# What do you think of the sound of your own voice?

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**Category:** In My Humble Opinion\
**Created:** [July 17, 2011, 7:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-think-of-the-sound-of-your-own-voice/589365 "2011-07-17T19:10:16Z")\
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**Author:** ![Invisible\_Chimp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/f05b48/32.png) [@Invisible\_Chimp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Invisible_Chimp)\
**Post date:** [July 20, 2011, 5:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-think-of-the-sound-of-your-own-voice/589365/41 "2011-07-20T17:31:41Z")

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People have said I sound just like my dad and brother. Their voices are alright, so mine must be too. My stepbrothers once asked me to impersonate my dad on the phone, but I declined. Listening to a recording of me is just so jarring that I can’t appreciate it.

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**Author:** ![Bosstone](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/22d042/32.png) [@Bosstone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bosstone)\
**Post date:** [July 20, 2011, 5:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-think-of-the-sound-of-your-own-voice/589365/42 "2011-07-20T17:43:21Z")

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I’m not terribly fond of it. I sound far more nasal and dull-witted than I sound to myself. Haven’t put much practice into fixing that, though.

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**Author:** ![Nars\_Glinley](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/nars_glinley/32/8177_2.png) [@Nars\_Glinley](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nars_Glinley)\
**Post date:** [July 20, 2011, 6:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-think-of-the-sound-of-your-own-voice/589365/43 "2011-07-20T18:02:08Z")

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Previous [poll.](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=572762)

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**Author:** ![Elysian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/c77e96/32.png) [@Elysian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elysian)\
**Post date:** [July 20, 2011, 8:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-think-of-the-sound-of-your-own-voice/589365/44 "2011-07-20T20:49:18Z")

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My speaking voice is very light and very expressive. If I am feeling something - anything - it will show up in my voice. I like the sound of my own voice, even if it’s an octave higher than it sounds in my head.

My singing is fantastic, and it sounds exactly as I hear it in my head. It’s extremely high (first soprano) and clear as a bell. I’ve been in choirs since I was five years old, off and on. When I tried out for the last choir, people waiting in the hallway said, “That was you?! You have such a wonderful voice!”

I may be conceited 😛

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