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  • Have you ever had a hard time telling the difference between an Aussie and a Kiwi accent? Dialect coach Erik Singer breaks down the subtle differences between a few commonly confused regional accents. What actually makes a New York and Boston accent different? What's the main differentiator between a northern and southern English accent?
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  • @HR-qk3wh
    @HR-qk3wh 4 роки тому +3827

    "you can draw a line *straight* across England"
    *That line:* ↖️↗️↘️↙️↩️↪️⬅️⬆️⬇️➡️⤴️

    • @abigailr3250
      @abigailr3250 4 роки тому +73

      this sent me

    • @AbsurdAsparagus
      @AbsurdAsparagus 4 роки тому +7

      compared to things that overlap i guess its more line like

    • @lunaticweeb250
      @lunaticweeb250 4 роки тому +3

      Fr

    • @sassora
      @sassora 4 роки тому +42

      yes, "straight across" doesn't mean "straight line", who would have known? Not you apparently.

    • @Fandango541
      @Fandango541 4 роки тому +2

      🤣🤣🤣🤣Right? LOL

  • @CrownRock1
    @CrownRock1 4 роки тому +16458

    I feel like this guy could get my street address by hearing me talk.

    • @MCDexX
      @MCDexX 4 роки тому +1027

      You joke, but in a lot of the UK there are language experts who can pinpoint an accent to a suburb, a neighbourhood, and maybe even a specific street. UK accents are nuts.

    • @glassid
      @glassid 4 роки тому +91

      This comment made my day

    • @crackedemerald4930
      @crackedemerald4930 4 роки тому +215

      @@MCDexX makes sense, English has been in England for a long time

    • @jaypatel3100
      @jaypatel3100 4 роки тому +53

      Dr Higgins.

    • @maka1la
      @maka1la 4 роки тому +25

      this made me yodel

  • @GhostGardens
    @GhostGardens 3 роки тому +6897

    “ You can draw a line straight across England”
    The Line: 💫🎢🎡⚙️🔄🔄⬆️↘️↕️↗️⭕️♋️🛸🌪🔥

    • @zisforziggens
      @zisforziggens 3 роки тому +33

      Oh well done op.

    • @xiaria
      @xiaria 3 роки тому +109

      its the way he included midlands in the north as well, absolutely dire

    • @nigella1563
      @nigella1563 3 роки тому +102

      they seem to think that wales is part of England in said line... I'm fumin

    • @BPoweredLove
      @BPoweredLove 3 роки тому +17

      @@nigella1563 Well, you might as well be.

    • @nigella1563
      @nigella1563 3 роки тому +38

      @@BPoweredLove um excuse me Wales has its own culture, language and government, and we could most certainly run ourselves independently. We don't need England and we definitely don't need people thinking that we belong to England. Cymru am byth!

  • @FilthyVA
    @FilthyVA 3 роки тому +6483

    Easier way to tell Aussies and New Zealanders apart.
    Call them a "kiwi."
    If they come across the table at you; they're Austrailian.

    • @MysticDreamz
      @MysticDreamz 3 роки тому +145

      Lmao! 🤣 Is it really that offensive? My nationality gets mistaken all the time 😅

    • @jeeode8289
      @jeeode8289 3 роки тому +53

      Honestly I’d be confused, I would act like:
      Wait, how did you know?

    • @TheTogam
      @TheTogam 3 роки тому +673

      I knew a New Zealander once who was the nicest dude, humble and calm all the time. I once called him Australian as a joke and it's the only time I've seen him really pissed off, even if it was for just a fraction of a second.

    • @KiwiTyTy
      @KiwiTyTy 3 роки тому +364

      Kiwi here - when my friend mentioned this video to me, I said something similar about Kiwis. Ask a Kiwi if they're Aussie, if they punch you, they're a Kiwi.

    • @jaysonmcduck5476
      @jaysonmcduck5476 3 роки тому +43

      Dead right it work's around the other way to 🤣

  • @mistyminnie5922
    @mistyminnie5922 4 роки тому +3153

    Guy: I'm Eric Singer
    Me: YES YOU ARE

  • @goatmeal5241
    @goatmeal5241 4 роки тому +2657

    That New York guy was great. I felt like every word he said was either a personal attack or about to start an argument.

    • @MCDexX
      @MCDexX 4 роки тому +156

      HEY! I'M TALKIN HERE! I'M TALKIN!

    • @mylesdlm
      @mylesdlm 4 роки тому +117

      Trash! Trash! Trash! 😂😂😂

    • @Narokkurai
      @Narokkurai 4 роки тому +135

      THAT'S NOT A LOT OF POTS

    • @NoNeedNoGreed
      @NoNeedNoGreed 4 роки тому +2

      ​ MCDexX For those that don't know the funny origin ua-cam.com/video/c412hqucHKw/v-deo.html

    • @Benjamin-bj6xj
      @Benjamin-bj6xj 4 роки тому +7

      Ephy
      AYGYY, AIM WAAWWKING EEERE

  • @Echo_Isles
    @Echo_Isles 3 роки тому +2699

    Aussie vs. Kiwi: ask them to say "deck". If you blush, they're a Kiwi.

    • @alexandrakelsey7406
      @alexandrakelsey7406 3 роки тому +37

      Is 'deck' slang for something rude for kiwis lol?

    • @DistractedGlobeGuy
      @DistractedGlobeGuy 3 роки тому +176

      @@eyk7294 so do Australians, just a bit less. Actually, the Kiwi pronunciation is SO far into the "I" range, it almost becomes more like "deek".

    • @TheLeftie600
      @TheLeftie600 3 роки тому +98

      Jen with one N and ask an Aussie to say “six”, you’ll also blush.

    • @xoliag8524
      @xoliag8524 3 роки тому +43

      @@TheLeftie600 That's also the Kiwis.

    • @TheLeftie600
      @TheLeftie600 3 роки тому +48

      Ryan Ferry nah, we end up saying sux.

  • @veronicagrave159
    @veronicagrave159 2 роки тому +338

    I love how excited the Geordie was to say, “David bakes great cakes.” Like he might actually know David. Lol

    • @Tomy_Yon
      @Tomy_Yon 2 роки тому +6

      Then the phrase later: that's not a lot of pot(s) 😄

    • @soloexperiencer
      @soloexperiencer Рік тому +6

      Plot twist: he IS David.

  • @jimferry6539
    @jimferry6539 4 роки тому +3288

    Dealer: here’s your weed
    Me: that’s not a lot of pot

  • @eighteror
    @eighteror 4 роки тому +9501

    aussie: myth
    kiwi: M E T H

    • @SilentHotdog28
      @SilentHotdog28 4 роки тому +221

      @Shayla-Skye Aussies have a Meth problem, but it's not how we say Myth.......

