Although I'm not a fan of Johnny Depp his UK accent is excelent. But top awards for British and other accents go to Meryl Streep (The Iron Lady, British and Cry In The Dark Aussie) and Reene Zellweger (Bridget Jones Diary, British)
@@vonsauerkraut Eh, it was fine but it's another in the long line of "AHM SCOWTISH SO AH UM" over the top accents, see also Simon Pegg et al. Depp nailed a lot of the softer nuance, even if it was still a pretty general accent. The classic one to cite is Jonny Lee Miller in Trainspotting, who does a very accurate Edinburgh accent. Nobody has quite gotten a Glasgow accent right. Everybody else is doing some Highland thing.
Damian Lewis, Dominic West. I could go on... Idris Elba, I used to follow him when he was DJing, followed him on MySpace DJ Driiis! When they were casting Superman, they had the would be's put on Christopher Reeves suit. The crew laughed at every one until Henry Cavill came out. Yup, that was the one...
Many British accents are similar to American and vice versa. It's mainly the main British and American that are destinctly different and the reason some are so close have something to do with the Pilgrims to America ie Plymouth and Norfolk England amongst other places. American Kentucky sounds like south Kent England.
It's probably because we have so many accents crammed into the UK, that we've got a head start, maybe? Honestly, an hour's drive (sometimes less) either way, and the accent is completely different. My mother is from Yorkshire (even after 70 years, she still has the accent, even though she moved at 18), my dad's from Plymouth, & I was born/grew up in Shropshire. My best friends are from (North) London (different accents from East or South London, lol) where I lived for a decade. My BiL is from Birmingham, and my brother lives there, too. I also have relatives in/from North Wales (Gwynedd). I specify North, as South Wales dialect is different from theirs, even when they speak English. And I spent a couple of years in Liverpool, lol. So yeah, I think we have an advantage. Sorry for the ramble.😆👍
Me too 😅Scottish father, Welsh mother, husband from Sunderland, best friends from Huddersfield and Devon, lived for years in London, now in Surrey. My accent is just totally mixed up and I use expressions from all over the UK. I'm just a British mongrel and very happy to be one 😅
@@suekennedy883 I forgot to mention my uncle/cousins in Oxfordshire, too (he's Welsh too, lol). I call myself Heinz 57, which is basically the same thing. 😆
WHY DOES THE TITLE SAY TRICKED AMERICA WHEN THEY ARE ALL FINE ACTORS WHO ARE VERY ADEPT AT DOING THEIR JOB,. CAPTURING AND PORTRAYING THE ENTIRE ESSENCE OF WHICHEVER CHARACTER THEY PORTRAY IS NOT TRICKERY, IT IS DOING THEIR JOB.
not sure from a linguistics standpoint if either accent is inherently easier or more difficult than another but alot of wut yer talking about simply comes down to the fact that the british isles and australia / new zealand is SATURATED with americana they literally start hearing north american accents of all sorts as soon as they start watching t.v., going to movies, listening to music, etc. whereas it absolutely does not work in reverse. now that we have internet it's slowly starting to change but i'm 56 (i'm yankee) and all throughout my childhood exposure to foreign accents in general in the media was extremely minimal. in L.A. you meet ppl. from countries you've never even heard of but the american media (not sure what it was like in canada) was insular to say the least. and that was true well into my adulthood and although i really don't partake of modern media much these days (haven't watched tv in years) i'd guess is still somewhat true even now.
@Tony2438 You are not wrong, but Great Britain is a short hand,meaning all the United Kingdom. Team GB for example, in the Olympics does not exclude Northern Irish people. The British Embassy caters for those of all parts of the United Kingdom. Just a well established short hand.
@Tony2438 Well, it's full title is "The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland" and again you are correct. Nonetheless, Great Britain is a useful shorthand that has been used for decades and perfectly acceptable (If not entirely correct).
Hugh Laurie will always be Berttie Wooster to me.
Although I'm not a fan of Johnny Depp his UK accent is excelent. But top awards for British and other accents go to Meryl Streep (The Iron Lady, British and Cry In The Dark Aussie) and Reene Zellweger (Bridget Jones Diary, British)
Johnny Depp Dose a good english voice.
For sure
He did a good Scottish accent too in Finding Neverland, and *nobody* does a good Scottish accent
@MH90 Mike Myers ie voice from Shrek
Did
@@vonsauerkraut Eh, it was fine but it's another in the long line of "AHM SCOWTISH SO AH UM" over the top accents, see also Simon Pegg et al. Depp nailed a lot of the softer nuance, even if it was still a pretty general accent.
