my indian accent is unlocking itself in my 30s

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The creator discusses how her Indian accent has become more pronounced as she has entered her 30s. She shares humorous examples of how it manifests during work calls and daily conversations.

Structure

1Introduction of the phenomenon
2Examples of the accent appearing in work settings
3Examples of specific pronunciation changes
4Mention of husband's reaction
5Closing reflection on the experience

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my indian accent is unlocking itself in my 30s

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I don't know what happens to age, but the older I get, the more my Indian accent decides to show up uninvited. I'll be on a work call and be like, "Yep, yep, totally aligned, haha, exactly." Or I'll be explaining something and it'll be like, "Yes, yes, so it's like this only." Oh, and the most common one is definitely the like W's where I say "vibe" instead of "wibe" or "web" instead of "web." And I do it so much now to the point where I think my husband thinks it's like an inside joke between us where I'm doing it on purpose, but no, it's coming out. Like it's coming out of me. So, I don't know if anyone else has this shared experience going on in their 30s right now, but I feel like my inner identity is like screaming to get out of me, but it's it's hilarious. I I kind of love it, honestly.