    • @michelletans687
      @michelletans687 4 роки тому +97

      Mith is how i sound saying Myth, ozzies sound like Meth lol

    • @SilentHotdog28
      @SilentHotdog28 4 роки тому +42

      I'm Aussie and I say It like Myth (mith) not meth lol.

    • @michelletans687
      @michelletans687 4 роки тому +4

      @@SilentHotdog28 there you go so we actually sound the same "Mith"

    • @pugz01234
      @pugz01234 4 роки тому +11

      My dog is a Aussie

  • @BvousBrainSystems
    @BvousBrainSystems 3 роки тому +564

    New Zealander: my deck is hardwood
    Australian: same

  • @racheln8563
    @racheln8563 3 роки тому +706

    I’d be interested to see him do the various American Southern accents. There are some subtle differences state to state.

    • @nataliatc1
      @nataliatc1 3 роки тому +1

      you mean countries?

    • @racheln8563
      @racheln8563 3 роки тому +52

      @@nataliatc1 No, I mean between, say, South Carolina and Mississippi. Perhaps I should have said “Southern US”.

    • @blythy87
      @blythy87 3 роки тому +3

      ua-cam.com/video/H1KP4ztKK0A/v-deo.html This is the video for you. May contain Northern US accents also.

    • @jennypai3763
      @jennypai3763 3 роки тому +4

      part 2 is here ua-cam.com/video/IsE_8j5RL3k/v-deo.html

    • @markw-s5734
      @markw-s5734 3 роки тому +7

      It doesn’t matter. I can’t comprehend any Southerners. And their accents are difficult to understand as well. 😂

  • @Verlarn
    @Verlarn 4 роки тому +14765

    Just give Erik the whole channel,
    we won't mind.

  • @nikopackbier8087
    @nikopackbier8087 4 роки тому +2221

    "Here's a New York speaker"
    "Trash.Trash.Trash."
    XD

    • @username1568
      @username1568 4 роки тому +30

      Seems legit

    • @nataliaalfonso2662
      @nataliaalfonso2662 4 роки тому +19

      Hahahaha as a born and bred NYer I’m cracking up. Truth is truth!

    • @pelineraslan1
      @pelineraslan1 4 роки тому +6

      I was cracking up about that too😂

    • @DeathsIntent96
      @DeathsIntent96 4 роки тому +4

      He was asked about the Knicks.

    • @gadgetmama
      @gadgetmama 4 роки тому +5

      Boston - traffic traffic

  • @morphykg1503
    @morphykg1503 3 роки тому +118

    The Bostonian lady after saying the sentence was like "dang they got me"

    • @DrGlynnWix
      @DrGlynnWix 3 роки тому +5

      That's what I said! You could tell she was laughing at realizing how Boston she sounded.

    • @GlenBradley
      @GlenBradley 2 роки тому +4

      @@DrGlynnWix I thought she was laughing because she thought the word was "pot" not "pots."

  • @dalebewan
    @dalebewan 3 роки тому +194

    As a southern NZer with a somewhat scots influenced accent, I'd love to hear Erik Singer break down the regional NZ accents. Not everyone sounds like an Aucklander!

    • @RubyDoobieScoo
      @RubyDoobieScoo 2 роки тому +11

      The whole of New Zealand is somewhat Scots influenced, we had a higher percentage of Scottish migrants across New Zealand relative to most British colonies (I assume Nova Scotia had more) which influenced our vowels.
      Speaking of British influenced accents, the reason the English speaking Indian accent is like how it is, is because the primary group of white people going there early on were predominantly Welsh soldiers so Indians have Welsh accents.

    • @RubyDoobieScoo
      @RubyDoobieScoo 2 роки тому +7

      Also I'd rather not have South Island accents showcased to the world.

    • @josephjenks2550
      @josephjenks2550 2 роки тому +2

      @@RubyDoobieScoo otago and southland had a higher proportion of Scottish immigrants I think, hence the names such as Invercargill, Dunedin and Balclutha and the Clutha River

    • @NixinovaMC
      @NixinovaMC 2 роки тому +3

      > Regional NZ accents
      What, all two of them, lol

    • @dalebewan
      @dalebewan 2 роки тому +7

      @@NixinovaMC Northland, Auckland, Waikato, Wellington, South Island West Coast, Otago, and Southland all have noticeable differences.

  • @samr8407
    @samr8407 4 роки тому +2285

    "Fish and Chips!"
    "Fish and Chips!"
    "Fish and Chips!"
    Sounds like an English chant

    • @zealousheroes
      @zealousheroes 4 роки тому +8

      Sam R 💀💀💀

    • @Samuel_J1
      @Samuel_J1 4 роки тому +61

      "Kettle on!"
      "Kettle on!"
      "Kettle on!"
      You're sorted now ;)

    • @samr8407
      @samr8407 4 роки тому +6

      @@Samuel_J1 Very English indeed 😆

    • @sassora
      @sassora 4 роки тому +7

      Kettle of Fish

    • @FrankyBabes
      @FrankyBabes 4 роки тому +4

      "When you ask the kids what they want for tea"

  • @icefaery2030
    @icefaery2030 4 роки тому +4883

    Someone tell Netflix we need a whole documentary series so I can sit in my living room and watch this for 10 hours straight.

  • @joebleasdale5557
    @joebleasdale5557 3 роки тому +573

    Nobody:
    Newcastle: *Deeeeivid beeeiks greeeeit ceeeeeiks*

  • @heyuonthewall26
    @heyuonthewall26 3 роки тому +61

    I love Erik’s videos. I read that he’s being referred to as “Dialect Daddy”. I searched that and this came up. They’re not wrong.

    • @kierstenreynoso2195
      @kierstenreynoso2195 2 роки тому +4

      I wonder if HE knows that. he should make a short video responding to it :D

    • @heyuonthewall26
      @heyuonthewall26 2 роки тому

      @@kierstenreynoso2195 I actually sent him some of the hair product I make after we exchanged some emails. He hasn’t let me know if he likes it or not!

  • @dietcokeluvr12
    @dietcokeluvr12 4 роки тому +3633

    the internet: the smart accents man is hot. more of him.
    wired: we have a whole series on different professionals explaining-
    the internet: 🔪
    wired: yes sir

    • @Ora-DR
      @Ora-DR 4 роки тому +15

      😂😂😂😂

    • @RBadmaev
      @RBadmaev 4 роки тому +37

      Sure, accent guy is hot, but how about that Bostonian girl? 😍

    • @ololo518
      @ololo518 4 роки тому +12

      I love that they have different professionals, because yes, he is great, but I seriously don't understand accent at all. Not a native english speaker I only hear differences if he says that there is one xD

    • @edabakb
      @edabakb 4 роки тому +15

      I really enjoyed the video with the young doctor lady as well. More of her please!

