I love the rain metaphor. There's actually a theory that languages and accents correlate to the landscapes of their speakers. So perhaps too for weather.
@@goofygrandlouis6296 Jade's just concentrating rather than putting on an insincere show. This stuff triggers people, if she slips up the sniping in the comments will be savage.
This is brilliant! I'm a native British English speaker and language industry professional of over 20 years and I can honestly say that teaching accent is one of the most challenging aspects of language learning. These tips are excellent and spot on. I laughed out loud when you said "not a lot of bottles" - it's perfect!
She’s speaking with a southern English accent - nothing like mine - I’m from north east England and no I don’t speak in a Tyneside dialect. it’s to do with the inflection in the sentence- she drops the end of her sentences whereas we raise the ends of our sentences
Interestingly, I as an American, have a British friend who, as an actor, is trying to perfect his American accent. I have a unique and undeniably American accent. I told him that if he could get me, he'd be brilliant. Working together, we found that getting the cadence was half the battle. Just as Britain, there are a plethora of American accents and I suggested trying to channel a specific region or person. Hugh Laurie was great.
American here - never pronounced as deTAIL or caFE. Do say maSSAGE, though. The northern version sounds more American than the American example given, which sounds more like a specific midwestern US accent.
Yes, native Californian here and we do the tt/dd thing, good on u for pointing that out. I’d like to hear where your accent is from and what’s have you explain to viewers where you’re borrowing American accents, or do your research, because west coasters do not sound like mid-westerners, do not sound like east coasters, but great effort for a quick video!
It's so good to see that Americans Australians Canadians and MA y others respect the the English from England. Otherwise, brasilians tend to be toxic or disrespectful towards Portuguese from Portugal, my language. Tho I'm happy for you guys!!
It is important to note that this lady is speaking with an ENGLISH accent - there is no “British” accent. More specifically she is speaking with a southern English accent from somewhere in the Home Counties like Hampshire, for example. Though I am from “Britain”, I am Scottish and I can assure you we sound nothing alike. It is just another typical example of the assumption that British and English are synonymous and fully interchangeable. They are not. Britain consists of the nations of England, Scotland and Wales and the provinces in Northern Ireland. No one accent can truly represent the people living there. A bit like telling a Texan their accent isn’t American and that the only American accents are spoken in New York.
I agree there's no British accent, and the concept of "British English" is a made up one, invented by Americans, to gain leverage in the worlds of language teaching and dictionary sales. But it's not like she (or indeed Scottish teachers of English) have to talk like Jimmy (see you) McJimmy. She talks the way she talks, and it's pretty representative of English teachers - pronounced and deliberate.
My first thought entirely. I listen to a lot of English sportcasters and some of them I can understand but there are a couple of them I for the love of me can't ascertain what the heck they are saying and they are not Scottish so I wonder if it is alright to say that there is a British accent 🤔
@@adeogi1904 I think the original poster is that the British Isles is made up of three in inverted commas countries Wales England and Scotland and not forgetting Northern Ireland and they all sound quite different.
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I'm glad to see you again, you know you have inspired me to create my own UA-cam channel. I've seen your videos for years, I love your work. Thanks Jade, and keep it up
I like the British "accent" that is often called the "received" English. What I like most about it is its relative clarity compared with standard American English. As a particular example, what I like about the Brittish "t" is its sharp clarity. As Ms Joddle described, there is the glottal stop, which seems to delete the "t", but it is replaced by the stop; it is not just omitted. I do not care to implement the stop in my speech, but I do try to make my "t"s sharper, clearer. I find the American pronunciation in many regards, just laziness. Speech without much effort. That I don't favor.
Yes, our educational standard was based on BrE, and I also remember some kinda 'progressive' teachers who studied AmE and were telling their pupils (students) that the school textbooks we 'outdated'.
This was really interesting, to see the breakdown and comparisons between US and UK (generally) accents. I am american, when I was in uni (love that) I lived in the international dorms, and several English students were rugby players, I hung out with them a lot and picked up the accent (I have a really good musical ear so can get tones easily) so well that my friends and I would go to the bar and pretend I was an English transfer student to get guys to buy us pitchers of beer, lol. Seems to me the best way to pick up an accent is just be around folks to talk like it all the time and then practice it. But I'm always afraid if I practice it around Brits I will offend them. People are funny about stuff like that sometimes!
