Vernacular forms of language

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I speak with an RP accent* (see voices of a.org), and I must confess that I do immediately assume people who speak in the vernacular as less intellegent, but it doesn't take long for that illusion to be dispelled after speaking with someone if they are actually very bright!

If I hear a girl speaking with a german accent, I find it very sexy... I don't know if that relevant to this disscusion. :-)

*my accent is a bit of a mess now, living in London for 8 years has push me into what commonly known as estery, that coupled with living with a Canadian girl friend for 6 years has added a slight north American twinge to it.

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My accent on Voices is the one I grew up with, but in every day usage I speak a bit differently! Often slipping back to RP when I'm drunk! Obviously when meeting a Doctor, there is an expectation of education, my mind overules my instincts. But if I meet the person outside of a professional context it would be a few min before I would actually know! The reverse is also true, If I hear an RP accent I assume the person is arrogant, I guess these expectations come from experience! Probably why I've softened my accent!