If an adult learned a new accent through speech lessons, would s/he revert to the original accent if

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Mon Jul-07-08 09:05 AM
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If an adult learned a new accent through speech lessons, would s/he revert to the original accent if

stressed out?

My guess is they would, but I've had no experience with this.

Except for seeing Ricky Ricardo revert to Spanish when stressed out, which is similar but not exactly the same thing.

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