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		SkyeCA 68 days ago \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: How AI hears accents: An audible visualization of ... I'm a maritimer and I'm constantly getting asked if I'm from South England, even by brits them self. More bizarrely? Locals often assume I'm not from around here as well. I actually don't understand it.

gucci-on-fleek 67 days ago [–]

> I'm a maritimer and I'm constantly getting asked if I'm from South England, even by brits them self.

I'm assuming that you're from NS/NB? Because it would be pretty fair for someone to mix up a British and a Newfoundland accent. (I'm from Alberta)

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