last post :(

Whoa. Last post ever. Crazy. This class was tons of fun, and I learned so much. Every week I learned something new in general and about my own accent it was amazing. All my questions about accents and linguistics were answered, but I found that the more I learned, the more questions about accents and linguistics I have.
In just a few short weeks, I have noticed a lot of changes in many of my friends. One friend now frequently used acronyms and abbreviations and had never done this previously. Two of my other friends who learned English recently (one from Mexico, one from Germany) are now using more idiomatic phrases and slang. Also, their accents are becoming more and more American. Conversely, another of my friends from Texas, has occasional "lapses" to a VERY thick Texas accent, when he normally speaks with a very nondescript accent. I have also taught all the freshmen in my dorm the word "bubbler" as to limit the confusion when I speak.
I may have gained a better ability to distinguish accents, but I am not certain. I definitely know what happens linguistically to produce different accents, but I am not always sure where they are from.
Finally I have come to appreciate my odd/unique/wrong/weird accent, though it is almost nonexistent compared to others from my state.

Thank you for such a great quarter Meghan!!!