    • @skmuzammilzeeshan6173
      @skmuzammilzeeshan6173 4 роки тому +2

      This guy reminds of early days "Gerard Butler" in Hollywood.🤔
      The lean and more prominent jawline.

  • @nikgeo8690
    @nikgeo8690 4 роки тому +7176

    In Britain the accent changes almost by postal code...

    • @mikemorris4548
      @mikemorris4548 3 роки тому +205

      @Lil PUMP, I can also tell you, that's true. There are so many accents in the UK, it's madness lol. Best thing is, at times, you don't realise your own accent in comparison to somebody with the same accent, you can think to yourself, is that how I sound?? lol!

    • @mats7492
      @mats7492 3 роки тому +29

      nik geo same in germany

    • @awsome013
      @awsome013 3 роки тому +39

      @@mats7492 im a brit living in germany and I can absolutely confirm this!

    • @georgia3718
      @georgia3718 3 роки тому +36

      Yeah we have so many different accents it’s mad. Welsh, English, Scottish and Irish.. but then there’s LOADS of different accents inside of those 😂 there’s not just an accent each country follows lol

    • @christinecannibal844
      @christinecannibal844 3 роки тому +8

      Question. Do y'all like American accents? The way Americans love English accents?

  • @Liya2343
    @Liya2343 3 роки тому +236

    Me, a Philadelphian:
    “I can’t hear the Philly accent”

    • @LeNoLi.
      @LeNoLi. 3 роки тому +4

      Can't hear it as a Kentuckian

    • @johnnybrandman7017
      @johnnybrandman7017 3 роки тому +5

      Can’t hear it as an Oregonian

    • @AlShsj
      @AlShsj 3 роки тому +20

      In west Philadelphia born and raised in the playground is where I spent most of my days.

    • @timhefty504
      @timhefty504 3 роки тому +10

      Can't hear it as a dumbass

    • @micki7910
      @micki7910 3 роки тому +4

      Say water ice lol "wada ice" 😂 live in west philly

  • @AlexanderChilds
    @AlexanderChilds 3 роки тому +45

    "You can draw a line straight across England..."
    *Proceeds to draw the most squiggly line

    • @7822welshsteam
      @7822welshsteam 3 роки тому +3

      If the word "straight had come before "line", you'd have a point.

    • @mikespearwood3914
      @mikespearwood3914 2 роки тому +1

      That's actually the official accent line to divide the "southern" and "northern" accents. It actually vaguely corresponds with the Danelaw division.

  • @dudeonthasopha
    @dudeonthasopha 4 роки тому +2384

    >"You can draw a line straight across England"
    >Proceeds to draw a very not straight line across England.

    • @schokoladendonut
      @schokoladendonut 4 роки тому +1

      dudeonthasopha 😂😂

    • @sassora
      @sassora 4 роки тому +158

      dudeonthasopha because “straight” was not an adjective determining “line”, it was an adverb and determined “across”.
      Meaning “all the way through”, not having anything to do with how the line looked.
      Listening comprehension fail.

    • @MikePhoenix007
      @MikePhoenix007 4 роки тому +24

      There is no curvature; the line is straight.
      - Flat earther standing on the ground

    • @schokoladendonut
      @schokoladendonut 4 роки тому +38

      R S it’s a joke

    • @RichHobo
      @RichHobo 4 роки тому +17

      R S I feel like I just met the dictionary

  • @AronBagel
    @AronBagel 4 роки тому +1461

    "Here's a New York Speaker:"
    "TRASH"
    Okay Eric chill

  • @EzioHanitore
    @EzioHanitore 3 роки тому +52

    Alternative phrase for NY vs Boston: Thats an awfully hot coffee pot

    • @Dan-ii5wz
      @Dan-ii5wz 2 роки тому

      Lol I was thinking the exact same thing

  • @downundanow5569
    @downundanow5569 3 роки тому +68

    To an Australian, the phrase 'fish and chips' spoken by a New Zealander, with a southern accent particularly, sounds like 'fussh end chupps'. Aussies and Kiwis can tell who is who within one minute of talking to each other and we can't understand why the rest of the world can't. It's hugely obvious to us!

    • @lyssao.8308
      @lyssao.8308 2 роки тому

      southern americans don't say "chips" or "fish and chips" and when they do, no one understands cuz we call them fries 99.99% of the time. :'D I can tell too tho lol

    • @RubyDoobieScoo
      @RubyDoobieScoo 2 роки тому +22

      @@lyssao.8308 he means the South Island of New Zealand, not the former Confederate States of America.

    • @RubyDoobieScoo
      @RubyDoobieScoo 2 роки тому +7

      It should be noted that the norm for Australians is "feesh and cheeps" so the difference is more extreme to them.

    • @evalewin7335
      @evalewin7335 2 роки тому +3

      No that's not the norm

    • @RubyDoobieScoo
      @RubyDoobieScoo 2 роки тому

      @@evalewin7335 what's not the norm?

  • @alyson2298
    @alyson2298 4 роки тому +1489

    “fish and chips, *fish and chips* , fish and chips, *fish and chips.* “
    *My Dad in the hallway:* Sounds good to me!”

    • @crimsonhunter7598
      @crimsonhunter7598 4 роки тому +6

      L0L
      Now I'm hungry

    • @ethanii7544
      @ethanii7544 4 роки тому +24

      *fush and chups

    • @eleSDSU
      @eleSDSU 4 роки тому +2

      We might be brothers

    • @Cbyneorne
      @Cbyneorne 4 роки тому +6

      It's weird people think the entirety of both Aus and NZ have one accent each.

    • @ToriJaneIsAmazing
      @ToriJaneIsAmazing 4 роки тому +5

      @@Cbyneorne Yes! even a country as small as NZ has different accents in different places!

  • @joman5307
    @joman5307 4 роки тому +17555

    what if he's actually not American and he's doing a perfectly doing an American accent, he might be fooling us all this time
    I just noticed my grammar mistake. I'm not correcting it.

    • @coolname8511
      @coolname8511 4 роки тому +911

      *pulls out baguette*
      Yoù idìòť còwàŕď
      Edit: my most liked comment on UA-cam is a French stereotype lol

    • @davidezonta
      @davidezonta 4 роки тому +64

      You're a genius

    • @kifayayusuf3106
      @kifayayusuf3106 4 роки тому +191

      He is a dude doing another dude's accent in another dude's body! Lol

    • @maaw7648
      @maaw7648 4 роки тому +75

      I had a stroke reading this.

    • @auracle6184
      @auracle6184 4 роки тому +120

      There's a bunch of videos of Reggie Watts shows where he does this, including his TED Talk. He fluidly shifts between tonnes of different accents mid-sentence and anybody seeing him there for the first time would have no idea what his natural accent is.

  • @bryncb
    @bryncb 3 роки тому +207

    The South African accent is a lot closer to NZ than I realised.

