I think this happened to Hilaria Baldwin.

Anonymous wrote:I started talking faster after I went to college in NYC.

I bet you started walking faster too.

Yes. Went to Auburn. Southern accent. Faded upon return to DC area but several words stuck

Anonymous wrote:I also lost my Jersey accent, but think that was more because of moving around in the military, then going to college (Philly)

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I also lost my Jersey accent, but think that was more because of moving around in the military, then going to college (Philly)

I don’t know that it tamed my accent, but coming to college in DC (from Missouri) definitely made me more conscious of a few words that I pronounced differently than my classmates from the East Coast. I no longer say “roof” to rhyme with “hoof,” for instance. I also got out of saying “pop” or “coke” for soft drinks. I don’t think I’ll ever lose my “y’all” though, although we are close enough to the south that it’s not uncommon to hear around here.

I started talking faster after I went to college in NYC.

Anonymous wrote:Going to college in Boston took the edge off my Midwestern accent.

It’s funny- I grew up in Philly and went to college in the Midwest. Four years of college calmed down my Phillyisms.

Anonymous wrote:My kid learned to speak jive.

Handy. Put it on the resume.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a6TraLJf6iw

Going to college in Boston took the edge off my Midwestern accent.

Anonymous wrote:Interesting question. My dh lost his Jersey accent when he went to college.

And how did he speak without a Jersey accent?

Definitely not. The regional Maine accent is awful.

My kid learned to speak jive.

Interesting question. My dh lost his Jersey accent when he went to college.

Did you / your kid pick up an accent of the area where you/they went to college? Southern accent? Brooklyn? Etc.