Whenever I go home, this stupid Wiltshire accent comes back - I sound like a freekin Wurzel! (I know they're Somerset but close enough.)
Then when I'm abroad I tend to get affected (infected) by the people around me.
This is an awesome thread though, I'm so fascinated by phonology (NERD ALERT!) Most low level non-native English speakers (i,e, most of my students) can't hear the difference in accents anyway.
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