Accents

The other day, my buddy Dan asked, "Where's your accent come from?"  My accent?  What is he talking about?  I don't have an accent.  At least, I don't think I do...  I asked my roommate Malia if I have an accent.  "Yeah, totally," she said.  "What?!  Are you joking me?"  "No, you definitely have an accent."  I still could not believe it.  I needed more proof.  So, yesterday, I asked my coworkers: "Do I have an accent?"  Every single one of them, including my boss answered, "Yes," enthusiastically and without hesitation.  At first, I thought they were all pulling my leg, but they were being serious.  So I guess I have an accent.  They all concluded that its not quite a regional accent.  My boss said, "Its very Megan-esque."

I never had an accent before, and now I have one.  Its so freaky.  But then again, maybe I have always had one, but nobody ever mentioned it before.  I'll admit, I'm slightly embarrassed, but everyone assured me that it is totally ok to have an accent.

On the bright side, for our ward Christmas party, I was in a Harry Potter-Meets-BYU 130th Ward skit.  I played Hermione.  Everyone said I sounded just like her.  One guy in my ward came up to me and said that he had served his mission in England, and that my accent was pretty legit.  So, I guess accents are ok.