Watch Paris Hilton's masterful code-switch at US Congressional hearing (video)

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@kmoser

I don’t think this is as nefarious as is being implied by the BB post. It may simply be that, once over the first few happy pleasantries which she expressed in a higher register intended to be friendly, she dropped the cozy mannerisms and went into full business mode.

We all do this, e.g. during meetings: we exchange happy greetings, maybe crack a joke or two, and then settle in to business with a different tone of voice.

It’s not nefarious but it is not ‘code switching’ - it’s just tone of speech suited to the subject matter, as you correctly point out.