    • @goodputin4324
      @goodputin4324 3 роки тому +13

      Dutch influenced

    • @lacari0805
      @lacari0805 3 роки тому +3

      They’re both one of the few English speaking non English countries

    • @MsLouisez
      @MsLouisez 3 роки тому +26

      @@lacari0805 are they?
      Pretty sure new zealand is an English country.
      Both Oz and ZN have native aboriginal languages as well.

    • @slevin6544
      @slevin6544 3 роки тому +8

      As a kiwi I can confirm. Our vowels are pronounced very similarly.

    • @lacari0805
      @lacari0805 3 роки тому +5

      @@MsLouisez Their first language is English and majority don’t speak another language. Meaning they are basically just English speaking

  • @eyekandy3000
    @eyekandy3000 3 роки тому +34

    I wish he’d expanded more on the difference between New Zealand and Australian accents

    • @bernardbarry447
      @bernardbarry447 Рік тому +1

      There’s really not much else that’s different IMO.

  • @nightspicer
    @nightspicer 4 роки тому +2583

    Let's be honest.
    This is Erik's channel at this point...

    • @nebsu_
      @nebsu_ 4 роки тому +15

      Its Erik with a K! >:C

    • @cjrecord
      @cjrecord 4 роки тому +6

      I'm okay with that.

    • @kerryms11
      @kerryms11 4 роки тому +1

      @@cjrecord same!

    • @sdtpokemongo5964
      @sdtpokemongo5964 4 роки тому

      Julio Rissio what’s a good thing, bad boy?

    • @nightspicer
      @nightspicer 4 роки тому

      @@nebsu_ whoops, didn't notice

  • @charlesplaza7816
    @charlesplaza7816 4 роки тому +3374

    WIRED aka Erik Singer’s UA-cam Channel

    • @Rico_G
      @Rico_G 4 роки тому +38

      And I'm not complainin' (in my native NYC accent)!

    • @WombieFerguson
      @WombieFerguson 4 роки тому +62

      I wish. All these other jabronis they feature aren’t half as interesting as Accent Daddy Erik.

    • @placeholder29
      @placeholder29 4 роки тому +2

      @@Rico_G I live in NYC but I thought we didn't have an accent

    • @Skyfox94
      @Skyfox94 4 роки тому +2

      @@Rico_G naht

    • @Rico_G
      @Rico_G 4 роки тому +1

      @@Skyfox94 Exactly! Naht, naht nawt.

  • @kaidrewry4378
    @kaidrewry4378 3 роки тому +266

    Perhaps this guy is Russian or something and we will never know. He knows how to imitate every accent. How do we even know his identity is real?

    • @coyotelong4349
      @coyotelong4349 3 роки тому +43

      Maybe he doesn’t even speak English, but he memorized just enough to do this video only

    • @sahibabedi760
      @sahibabedi760 3 роки тому +10

      I think he's Swedish

    • @someguy2744
      @someguy2744 2 роки тому +4

      Who knows. Maybe he's Lithuanian.
      We'll never know.

    • @acookie7548
      @acookie7548 2 роки тому +3

      singer is a common surname in the caribbean, more specifically in st kitts and nevis. but he couldve changed his name

    • @whiteowl4097
      @whiteowl4097 2 роки тому +5

      So much paranoia.

  • @ben-wm6yc
    @ben-wm6yc 3 роки тому +51

    Accent
    Australian: ehxent
    New Zealand: ixnt

  • @mar1am622
    @mar1am622 4 роки тому +2242

    This guy NEEDS his own TV show.

    • @ichangedthename
      @ichangedthename 4 роки тому +49

      I patiently await for him to take over this channel

    • @maxcarter5148
      @maxcarter5148 4 роки тому +18

      No one watches TV anymore. He gets more viewers on this channel than he would on some obscure tv show

    • @pitchen
      @pitchen 4 роки тому

      ...why

    • @PACKERMAN2077
      @PACKERMAN2077 4 роки тому +3

      it'll probably have some lame Premise like he has to solve Crimes by listening to serial killers over the phone or listen to them on their Instagram or something redundant.
      and then you'll see him in an interrogation room making the suspect yell _"there's a bomb in the mall and you have 30 minutes!"_ over and over again
      And it'll be shot with really dated 90s effects, a poor man's _Numbers_

    • @TheRasuo
      @TheRasuo 4 роки тому +5

      He already stars on It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia

  • @fidget0227
    @fidget0227 4 роки тому +1489

    “You can draw a line straight across England.”
    *Shows the wonkiest line I’ve ever seen.”

    • @bucksmoke2018
      @bucksmoke2018 4 роки тому +2

      Yes

    • @outlanderfrog
      @outlanderfrog 4 роки тому +29

      Straight as in, "12 straight wins." That is, consecutive or uninterrupted.

    • @Thutil
      @Thutil 4 роки тому +11

      @@outlanderfrog Straight wins are consecutive, straight lines are straight.

    • @outlanderfrog
      @outlanderfrog 4 роки тому +7

      @@Thutil Yes. Which is why he didn't day "straight line." 👍🏼

    • @Thutil
      @Thutil 4 роки тому +1

      @@outlanderfrog If a line is drawn straight, it is a straight line: he did say "straight line."

  • @carcasses5131
    @carcasses5131 3 роки тому +31

    How did I know the phrase for NZ was going to be "fish and chips"
    Every time

  • @evandavid3271
    @evandavid3271 3 роки тому +62

    *Says England*
    *shows union jack*
    *draws a line through "england"*
    *cuts the corner of wales*
    *points arrow to north of England*
    *points arrow to south of England AND WALES*

    • @evandavid3271
      @evandavid3271 3 роки тому

      @?? Some really dumb people say that Europe is a country

  • @suntansizzle6431
    @suntansizzle6431 4 роки тому +3669

    Boston speaker: “That’s not a lotta pots”
    NY speaker: “That’s nuddaluddapuds”

    • @genghisgalahad8465
      @genghisgalahad8465 4 роки тому +44

      Boston (I agree): that's not a lotta pot. (singular)

    • @chudduppls
      @chudduppls 4 роки тому +17

      BAHAHAHAHAHA

    • @heartsthekitteh6239
      @heartsthekitteh6239 4 роки тому +130

      Bro, people think the Boston accent sounds normal? To me it's like "nwot a lwotta pwots."

    • @Tavieme
      @Tavieme 4 роки тому +28

      😂😂😂😂 my husband is a New Yorker! Soo true 😊😊😊 he aslo says "Sangwhich"👀👀

    • @jasminea11hh
      @jasminea11hh 4 роки тому +28

      Deadass it’s the other way around dawggg

  • @timeb4ndit
    @timeb4ndit 4 роки тому +3431

    Australia vs. New Zealand: Just ask them to say the word ”deck”. If it sounds dirty, you’re talking to a Kiwi.

