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How much control do we have over picking up an accent? A lot, study finds
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Have you ever binge-watched Bluey or a British crime drama and caught yourself imitating the characters' accents out loud? Rest assured, you are not alone. While it's a common belief that picking up someone else's accent just happens automatically, new research from The Ohio Stat
Have you ever binge-watched Bluey or a British crime drama and caught yourself imitating the characters' accents out loud? Rest assured, you are not alone. While it's a common belief that picking up someone else's accent just happens automatically, new research from The Ohio State University suggests that people actually have considerable control over when they adopt or suppress someone else's accent.
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