CynthiaWVirginia
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Joined: 2/28/2010 From: West Virginia, USA Status: offline
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We moved around a lot when I was a kid, so everywhere I've lived I've been told I have an accent. Years ago, I had a friend and roommate who was beautiful, her voice was soothing and low pitched but feminine...however, over the phone it sounded like a guy, lol. As for my own voice, it's good enough I guess. Years ago, a boyfriend used to tell me that my voice was so good I could make a living giving phone sex. I was young and stupid and took it as a compliment...until years later when I went online and started talking with men over the phone, and many of them used that tired old line on me. My voice isn't nasal, grating, whiney, nor does anyone ever wonder if I have dangly bits. The only time I've ever tried to modify it is with what I say, not how I say it. I am a bookaholic and consequently have a large speaking vocabulary...I had a friend in high school, here in WV, who wanted me to speak in smaller words. I had to turn words like "that's fabulous" into "that's cool." (Yes, her mommy did all her homework and essays for her so the poor dear didn't actually have to read if she didn't want to, lol.) I've never tried to get rid of accents because I usually can't hear what they're talking about. Since I've had friends from places all over the world, if I'm around someone similar I accidentally start copying some of their accent. Sometimes I can catch on to what I'm doing and stop.
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