    • @futbolind
      @futbolind 4 роки тому +106

      Ask a kiwi to say knackered.

    • @fionanicol8129
      @fionanicol8129 4 роки тому +125

      And if you're not sure ask them to count to 10 ... if the number after 5 sounds dirty you've got an aussie

    • @KaizerMan
      @KaizerMan 4 роки тому +69

      Fiona Nicol I missed out the word ‘after’ when reading your comment and was sounding out in my head how an aussie Five can sound dirty

    • @patrickhector
      @patrickhector 4 роки тому +55

      @@fionanicol8129 You mean Kiwi?

    • @Lillipie81
      @Lillipie81 4 роки тому +54

      Let's get this guy to play comparison clips of Aussies and Kiwis saying six and deck, then we'll know whose talking dirty. *cough* The Aussies *cough*

  • @vinnyvidivici
    @vinnyvidivici 2 роки тому +9

    As an American, I’m glad I’m not the only person who was curious about this comparison, and very grateful to have a video as detailed as this one.

  • @katy4639
    @katy4639 3 роки тому +1

    This wired series is absolutely fascinating. I hope he makes
    more videos! I love learning as he breaks down accents.

  • @lepermessiah2011
    @lepermessiah2011 4 роки тому +2109

    2:51 South England: Cut your foot
    North England: Cuh yuh fuh

    • @francesweetman
      @francesweetman 4 роки тому +87

      Juan T can confirm this is 100% accurate

    • @Confucius_76
      @Confucius_76 4 роки тому +48

      Cu' yuh fu'

    • @ovaloctopus8
      @ovaloctopus8 4 роки тому +26

      Juan T tbf a lot of southern accents also drop the “t” sound so if you do want to differentiate better off just listening to the vowel

    • @TheAlps36
      @TheAlps36 4 роки тому +18

      @@ovaloctopus8 Cockney would be like ca' ya foot

    • @sirtinderloin7399
      @sirtinderloin7399 4 роки тому +9

      For me the vowel in southerner's "foot" sounded longer. The northerner's "foot" was more "stabby".

  • @pokepalacer
    @pokepalacer 4 роки тому +1273

    "You can draw a line straight across England and..."
    *draws squiggliest line ever across England*

    • @adamstockley9683
      @adamstockley9683 4 роки тому +6

      Jessie Luna Because that’s the border between south and north of England ?

    • @Msfinable
      @Msfinable 4 роки тому +24

      @@adamstockley9683 but he said a straight line. That ain't straight, right?

    • @hhughes9465
      @hhughes9465 4 роки тому +10

      @@adamstockley9683 that was not a north-south divide line. that was like,, three quarters down lmao.

    • @theowleyeyes
      @theowleyeyes 4 роки тому +19

      H H it’s about half way down England, don’t forget the whole top chunk is Scotland not England

    • @ellahughes4068
      @ellahughes4068 4 роки тому +16

      @@theowleyeyes midlands. arent. notherners.

  • @calebsmith6792
    @calebsmith6792 2 роки тому +6

    "you can draw a line straight across england”
    *draws an insanely squiggly line that goes into Wales*

    • @calebsmith6792
      @calebsmith6792 2 роки тому

      also
      *draws an arrow pointing to Wales while referring to the south of england*

  • @salvadoroars
    @salvadoroars 3 роки тому +377

    Australian: Fish and chips
    Kiwi: fish and chips
    Me as a Filipino: pish and chifs
    🤣
    Just kidding guys don't crucify me.

    • @hollyh4275
      @hollyh4275 3 роки тому +13

      im laughing harder than i should at this

    • @theaniediaries
      @theaniediaries 3 роки тому +17

      Ahhh the p’s and f’s always get me 😂😂😂

    • @BlackStar-oh9lp
      @BlackStar-oh9lp 3 роки тому +1

      Lmao

    • @komikuslucu785
      @komikuslucu785 3 роки тому +4

      Wow, it's also happen with my Indonesian father 😂😂😂

    • @Dan_Ben_Michael
      @Dan_Ben_Michael 3 роки тому +9

      Aussie: Fish and Chips
      Kiwi: Fush N Chups
      Filipino: Salted Pish and Rice!

  • @BeGummi
    @BeGummi 4 роки тому +3056

    Immediately hit the like button before he introduces himself.
    I am your fan.

    • @Nimesay1
      @Nimesay1 4 роки тому +5

      Did the same

    • @marvinjayson5031
      @marvinjayson5031 4 роки тому +1

      How did you know that?!?

    • @Marc_prime
      @Marc_prime 4 роки тому

      Much rather subscribe to a dedicated channel

    • @olhydra
      @olhydra 4 роки тому +7

      he NEEDS his own channel. the man’s knowledge is fascinating.

    • @Hattes
      @Hattes 4 роки тому +3

      I thought of doing it, but stopped myself. I actually entertained for a few seconds the possibility that I wouldn't like this... I am ashamed.

  • @phil9141
    @phil9141 4 роки тому +2194

    “Born in west Philadelphia, where vowels are raised”

    • @tessa7463
      @tessa7463 4 роки тому +15

      Phil how does this only have 6 likes this is comedy gold right here

    • @jamaljackson9933
      @jamaljackson9933 4 роки тому +15

      I suppose you spent most of your days on the playground??

    • @LeeDee5
      @LeeDee5 4 роки тому +11

      I suppose you also chilled out and maxed and relaxed all cool as well?

    • @reyacastle6456
      @reyacastle6456 4 роки тому +1

      💯💯💯💯💯

    • @grainn_
      @grainn_ 4 роки тому

      Tess now it has almost 600 likes

  • @rogercarter1265
    @rogercarter1265 3 роки тому +7

    Such a relief when an actual linguists explains language ;) Nice job!

  • @nothingoriginal4202
    @nothingoriginal4202 3 роки тому +6

    Can we appreciate how we all just love this dude who gives us English lessons once in a while

  • @keilanihong6237
    @keilanihong6237 4 роки тому +769

    He looks so different dressed informally. He's a cool dude

    • @oliviah5651
      @oliviah5651 4 роки тому +1

      Keilani H He’s trying to be more Aussie

  • @hxc205
    @hxc205 4 роки тому +979

    4:20 "Here's a New York speaker"
    I'M CACKLING WHY does that man look like the perfect New Yorker

    • @steffen5121
      @steffen5121 4 роки тому +4

      4,20. Nice.

    • @tvhead
      @tvhead 4 роки тому +7

      Had me laughing as well - such an honest delivery. Head shake and everything.

