As an AuDHD person with Echolalalalalalalalalia 🙃, I find that my accent/idiolect has changed as I’ve aged and been exposed to different accents of all types in the U.S… I just kinda pick up certain things I like.

For example I like:

• The British pronunciation/spelling of Aluminium and Banana
• The Irish pronunciation of three (my grandfather who was not at all born in Ireland also used it though)
• Upper Midwest sayings and phrases - Ope!, Oh ya sure!
• Extended "Wwweeeelp"s
• I bounce ALL around my register in speaking sometimes. I’ve sometimes been described as sing-songy.

But also dislike certain aspects of things and seek to avoid them at all costs…

• Cot/Caught, Pen/Pin - NO MERGERS! Ever. They must be different sounds.
• Glottal Stops in place of consonants are a no go - pronounce the whole thing dang it!

There’s a whole lot more of course, but I need to finish this post so I can go be an unregulated mess after a long (and particularly annoying) day of work.

So what about y’all? I’m super curious to know!