It's not as clear cut as that, but it's a bit like someones phone voice, where you make yourself sound better to strangers. Everyone does it, it's a way of showing status. We did it in class. If you deliberately talk in a thick accent in front of someone who doesn't understand, it's really rude!
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Date: 2009-03-13 01:46 am (UTC)