    • @GrAYvTrAnE
      @GrAYvTrAnE 4 роки тому +5

      same bro, i was like "yoo vinny, i use to flip pizzahs witchu"

    • @cadwelltanner7616
      @cadwelltanner7616 4 роки тому +9

      Yotecai Luz live in new york, can confirm ive met at least 50 identical copies of that man

  • @Tryinglittleleg
    @Tryinglittleleg 2 роки тому +14

    Australia and New Zealand is so different how do people get them mixed up?!?!?!

  • @michaelryan3031
    @michaelryan3031 3 роки тому +20

    I’d like to see an accent graph that expresses all native English speaking accents based on how similar they are to one another. I feel like there are far more similarities between South England, Ireland, New England (particularly Massachusetts, and New York), South Africa, Australia and New Zealand. Another good phrase to test is ‘park the car in far harbor’

    • @NuttyRedBaBonkerz
      @NuttyRedBaBonkerz Рік тому

      how would you expect aussies vs kiwis to pronounce that?

    • @MultiKswift
      @MultiKswift Рік тому +1

      New York isn't a part of New England. I think you meant North-East of America which would include both New England (Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, Rhode Island) and the Mid-Atlantic (New York, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, and probably Delaware and Maryland).

  • @username7790
    @username7790 4 роки тому +1439

    Australian: Myth
    New Zealander: Meth

    • @yoonmikim5663
      @yoonmikim5663 4 роки тому +69

      Makes sense, since Lord of the Rings was filmed in New Zealand, and Tolkien intended it to be an addictive myth.

    • @LoFiAxolotl
      @LoFiAxolotl 4 роки тому +24

      i thought kiwis do sheep not meth

    • @BDBarnyard
      @BDBarnyard 4 роки тому +16

      @@LoFiAxolotl both there's a huge meth problem in nz these days

    • @xSunnyDaysx
      @xSunnyDaysx 4 роки тому +1

      IDDQD 😂😂😂

    • @trajectoryunown
      @trajectoryunown 4 роки тому

      @@LoFiAxolotl what

  • @meinsouza
    @meinsouza 4 роки тому +1374

    Wired: "Hey guys, how much Erik Singer you want?"
    All of us: "Yes!!"

    • @aalever
      @aalever 4 роки тому +20

      New Zealanders: "Yis!"

    • @15sixmedia
      @15sixmedia 4 роки тому

      Me: “Grossly overused style of joke!”

    • @isl7873
      @isl7873 4 роки тому +4

      He actually is the only reason I followed Wired

    • @stevetibbs5936
      @stevetibbs5936 4 роки тому

      КISФL 78, same here.

  • @hunter5w6
    @hunter5w6 3 роки тому +39

    bostonians be like “naught a laught of paughts”

  • @yoda8949
    @yoda8949 3 роки тому +16

    I have to say as an Aussie with many New Zealand friends this is quite accurate but cmon are those really the most Aussie and New Zealand people you could find at least in my opinion.

  • @marycanary86
    @marycanary86 4 роки тому +1651

    "draw a ling straight across england"
    *squiggliest line EVER*

    • @RB-747
      @RB-747 4 роки тому +44

      They also drew it across Wales lol

    • @1209c
      @1209c 4 роки тому +7

      thats because he didn't want to draw the line into Wales

    • @wishiwaslizbennet924
      @wishiwaslizbennet924 4 роки тому +17

      I mean Welsh accents are completely different anyways

    • @__-fm5qv
      @__-fm5qv 4 роки тому +5

      @@wishiwaslizbennet924 And even the difference between a cardiff and swansea accent is pretty stark if you've lived in either one for a bit.

    • @fraserfir476
      @fraserfir476 4 роки тому

      L i n g

  • @MoreFSL
    @MoreFSL 4 роки тому +752

    1:55 “you can draw a line straight across England”
    *draws super squiggly line across England*

    • @jacobrobinson884
      @jacobrobinson884 3 роки тому +26

      And Wales

    • @theseahag6639
      @theseahag6639 3 роки тому

      😂

    • @evanrowe4657
      @evanrowe4657 3 роки тому +1

      And Wales 😭😭😭

    • @kurtsudheim825
      @kurtsudheim825 3 роки тому +2

      Because it goes by cities, for the accents, not toilet on a map

    • @ChristoferKelly
      @ChristoferKelly 3 роки тому +10

      Yes, he was correct. You're conflating what he said, namely _"...draw a line straight across..."_ , with what you believe means the same as _"...draw a straight line across..."_ . In the first form, _"straight"_ is an adverb used to qualify the verb _"to draw"_ ; it describes *how* the action is to be done. As an adverb, _"straight"_ usually refers to carrying out an action _directly_ , _immediately_ , or-as used in this video- _continuously_ (i.e. without a break in the line). In the second form that you were thinking of, _"straight"_ is an adjective, which is used explicitly to describe a characteristic of the line itself. In adjectival usage, _"straight"_ will indicate the object it describes has _no bends_ , _no curves_ and _does not meander_ .

  • @valentinventures
    @valentinventures 3 роки тому +11

    I honestly think the kiwi accent really stands out. Very distinct vowel sounds, whereas the more cultivated city dweller version of the Aussie accent has some similarities to certain southern British accents if you aren’t familiar with it (I’m not talking about the strong, Steve Irwin country Aussie accent, that’s different). It’s the vocab that really sets these dialects apart though.

  • @lennygdmn2713
    @lennygdmn2713 2 роки тому +12

    The accents in england practically change every meter u go

  • @roy4173
    @roy4173 4 роки тому +512

    Erik Singer: You may have seen me here before...
    Me: It's the only time I ever watch WIRED so...yeah that checks out.

  • @whoahanant
    @whoahanant 4 роки тому +800

    Is it just me or does everyone else really love this guy explaining accents?
    Every time he comes on I instantly click.

    • @alfredogonzalez9420
      @alfredogonzalez9420 4 роки тому +24

      He's the Bob Ross of accents everyone loves him

    • @ZioFeda
      @ZioFeda 4 роки тому +11

      I'm not a native speaker and this guy is invaluable to me. Not only does he help me understand a lot about the various English accents (which I don't have direct access to, of course), but he also makes me realize the tons of inconsistencies I have in my own accent and where I might have picked them up. He just makes me wanna crave for his knowledge, you know? XD

    • @bjaarki
      @bjaarki 4 роки тому +2

      Nah I'm kinda obsessed tbh I need more

    • @dorianjareth9198
      @dorianjareth9198 4 роки тому

      Yeah it's just you, thats why theres thousands of other people watching this video as well

  • @kathrynwitte3398
    @kathrynwitte3398 2 роки тому +3

    The socioeconomic variations within each of these regional accents can be great.

  • @OhioWeddingOfficiant
    @OhioWeddingOfficiant 3 роки тому

    Your videos are so informative. And you're so engaging. Well done my friend!

  • @nilsr.k.7007
    @nilsr.k.7007 4 роки тому +3849

    His face is literally like clickbait

    • @wat5709
      @wat5709 4 роки тому +7

      Nils R.K. What???