When in the US Brits have to speak reeeeallly sloooowly to make sure you are understood. I once ordered a jug o' milk and ended up with a chocolate milk!
British sounds authentic, sophisticated and classy! American English is the simplified version of English .To me, even "formal " American sounds casual . Thanks for your lovely and extremely useful lessons.
In the Oxford Dictionary and Merriam-Webster (American dictionary) you will see that the word 'detail' has two variants in American English. One of them is stressed on the second syllable. That being said, I could have pronounced it better in the video. /dɪˈteɪl/
It's not even close to a hard/fast rule that the second syllable should be stressed in American English (particularly with the word "Detail" but maybe even with the word "Café"). For some words, changing the stress changes the role of the word. As when a someone de-SERTS to the DE-sert
@@JadeJoddle I guess it depends on what part of American you in. All Americans I have spoken to pronouce it with the stress on the first part of the word so it will be pronouced as Di-teil. I know this because I am learning the standared american accent for acting purpose and I hired an an American accent voice coach who also a speech pathalogist and when I asked her about this word and she said that in General American English the stress for that word is always on the first part off the word but maybe sometimes you can hear American say it on the second part but it is rare. She also mentioned don't alway go with what the dictionary says because it sometimes it wrong, like for example the work "Bank" in the dictionary is "Baenk" with "a" sound as in the word "flat" but she told me when a word ends with a "nk" or "ng" and the preceeding letter is "A" that "A" sound is a long A sound as in the word "Break" so you see the dictionary does not always get it right.
Basically agree that it varies among Americans, but when used as a noun, I think that stressing the first syllable is more common. However, in the rarer use as a verb, i.e. "Please detail your conversation with Mr. Jones", the second syllable is usually stressed.
@MathematicalPhysics Check out Rachel's English on words that end with "ng" or "nk" sound with letter "A" sound before it and you see she mentions it as well. I would post the link but sometimes youtube owners disable links to other youtube channels, so what this means is the message won't show up. Trust me I have tried.
The one accent quirk I was most expecting to hear in this lesson that wasn't mentioned was how (some?) Brits add an "r" sound on the end of words that end in "a". Like "umbrella" sounds like "umbreller" and a girl named "Becca" would sound like "Becker". Curious if there is a proper name for that tick. Thanks.
I’m not sure they are saying an /r/ in those words (I would need to hear an example to be sure). I think they may be saying an /ɜː/. However, if the next word is begins with a vowel then they will pronounce an /r/ at the end of those words to link to the next vowel . It’s called /r/ insertion.
Very interesting lesson. I am an American from the South. My accent is not as hard and flat as a Northeastern accent or most Midwestern accents. I speak with a lilt and a drawl. My long 'a's' are more drawn out than either the Midwestern accent or the English accent even though it is flatter, if that is the right way to put it, than an English accent, but not as flat as the Midwestern or NE accent. I say three out of the four words that Jade started with- debut, detail, and cafe- with the accent on the first syllable but I do say 'massage' with the accent on the second syllable. I say hard 'r's,' but a lot of other Southerns pronounce their r's at the end of a word more like the English. I also pronounce the 'u's' in the middle of the word more like the English. I say 'bottle' with the glottal (poetry in the making) like Jade pronounces the 'o.'
As a non native english speaker, I felt annoyed by having to understand not only english itself but also a lot of strange accents. On the other hand, being exposed to different accents actually helps to learn english in the end, since it makes you listen more.
9:05 ...riges of gray clouds cover the bright sky and the owner of the clearest English accent London rain begins his long leisurely conversation with the holders of colorful umbrellas...
A 'British accent' is what people living outside of Britain generally refer to as an English accent. Scottish and Welsh accents are simply called Scottish and Welsh accents, not sure why, that is just the way it is.
In almost all parts of England, and definitely in the standard dialects (close to RP), R is pronounced BEFORE VOWEL SOUNDS (and only there). The "not at the end of words" explanation is inadequate, and also wrong, since we English do pronounce a final R when the next word (in the same breath group/phrase) begins with a vowel sound, e.g. "My teacheR is British." We even tend to introduce an R sound after words ending in a vowel, e.g. "the idea R of it". This is known as "intrusive R".
People made fun of the band REO Speedwagon, because their lead singer pronounced final 'r's very strongly. They didn't trail away like most singers, regardless of county-of-origin. Now, I know people who still "warsh with warter", so...there it is.
wow, i'm not a native speaker but that "extra" R is very noticeable and i've always wondered what it is but never got to research it. thank you for your comment, it's enlightening!
