Changes in a Quarter

A lot has changed in the quarter that I've been here. With my own speech, the biggest changes are probably lexical items that I've picked up or started using without really noticing. Besides not being able to say the word "hood" correctly (I realized afterwards I said it like "who'd" every time in the class experiment--I can read, I promise!), I'm sure I've started saying things I don't usually say. I still haven't said "hella" or "hecka" but I've become less surprised when I hear other people say it now. One thing I noticed is that I no longer call homework "homework." It's just "work" now. I don't know when that change happened, but I know I picked it up from the upperclassmen in my dorm. That is the only thing I've noticied myself, but I'm sure there are other changes. I'm interested to see what happenes after four years when I can see how my accent has changed in our class experiment!