Do you have a strong local accent?

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I do! If I hear it on a recording I am surprised at how strong it is. When I did a voice message to a family member I did it about ten times but couldn’t disguise it!

I don’t mind the accent but it isn’t particularly attractive.

I spoke to an old friend recently after many years and she had such a lovely voice/accent and we are from the same area.

Do you have a strong local accent and how do you feel about it?

Received pronunciation is fine if a little OTT.

It’s true: the two adjectives mean different things; but the lay person does tend to use them synonymously.

She even says that arguably the most neutral accent, RP, is “fine, if OTT”, so kind of hard to fathom what is acceptable to her.