The classic one to cite is Jonny Lee Miller in Trainspotting, who does a very accurate Edinburgh accent. Nobody has quite gotten a Glasgow accent right. Everybody else is doing some Highland thing.
@@vonsauerkrautTo be fair, Mike Myers Parents are both English & he grew up in Canada watching a lot of British TV.
Can't help pointing out that what Laurie says in the clip relates to another series, Avenue 5, in which he played a Brit posing as a US American.
All the Monty Python guys could so a very good American Accent.
There is no 'Tricking' involved. It's called 'acting'
Yeah dumb title
Damian Lewis, Dominic West. I could go on... Idris Elba, I used to follow him when he was DJing, followed him on MySpace DJ Driiis!
When they were casting Superman, they had the would be's put on Christopher Reeves suit. The crew laughed at every one until Henry Cavill came out. Yup, that was the one...
Many British accents are similar to American and vice versa. It's mainly the main British and American that are destinctly different and the reason some are so close have something to do with the Pilgrims to America ie Plymouth and Norfolk England amongst other places. American Kentucky sounds like south Kent England.
Daniel day lewis is now a cobbler.
It's probably because we have so many accents crammed into the UK, that we've got a head start, maybe? Honestly, an hour's drive (sometimes less) either way, and the accent is completely different. My mother is from Yorkshire (even after 70 years, she still has the accent, even though she moved at 18), my dad's from Plymouth, & I was born/grew up in Shropshire. My best friends are from (North) London (different accents from East or South London, lol) where I lived for a decade. My BiL is from Birmingham, and my brother lives there, too. I also have relatives in/from North Wales (Gwynedd). I specify North, as South Wales dialect is different from theirs, even when they speak English. And I spent a couple of years in Liverpool, lol. So yeah, I think we have an advantage. Sorry for the ramble.😆👍
Me too 😅Scottish father, Welsh mother, husband from Sunderland, best friends from Huddersfield and Devon, lived for years in London, now in Surrey. My accent is just totally mixed up and I use expressions from all over the UK. I'm just a British mongrel and very happy to be one 😅
@@suekennedy883 I forgot to mention my uncle/cousins in Oxfordshire, too (he's Welsh too, lol). I call myself Heinz 57, which is basically the same thing. 😆
It is not a 'TRICK' it's call acting!
"british accent" which one, theres more british accents than there are american ones
Way more!!!
WHY DOES THE TITLE SAY TRICKED AMERICA WHEN THEY ARE ALL FINE ACTORS WHO ARE VERY ADEPT AT DOING THEIR JOB,. CAPTURING AND PORTRAYING THE ENTIRE ESSENCE OF WHICHEVER CHARACTER THEY PORTRAY IS NOT TRICKERY, IT IS DOING THEIR JOB.
not sure from a linguistics standpoint if either accent is inherently easier or more difficult than another but alot of wut yer talking about simply comes down to the fact that the british isles and australia / new zealand is SATURATED with americana they literally start hearing north american accents of all sorts as soon as they start watching t.v., going to movies, listening to music, etc. whereas it absolutely does not work in reverse. now that we have internet it's slowly starting to change but i'm 56 (i'm yankee) and all throughout my childhood exposure to foreign accents in general in the media was extremely minimal. in L.A. you meet ppl. from countries you've never even heard of but the american media (not sure what it was like in canada) was insular to say the least.
and that was true well into my adulthood and although i really don't partake of modern media much these days (haven't watched tv in years) i'd guess is still somewhat true even now.
If you are British your born on the Island of Britain they are three countries Scotland Wales and England
Or indeed as short hand for anyone of the United Kingdom.
@reluctantheist5224 That would have to include Northern Ireland for it to be the UN
@Tony2438 You are not wrong, but Great Britain is a short hand,meaning all the United Kingdom. Team GB for example, in the Olympics does not exclude Northern Irish people.
The British Embassy caters for those of all parts of the United Kingdom. Just a well established short hand.
@@reluctantheist5224 Great Britain and Northen Ireland thats its full title and becuses its said wrong doent mean thats right
@Tony2438 Well, it's full title is "The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland" and again you are correct. Nonetheless, Great Britain is a useful shorthand that has been used for decades and perfectly acceptable (If not entirely correct).
tricked ??