Taking A Study Break
I've been studying like crazy lately.. which is good, I have many a midterm in the next couple of weeks. I'm at the Scarborough library right now, I had to work last night at Bluff's so I just stayed over night instead of commuting back on some sketchy Scarborough night bus. Back to the point of this blog. I was sitting and studying when I needed to take a bathroom break.. during this bathroom break I had an epiphany (haha.. just love the word). I've been noticing something I have almost always done unconsciously and often wondered why I do it.. today I figured it out.
While what I have to say is completely pointless and many will think I'm silly for even mentioning it, I feel I need to get it out. I have a habit of mimicking the way people talk around me. I really don't do it on purpose and hardly ever notice that I'm doing it. But if someone has an accent, a funny lilt, or different mannerism in their speech.. somehow my voice just wants to imitate it. This has become an increasing problem because I have a lot of international friends at school and I don't want them to think I'm making fun of them.. or something.
I think I have found the source of this problem. For many years I took singing lessons from a dear old singing teacher at home. One of the most important part of our lessons was when she would play something, sing something, or describe something and I would have to mimic it. After that, I would pay a lot of attention to perfectly mimic the techniques that she was teaching me. Unfortunately, my teacher also had a strong English accent. Sometimes I would catch myself in lessons starting to copy her accent as well as the technique. Now, I can't stop myself from paying so much attention to lilt's, pronunciations, enunciations, etc. It's unconcious.. I don't often realize it, but when I do.. I try and stop myself. So let this be a warning to anyone out there who may be reading this (all 3 of you), if for some reason I start to sound like you.. it's not intentional, It just shows that I have a good ear.. and a great mimicking ability. Also, please catch me in it.. otherwise I might just get myself in some sort of trouble one day.
Anyways, that was a nice little study break but I must get back to the books!!
While what I have to say is completely pointless and many will think I'm silly for even mentioning it, I feel I need to get it out. I have a habit of mimicking the way people talk around me. I really don't do it on purpose and hardly ever notice that I'm doing it. But if someone has an accent, a funny lilt, or different mannerism in their speech.. somehow my voice just wants to imitate it. This has become an increasing problem because I have a lot of international friends at school and I don't want them to think I'm making fun of them.. or something.
I think I have found the source of this problem. For many years I took singing lessons from a dear old singing teacher at home. One of the most important part of our lessons was when she would play something, sing something, or describe something and I would have to mimic it. After that, I would pay a lot of attention to perfectly mimic the techniques that she was teaching me. Unfortunately, my teacher also had a strong English accent. Sometimes I would catch myself in lessons starting to copy her accent as well as the technique. Now, I can't stop myself from paying so much attention to lilt's, pronunciations, enunciations, etc. It's unconcious.. I don't often realize it, but when I do.. I try and stop myself. So let this be a warning to anyone out there who may be reading this (all 3 of you), if for some reason I start to sound like you.. it's not intentional, It just shows that I have a good ear.. and a great mimicking ability. Also, please catch me in it.. otherwise I might just get myself in some sort of trouble one day.
Anyways, that was a nice little study break but I must get back to the books!!
posted by Melanie G at
4:58 p.m.
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