Something I’ve noticed about the English accent, particularly from Londoners, is their nasal sound. They as if they had a head cold - it sounds cool and distinguished, don’t get me wrong. The Norman French probably influenced the English to talk with nasal sounds. Before the Norman invasion I suppose the way English people sounded were more akin to Germanic accent, where the Saxons, Angles, and Frisian people who came from mainland Europe and then settled in the British Isles.
I'm English and have lived here all my life and the first way you pronounced 'massage' was correct - as opposed to 'your' correct version which is French.
? She said it ‘British’ style first and it was spot on. The second was American style and it wasn’t how I’ve ever pronounced it after 55 years living all over England. So I agree with her.
Well 'massage' is indeed a French word so it kinda makes sense to pronunce it the French way but that'd actually be the 'posh' pronunciation in England, see her more recent video about that ;)
Im so happy I found your channel. I’m an American Voice over artist and I’m working on building a British accent. This is so helpful. You’re an absolute delight! Thank you so much!
iI didnt know there was such a thing as a BRITISH accent.Britain is England,Scotland and Wales,all of whom have their own accents.I presume you mean ENGLISH accent??
@@graceomalley4 When it comes to languages in the UK, Welsh is only spoken in some parts is Wales (29% of the Welsh population nonetheless), Gaelic is only spoken in North-West Scotland (1.1% of the population) and only about 5% of people in Northern Ireland speak Irish (Gaelic). I'm afraid she is partially right when she talks about the 'British' accent, even though her examples are very much southern English. Likewise, there is a variety of accents in the US (think for example New York, Mississippi, California and, say, North Dakota) but they are all 'American' accents because of several common features such as the retroflex 'r'.
I worked for a Dutch guy many years ago. He had been in America for about 10 years and had (from my perspective, obv) what sounded like a Swedish accent. His brother was in America several years before him and had what sounded like a more straight German accent.
@@MichaelBradley1967 marjo, a dutch lady from amsterdam, who works at my bank in TEXAS, says everyone asks her if she is from pennsylvania...including me. it sounds very dutch, because we have a lot of dutch up there. it is softer, because of other influences, but you can definately hear it.
This is also useful for people with a regional British accent to speak in a more neutral accent. I’m from Liverpool and my wife is from the West Country but we now speak standard English, and our children have beautiful English accents.
@@1000pollak Could this be because European starts with a Y consonant sound? I was taught that it has to be a vowel sound not just a vowel so you would say 'the university' or 'the(e) hour". Just a thought
You DON'T speak British. You can speak various English accents. Or you use a Scottish, or Welsh accent. But there is no such thing as a British accent. I know. I'm English!
Good on you mate! I,m Scottish and use my West Central Scots Accent! I have cousins in Cornwall, they have their Cornish accent ! I understand it ! I hate those who demean others accents !
English was my 4th language to learn - after German/Swedish and Latin. When you say "British", I think, you mean "English". English accents of English are spoken in the south of Britain. Welsh accents are heard in the West and Scottish accents can be heard in the beautiful North of that island. Irish is a different matter and not really cared of in Britain, sorry, England.
This is very true. I'm personally a big fan of the Appalachian accents because of their warmth and familiarity. The majority of 'American' accents foreigners here are those used in films and so tend to be coastal.
By British you mean Scottish, Welsh or English? There’s no such thing as “a” British accent. There are lots of accents from Britain, however. Are you going to teach them the Thames Valley glottal stop?
By British she means English. I don't think anyone outside of Britain refers to people living in Scotland as British, I'm mentioning all this to let you know what the rest of the world means by British, I realize it must frustrate you, but it is what it is. oh, by the way, people from Wales aren't considered British either, strictly just people from England are, the world is unfair, I know..
I love the rain metaphor. There's actually a theory that languages and accents correlate to the landscapes of their speakers. So perhaps too for weather.
Does that apply to mood as well ?
Because I don't see our teacher smile a lot. 😃
A few of those videos and I'll be jumping myself off a cliff.
@@goofygrandlouis6296 Jade's just concentrating rather than putting on an insincere show.
This stuff triggers people, if she slips up the sniping in the comments will be savage.
@@RobBCactive I guess.
@@goofygrandlouis6296 She has a video explaining more, but the Hull Uni talk with people there shows her smiling more
@@goofygrandlouis6296 Actually, I find Jade's deadpan delivery very entertaining.
