Will my children lose their accent

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PeaceInThis · 28/12/2022 20:42

Moving to Glasgow with my 2 children who are 8 and 4. They currently speak with southern English accents. Will their accents stay the same or change? I'm not bothered either way really but fun to know other people's thoughts/experiences :-)

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PuttingDownRoots · 28/12/2022 20:50

My mother is Scottish by birth but lived in England for 40 years now. She sounds Scottish to English people and English to Scottish people.

randomsabreuse · 28/12/2022 20:49

I'd expect them to be able to code switch. Mine were 2 and 5 when we moved up, 2 years later the older one is still very English unless reciting or singing something learned from school. If she's learned from us (posh southern English) it has our accent. I've picked up more dialect and accented words than she has. The then 2 year old basically speaks toddler, but with a Glasgow accent.

HoneyIShrunkThePizza · 28/12/2022 20:47

I don't know why I put accent in brackets 🤣

Bemyclementine · 28/12/2022 20:47

I moved away from Yorkshire aged 9 and completely lost my accent.

HoneyIShrunkThePizza · 28/12/2022 20:46

My ex did the opposite move aged 8 and lost his Glasgow accent, now speaking RP. His brother is 2 years older and speaks with a Scottish (accent).

My DD relocated with me from home counties to northern Ireland aged 13 and has kept her accent. So from my very slim anecdata I'd guess they'll get mild Glasgow accents.

As a side note my toddler speaks with an English accent but northern Irish inflection (goes up at the end of each sentence). It sounds so bizarre but I've no doubt that school will knock any English out of him!

AuntyMabelandPippin · 28/12/2022 20:44

We moved to Scotland with 4 children between 4 and 8.

The eldest still has an English accent, second almost English, third and fourth posh Scots. They can all do an awesome Glaswegian accent. 😂

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