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		stonogo on May 15, 2023 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Why are so many young Americans adopting fake Brit... The term for this is "code switching" and it's a fascinating area of study.

yamazakiwi on May 15, 2023 [–]

They could be code switching in this example but I think their comment is better defined by Linguistic Accommodation.

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