This is brilliant! I'm a native British English speaker and language industry professional of over 20 years and I can honestly say that teaching accent is one of the most challenging aspects of language learning. These tips are excellent and spot on. I laughed out loud when you said "not a lot of bottles" - it's perfect!
Thank you for your kind comment. I’m glad you liked the video. 👍
@@JadeJoddleteacher i want to see you while lough😂😅. You ever did not lough
@@bahattinkarakoca8116we're here to learn.. not like you wanting to see someone laugh for no reason just for the sake of entertainment.
@@haruka_niki no problem. ♡♡♡
Unlike other English UA-camrs, her accent is actually genuine lovely English
Not really it isn’t no. It lacks the “ musicality “ ie it’s a little flat and ‘ heavy’ to my ears
She’s speaking with a southern English accent - nothing like mine - I’m from north east England and no I don’t speak in a Tyneside dialect. it’s to do with the inflection in the sentence- she drops the end of her sentences whereas we raise the ends of our sentences
Jade's making effort to speak slowly and clearly.
You’ve been doing these videos for years. We can’t ever thank you enough!
I like English accents , but I'm from Scotland and I sound my R's properly.
I can almost hear the Icelanders scoffing!
Like very much Scottish accent mainly the rs how to pronounce
And we do so in Devon too.
David and we can say an H correctly too!
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Interestingly, I as an American, have a British friend who, as an actor, is trying to perfect his American accent. I have a unique and undeniably American accent. I told him that if he could get me, he'd be brilliant. Working together, we found that getting the cadence was half the battle. Just as Britain, there are a plethora of American accents and I suggested trying to channel a specific region or person. Hugh Laurie was great.
American here - never pronounced as deTAIL or caFE. Do say maSSAGE, though. The northern version sounds more American than the American example given, which sounds more like a specific midwestern US accent.
Yes, native Californian here and we do the tt/dd thing, good on u for pointing that out. I’d like to hear where your accent is from and what’s have you explain to viewers where you’re borrowing American accents, or do your research, because west coasters do not sound like mid-westerners, do not sound like east coasters, but great effort for a quick video!
She was talking about American accent in general from a British point of view.
That was brilliant. Thank you
It's so good to see that Americans Australians Canadians and MA y others respect the the English from England.
Otherwise, brasilians tend to be toxic or disrespectful towards Portuguese from Portugal, my language.
Tho I'm happy for you guys!!
I’m Canadian and my ears prefer the Portuguese from Portugal rather than from Brazil. It’s more earthy and sophisticated at the same time.
Raindrops effect is REALLY something to learn about. Thank you, Jade, very much!
It is important to note that this lady is speaking with an ENGLISH accent - there is no “British” accent. More specifically she is speaking with a southern English accent from somewhere in the Home Counties like Hampshire, for example. Though I am from “Britain”, I am Scottish and I can assure you we sound nothing alike. It is just another typical example of the assumption that British and English are synonymous and fully interchangeable. They are not. Britain consists of the nations of England, Scotland and Wales and the provinces in Northern Ireland. No one accent can truly represent the people living there. A bit like telling a Texan their accent isn’t American and that the only American accents are spoken in New York.
Nobody outside the Home Counties has that accent :)
Reminds me that there are there is a small island off the US east coast where the inhabitants speak with a 19th century English accent
I agree there's no British accent, and the concept of "British English" is a made up one, invented by Americans, to gain leverage in the worlds of language teaching and dictionary sales. But it's not like she (or indeed Scottish teachers of English) have to talk like Jimmy (see you) McJimmy. She talks the way she talks, and it's pretty representative of English teachers - pronounced and deliberate.
My first thought entirely. I listen to a lot of English sportcasters and some of them I can understand but there are a couple of them I for the love of me can't ascertain what the heck they are saying and they are not Scottish so I wonder if it is alright to say that there is a British accent 🤔
@@adeogi1904 I think the original poster is that the British Isles is made up of three in inverted commas countries Wales England and Scotland and not forgetting Northern Ireland and they all sound quite different.
I'm glad to see you again, you know you have inspired me to create my own UA-cam channel. I've seen your videos for years, I love your work. Thanks Jade, and keep it up
I like the British "accent" that is often called the "received" English. What I like most about it is its relative clarity compared with standard American English. As a particular example, what I like about the Brittish "t" is its sharp clarity. As Ms Joddle described, there is the glottal stop, which seems to delete the "t", but it is replaced by the stop; it is not just omitted. I do not care to implement the stop in my speech, but I do try to make my "t"s sharper, clearer. I find the American pronunciation in many regards, just laziness. Speech without much effort. That I don't favor.
