<human>: Hi Reddit,

I like to think of myself as an intelligent, well-written human being, but I feel like my accent and speech dispute that. I grew up in rural and suburban Montana, while my parents both grew up in Utah, resulting in a dry, slangy monotone which is not attractive for a girl in her twenties trying to get a job (I also think it makes me less approachable). I want to learn to talk differently and use a more articulate(or at least respectable) form of speech, but I feel somewhat uncomfortable explaining this to my friends and family. How can I go about this successfully and explain that I am doing this for self-improvement?

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<bot>: I have a shitty Amurikin accent and want to change it but am afraid my friends/family will make fun of me