of a different culture.

*So learn it, embrace it, and enjoy it!



California

Detroit

Texas

/e/

friend

seventeen

head

/ae/

stand

laughs at

had

/o/

mom

on

hawed

/uh/

fun

fun

hud



CA & Detroit sound are from Penelope Eckert of Stanford University
Texas sounds are from Peter Assmann of The University of Texas at Dallas