    • @truthsmiles
      @truthsmiles 4 роки тому +31

      @@wat5709 Apparently he's attractive. Personally I think he looks a bit like a sleep-deprived lima bean, but I'm also terrible at judging other men, so ^shrug^

    • @melsyoutube
      @melsyoutube 4 роки тому +6

      a seat!

    • @cyan.6399
      @cyan.6399 4 роки тому +4

      @@truthsmiles No, the joke is that he looks constantly distressed or smug.

    • @mediocre_violist
      @mediocre_violist 4 роки тому +48

      Yup. People love seeing him in videos now, so if they see his face in a thumbnail they instantly click.

  • @anniecompton503
    @anniecompton503 4 роки тому +628

    I love how the Boston speaker starts cracking up because she knows she’s given herself away 100% lol

    • @polkablues
      @polkablues 3 роки тому +45

      It's like she's realizing what her own accent actually sounds like for the first time. I love it.

    • @LisaBeergutHolst
      @LisaBeergutHolst 2 роки тому +44

      Meanwhile the New York speaker was just annoyed that there were so few pots lol

  • @ImSpun13
    @ImSpun13 3 роки тому +10

    That Australian and New Zealand *_“Fish and Chips”_* comparison sounded the same to me

    • @jadelouise8921
      @jadelouise8921 2 роки тому

      Both people they showed didn't really have strong accents. The Aussie should have had more emphasis on the i sounds and the kiwi should've sounded more like an e sound i.e. fesh and cheps

  • @ycajal
    @ycajal 3 роки тому

    This is incredibly helpful Thank you

  • @hannalowenherz4839
    @hannalowenherz4839 4 роки тому +572

    Eric: I am Eric singer, a dialect coach.
    Me: ah thanks Eric, I think everyone here knows why we are here. No need for formalities. Now gimme the *stuff* ;)

    • @nebsu_
      @nebsu_ 4 роки тому +4

      its erik! ERIK! with a K! >:CCC

  • @sianvaladian8574
    @sianvaladian8574 4 роки тому +737

    Me literally the second he mentions aussie vs kiwi accents: whoever is mockingly saying 'fush and chups' is australian you can bet on it

    • @Cbyneorne
      @Cbyneorne 4 роки тому +85

      ​@Lord Farquaad No more or less funny than feesh and cheeps.

    • @peterbrazukas7771
      @peterbrazukas7771 4 роки тому +168

      Another way to discover aussies in a crowd: Shout 'aussie aussie aussie!' They're genetically disposed to answer 'oi oi oi!'

    • @ahhaboom
      @ahhaboom 4 роки тому +127

      "There's a phrase you can use..."
      ""Oh god he's gonna say Fish and Chips isn't he""

    • @jamieian
      @jamieian 4 роки тому +7

      🐟&🍟

    • @phia6862
      @phia6862 4 роки тому +5

      I have a NZ accent, but my mother has a Aussie accent. I was always make fun of her for saying “fush and chups” xD

  • @CraigBass1988
    @CraigBass1988 2 роки тому +6

    You need to do a series where subscribers submit videos of them speaking and Erik has to try to place their accent. Please!?

  • @davidreichert9392
    @davidreichert9392 3 роки тому +7

    Canada vs USA wasn't covered, but one key indicator is the way he said "coach" near the beginning which is very distinctly American.

    • @rickyjagodowski69
      @rickyjagodowski69 3 роки тому +1

      Canadians also pronounce "out" "oat."

    • @shaina8947
      @shaina8947 2 роки тому

      @@rickyjagodowski69 mostly in the prairies as far as i know, here in toronto we don't talk like that so my peers & i were confused by this statement for a long time lol

  • @arunghadi
    @arunghadi 4 роки тому +966

    Nobody: .....
    New Yorker: That's NADALADAPATS

    • @ephy9590
      @ephy9590 4 роки тому +36

      It's some milliseconds faster to do the A than the O. If you know New Yorkers, you know we gotta go fast lol

    • @notsogreen
      @notsogreen 4 роки тому +4

      No that's Baston. Or someone pretended they were a NYer.

    • @themarquis8716
      @themarquis8716 4 роки тому

      im dying

    • @noahrobinson5954
      @noahrobinson5954 4 роки тому +1

      *cough cough* New Yaakor. Us in Upstate New York talk normally.

    • @brendanfoehr5086
      @brendanfoehr5086 4 роки тому +19

      I think you mean Nahda lahda pahts.

  • @parafraceren
    @parafraceren 4 роки тому +1472

    California: That’s not a lot of pot.

    • @MrYouarethecancer
      @MrYouarethecancer 4 роки тому +78

      Colorado: This is.

    • @TheUltraViolets08
      @TheUltraViolets08 4 роки тому +8

      Accurate.

    • @tyreebrownart
      @tyreebrownart 4 роки тому

      parafraceren 😂😂😂

    • @bellsTheorem1138
      @bellsTheorem1138 4 роки тому +1

      That's not enough pot.

    • @errhka
      @errhka 4 роки тому +19

      He should do one where it's the accents of California - we supposedly don't have accents but there are actually tons around the state

  • @angellorah7689
    @angellorah7689 Рік тому

    very helpful, thanks

  • @Jay-we2ek
    @Jay-we2ek Рік тому +4

    I'm English and it's SO easy to tell NZ and AUS accents apart. They are very different. One main point is AUS vowels are very drawn out and sound long, whereas NZ seem to change vowels, like "thit" for that, or "fush" for fish.

  • @kristoferjuztin2406
    @kristoferjuztin2406 4 роки тому +3975

    You forgot the most important aussie phrase “we hate our priminister”.

    • @cora-illus
      @cora-illus 4 роки тому +119

      And of course, "fuckin outta grog again"

    • @AryanSharma-ce6hw
      @AryanSharma-ce6hw 4 роки тому +161

      Its insane how he went for holidays when Australia is burning.

    • @avaaa2496
      @avaaa2496 4 роки тому +62

      fuckin scomo

    • @ellatheghost194
      @ellatheghost194 4 роки тому +40

      it’s prime minister mate

    • @LiverpoolfcEPL
      @LiverpoolfcEPL 4 роки тому +52

      @@ellatheghost194 no its prrraaeem ministaa mate

  • @Anothergingerman
    @Anothergingerman 4 роки тому +1221

    *me trying to sleep*
    *the voices in my head*
    *”THATS NOT A LOT OF POTS”*

    • @milkbread5036
      @milkbread5036 4 роки тому +9

      looooooooool

    • @brienelwoodwashburn2839
      @brienelwoodwashburn2839 4 роки тому +46

      Yeah, that NY accent has burrowed into my brain. He said it with such conviction, like someone just asked him to make 30 batches of pasta and he wasn’t impressed with their pots situation

    • @simplicitylost
      @simplicitylost 4 роки тому +5

      Brien Elwood Washburn You're so right! His was the only example that didn't sound forced.

