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I have a friend from Pittsburgh whose name is Dawn.
Or that's how Don pronounces his name. Makes me a bit crazy.
I was born in Utica, NY, lived there until age 14 when we moved to Tucson, AZ. I joke that I didn't have any friends for the first two years because no one could understand me when I spoke. Even my French teacher could only understand me in French.
Clearly, I exaggerate somewhat, but I eventually lost that accent, and now simply have a general American accent.