Talking properly

Rita's been a new woman for some time now. She is separated from Denny, she shares a flat with another girl, she speaks her mind with other students, teachers and tutors.

Following this new trend, Rita follows her flat mate's advice and decides she needs to "speak properly" to go with this new "her". She claims she's been herself by using this peculiar voice and avoiding her normal jargon. She pronunces every single syllable and doesn't cut up words. According to her, speaking this way she is being her true self. She means that she doesn't want to use her normal, ugly voice now that she is a different person.

I think she doesn't need to disguise her voice to show she has changed. Being able to speak her mind making sense of what she says, something she was always able to do, is more than enough to show she is different. She is a new person, altough she remains being herself.