For my liking and understanding, this is the best explanation I ever have had. I subscribed!
Are you harrys brother?
In the USSR I was taught to pronounce the same way. Hello from Soviet school.
Yes, our educational standard was based on BrE, and I also remember some kinda 'progressive' teachers who studied AmE and were telling their pupils (students) that the school textbooks we 'outdated'.
As a Californian, I pronounce detail just like you. And for cafe we put equal stress on each syllable
I had watched many videos about how to speak in British accent. This video really helped me. Thanks Jade.. 😊👍
This was really interesting, to see the breakdown and comparisons between US and UK (generally) accents. I am american, when I was in uni (love that) I lived in the international dorms, and several English students were rugby players, I hung out with them a lot and picked up the accent (I have a really good musical ear so can get tones easily) so well that my friends and I would go to the bar and pretend I was an English transfer student to get guys to buy us pitchers of beer, lol. Seems to me the best way to pick up an accent is just be around folks to talk like it all the time and then practice it. But I'm always afraid if I practice it around Brits I will offend them. People are funny about stuff like that sometimes!
If you do it around friends and tell them why you're doing it, I think most British people would be fine.
This is a fun and interesting video. Please note, this is not Received English, old style BBC RP. She is a Londoner.
Estuary accent, perhaps.
Indeed. Nowhere near RP.
Rythm of rain ... great comparison
Humble teacher & you speak with clear pronunciation. Thanks for all your videos, they are priceless...
Thank you for watching. 👍
Thank you very much for your simple, clear, and informative video. I really appreciate it.
Congratulations, a really effective lesson. More of the same please!
I like this accent, it's very clear and sounds good.
Thank you for the informative video, Jade! I find it quite useful. Haven't watched your video's for a while. You look gorgeous!
Thank you for watching again. 🙂
It's mainly Jade's wonderful accent why I'm here!
Great Video Thank you Jade
This is quite a good idea and very well presented. Thanks. I'm going to subscribe right now.
Beautiful hair!!
I just looove the sound of British English. 😍
Long hair really suits you Jade!
Love this lesson so deeply
Thanks for watching. 🙂
When in the US Brits have to speak reeeeallly sloooowly to make sure you are understood. I once ordered a jug o' milk and ended up with a chocolate milk!
A jug of milk? What?
A jug of milk. Why do people not know what a jug of milk is.
Jodie, you not only best teacher ive ever seen, but also you drive me crazy.............. I love the way you speak and teach..... ❤️❤️
Another great lesson. Learning the right prononciation is so important to sound like a true Brit ☺️Thank you Jade 👍🏼
Thank you for watching. Glad you liked it. 🙂
I don't know why this video was recommended to me, but I'm glad I watched it! I learned something new!
There is no such thing as a "british" accent,
That is an english accent.
Exactly!
@@elvonette england is not britain, it is only a part of britain .
British English.
There's also no such thing as an English accent. There are dozens, which vary hugely.
@@harrynewiss4630 I think he's confused language with accent.
British sounds authentic, sophisticated and classy! American English is the simplified version of English .To me, even "formal " American sounds casual . Thanks for your lovely and extremely useful lessons.
Thank you so much jade this was amazing and informative.
Hi Teacher Jade, great video, very useful!!!
If you want to say "Yes" in a posh English accent, just say "Ears".
😂😂😂 it works!!
Lol. Thanks 4 the advice 😄
Hice for house is my favourite!
Hey, thats cool, need to remember that.
That's why Prince Charles speaks the way he does! lol
Thanks for the tips.
It's DE-tail in American English too. My American friends told me de-TAIL was highly unnatural.
In the Oxford Dictionary and Merriam-Webster (American dictionary) you will see that the word 'detail' has two variants in American English. One of them is stressed on the second syllable. That being said, I could have pronounced it better in the video. /dɪˈteɪl/
It's not even close to a hard/fast rule that the second syllable should be stressed in American English (particularly with the word "Detail" but maybe even with the word "Café"). For some words, changing the stress changes the role of the word. As when a someone de-SERTS to the DE-sert
@@JadeJoddle
I guess it depends on what part of American you in. All Americans I have spoken to pronouce it with the stress on the first part of the word so it will be pronouced as Di-teil.
