So, last week my public speaking teacher verified that I have an accent. (He said it was "well pronounced.")

Having been home-schooled most of my K-12 life, and sort of reclusive since I started Community college classes back in high school, I've actually only been told this once before. (Back in 8th grade, by a random classmate.) Of course... the fact that I'm reclusive like this is probably the reason I have it in the first place.

Of course, I've had a slight hunch about it all these years. It's probably one of the reasons I shy away from microphones and telephones, explains people asking "are you from New York?", and also why people usually go "Huh? I didn't hear you."

I guess now I should decide if I want to visit a speech therapist or not.

I might post a sound file of me later, if anyone cares. (Though I still feel that my crappy mic is at least partially to blame.)