like, literally, just your voice, just the way you normally say things

  • FlakesBongler [they/them]@hexbear.net
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    People used to say like I talked like everyone else was stupid

    Mainly because I would enunciate (because I wanted to make sure people understood me) and used advanced language (because I read a lot as a kid)

    This got me picked on a lot, so I basically studied how to talk “normal” by watching a lot of TV

    And now people say I don’t sound like a Puerto Rican so I learned I could never win

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      Mainly because I would enunciate (because I wanted to make sure people understood me) and used advanced language (because I read a lot as a kid)

      I share these traits with you. When I did grad school these were viewed as positive by many of the ESL international students I worked with. One person told me I spoke like a news anchor.

    • dustbunnies [she/her, comrade/them]@hexbear.netOP
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      People used to say like I talked like everyone else was stupid

      Mainly because I would enunciate (because I wanted to make sure people understood me) and used advanced language (because I read a lot as a kid)

      This got me picked on a lot

      ❤️❤️❤️ same, all of these.