Most people who come into Chicago, say that we have a funny accent. They say that we say "venilla" instead of "vanilla",  "melk" instead of "milk", and "tomatoes" instead of "tomotoes". I’ve lived near Chicago  all of my life and I’ve never developed a Chicago accent. I don’t even have an accent! Well, once in a while I imitate other people’s funny accents, but on the whole I just talk normally. What is a normal accent, though? Doesn’t everyone have a different accent? If every accent is different, then there is no normal accent. So, if you come to Chicago, don’t tell me that I have an accent, unless I’m doing my Scottish imitation, which is funny! I practiced up on it for this post so everyone can hear it. I’m posting it on my pod cast! An accent is basically an adaptation of the people you hear around you.
 

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