    • @AlexG-jm7cd
      @AlexG-jm7cd 3 роки тому

      STAAAAWWPH

    • @Kowen959
      @Kowen959 3 роки тому +1

      That’s an awfully hot coffee pot

  • @HenriqueSantosCosta
    @HenriqueSantosCosta 3 роки тому +5

    Getting Kingpin to do the NY accent was a nice touch.

  • @bettyboop73
    @bettyboop73 3 роки тому

    very useful, thanks!!!!

  • @cloeyay
    @cloeyay 4 роки тому +1305

    How many acents do you know?
    Eric Singer: yes

  • @HarryU99
    @HarryU99 4 роки тому +401

    "Then you're dealing with a Geordie" that sounded so much like a warning 😂

    • @SirCommoner
      @SirCommoner 2 роки тому +21

      Step 2: Diffusing the oncoming attacks

    • @someguy2744
      @someguy2744 2 роки тому +5

      Preparation is half the battle.

    • @sullychow4123
      @sullychow4123 Рік тому

      Batten down the hatches

  • @NnekaShakeZ
    @NnekaShakeZ 2 місяці тому

    I enjoy this so much!

  • @sebasrm1
    @sebasrm1 3 роки тому

    Loved this video!!!

  • @stealthassasin1day291
    @stealthassasin1day291 4 роки тому +712

    In a NY Accent just have them say: "Hey, I'm walking here.." Then you'll know

    • @trinaewicker4206
      @trinaewicker4206 4 роки тому +14

      Lol or when they keep saying "On my momma" 😂😂

    • @wheeze2429
      @wheeze2429 4 роки тому +33

      Ay, Aem Woakin' eah.

    • @nikiTricoteuse
      @nikiTricoteuse 4 роки тому +14

      Did you know that line wasn't actually in the script? He improvised it when he was almost hit by a car. Cool huh?

    • @user-lb1ob4wf5k
      @user-lb1ob4wf5k 4 роки тому +15

      @@nikiTricoteuse mmhm. It was a real taxi driver that ignored the signs that said they were filming.

    • @Kekkai_
      @Kekkai_ 4 роки тому +13

      Sheila P and that’s how you tell it’s a New York driver

  • @bubblybubbles4023
    @bubblybubbles4023 4 роки тому +1215

    Do the American vs the Canadian accents. Many ppl outside of North America can't distinguish the two.

    • @shrayyashtiwari9064
      @shrayyashtiwari9064 4 роки тому +166

      Make them say "about" lmao

    • @Delinae
      @Delinae 4 роки тому +58

      @@shrayyashtiwari9064 actually that's a decent way to tell an Atlantic Canada accent.

    • @purpleghost106
      @purpleghost106 4 роки тому +40

      @@shrayyashtiwari9064 Radical.Compounds is correct, but it's not a wide-spread feature of Canadian accents.
      As a BCite born in Vancouver, the best way to hear our accent is listen for Ts.
      Go ahead and listen to Ryan Reynolds pronounce his Ts. He aspirates them like many Vancouverites, because most of us don't do the T/D mushing that most US accents have, when we say Kite it's "kh-eye-t". Crisp audible Ts, and frankly I love that.

    • @shrayyashtiwari9064
      @shrayyashtiwari9064 4 роки тому +3

      I was joking people, lol.

    • @shrayyashtiwari9064
      @shrayyashtiwari9064 4 роки тому +5

      But, thank y'all, honestly. This is good info.

  • @TomWDW1
    @TomWDW1 3 роки тому +14

    Most comments are like "This is fun!" or "We love Erik!" or "That's my accent!"
    All the Brits are here being pedantic about where the line goes. No one cares, guys. No one. Cares.

  • @judiroth7855
    @judiroth7855 2 роки тому

    I love this❤️👏👍. Thanks so much👍

  • @georgia9809
    @georgia9809 4 роки тому +1587

    wish he talked about Canadian vs. American accents

    • @WilliamAndrea
      @WilliamAndrea 4 роки тому +33

      Canadian raising is the biggest tell. A Canadian will pronounce the vowel in "prize" like an American, but the vowel in "price" will be different, and same for "loud" vs "out". It's not perfect tho, some American accents also have the "prize-price" split, and a few have the "loud-out" split, plus there's some variation in Canadian accents.
      en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canadian_raising

    • @querps1043
      @querps1043 4 роки тому +42

      Accents within Canada and America vary more than Canadian and American accents as a whole would.

    • @saynotop2w
      @saynotop2w 4 роки тому +15

      I can't tell a B.C. person (British Colombian?) and a Californian apart.

    • @treebush
      @treebush 4 роки тому +3

      @@saynotop2w all of canadian accent is basically Californians.

    • @themarquis8716
      @themarquis8716 4 роки тому +27

      @@treebush umm no

  • @theSUICIDEfox
    @theSUICIDEfox 4 роки тому +467

    Yo the NY guy is NY in ways more than just his accent. He's the perfect pick for this 🤣

    • @dallasthomas7431
      @dallasthomas7431 4 роки тому +6

      Lmfaooo😂😂

    • @jjwp-ql5rv
      @jjwp-ql5rv 4 роки тому +5

      Nahhda Lahhda Pahhts

    • @aloe.0v0
      @aloe.0v0 4 роки тому +13

      Buddy is in the Waste Management business 100%

    • @vaahtobileet
      @vaahtobileet 4 роки тому +5

      "here's the first American of the video" *fat dude with a skyscraper and those red buildings with roof water tanks on the background*

  • @tiapeep4340
    @tiapeep4340 3 роки тому +10

    When the diagram was pointing at the 'south of England' I wanted to cry, ur pointing at Wales ya wetty 😭

  • @amilton1015
    @amilton1015 3 роки тому

    Amazing lesson

  • @dogtrainer2211
    @dogtrainer2211 4 роки тому +253

    I wish he did the actual accents, would love to hear him doing all of them

  • @ironlog31
    @ironlog31 4 роки тому +200

    Wired and Bon Appetit both proving that they read the comments and provide what the viewers ask for... thank you just thank you

    • @LoFiAxolotl
      @LoFiAxolotl 4 роки тому +1

      Then how come It's alive videos aren't daily?

    • @TheFranchiseCA
      @TheFranchiseCA 4 роки тому +2

      More gourmet versions of common candy? Don't mind if I do...

  • @joachimkoka5030
    @joachimkoka5030 3 роки тому

    All the videos with Erik are the greatest videos on the internet

  • @grantbmilburn
    @grantbmilburn 3 роки тому +3

    I believe we Kiwis tend to chain-shift the short closed vowels: pan>pen>pin>pun.