I know this because I am learning the standared american accent for acting purpose and I hired an an American accent voice coach who also a speech pathalogist and when I asked her about this word and she said that in General American English the stress for that word is always on the first part off the word but maybe sometimes you can hear American say it on the second part but it is rare.
She also mentioned don't alway go with what the dictionary says because it sometimes it wrong, like for example the work "Bank" in the dictionary is "Baenk" with "a" sound as in the word "flat" but she told me when a word ends with a "nk" or "ng" and the preceeding letter is "A" that "A" sound is a long A sound as in the word "Break" so you see the dictionary does not always get it right.
Basically agree that it varies among Americans, but when used as a noun, I think that stressing the first syllable is more common. However, in the rarer use as a verb, i.e. "Please detail your conversation with Mr. Jones", the second syllable is usually stressed.
@MathematicalPhysics
Check out Rachel's English on words that end with "ng" or "nk" sound with letter "A" sound before it and you see she mentions it as well. I would post the link but sometimes youtube owners disable links to other youtube channels, so what this means is the message won't show up. Trust me I have tried.
Thanks Jade; nice to follow your lessons:)
The one accent quirk I was most expecting to hear in this lesson that wasn't mentioned was how (some?) Brits add an "r" sound on the end of words that end in "a". Like "umbrella" sounds like "umbreller" and a girl named "Becca" would sound like "Becker". Curious if there is a proper name for that tick. Thanks.
I’m not sure they are saying an /r/ in those words (I would need to hear an example to be sure). I think they may be saying an /ɜː/.
However, if the next word is begins with a vowel then they will pronounce an /r/ at the end of those words to link to the next vowel . It’s called /r/ insertion.
@@JadeJoddle Thanks, I believe that's what I'm thinking of. For example, "Becca is my friend" would sound like "Beccer is my friend".
I'm not an expert in this area but I have heard it referred to as an "intrusive r"
Very interesting lesson. I am an American from the South. My accent is not as hard and flat as a Northeastern accent or most Midwestern accents. I speak with a lilt and a drawl. My long 'a's' are more drawn out than either the Midwestern accent or the English accent even though it is flatter, if that is the right way to put it, than an English accent, but not as flat as the Midwestern or NE accent. I say three out of the four words that Jade started with- debut, detail, and cafe- with the accent on the first syllable but I do say 'massage' with the accent on the second syllable. I say hard 'r's,' but a lot of other Southerns pronounce their r's at the end of a word more like the English. I also pronounce the 'u's' in the middle of the word more like the English. I say 'bottle' with the glottal (poetry in the making) like Jade pronounces the 'o.'
As a non native english speaker, I felt annoyed by having to understand not only english itself but also a lot of strange accents. On the other hand, being exposed to different accents actually helps to learn english in the end, since it makes you listen more.
9:05 ...riges of gray clouds cover the bright sky and the owner of the clearest English accent London rain begins his long leisurely conversation with the holders of colorful umbrellas...
WTF is a "BRITISH" accent? English, Scots, Welsh or Irish YES!
A 'British accent' is what people living outside of Britain generally refer to as an English accent. Scottish and Welsh accents are simply called Scottish and Welsh accents, not sure why, that is just the way it is.
Meaning RP
@@bottlerocket3218 just because it's that way doesn't mean it's good
Oxford she should of said ?
@@markusbuelow7871 that sentence isn't even English.
Brilliant as always !!! Thank you.
In almost all parts of England, and definitely in the standard dialects (close to RP), R is pronounced BEFORE VOWEL SOUNDS (and only there). The "not at the end of words" explanation is inadequate, and also wrong, since we English do pronounce a final R when the next word (in the same breath group/phrase) begins with a vowel sound, e.g. "My teacheR is British." We even tend to introduce an R sound after words ending in a vowel, e.g. "the idea R of it". This is known as "intrusive R".
People made fun of the band REO Speedwagon, because their lead singer pronounced final 'r's very strongly. They didn't trail away like most singers, regardless of county-of-origin. Now, I know people who still "warsh with warter", so...there it is.
I noticed that lots of people would put an R at the end when speaking of Princess Diana ... so it sounded like Diane - er.
wow, i'm not a native speaker but that "extra" R is very noticeable and i've always wondered what it is but never got to research it. thank you for your comment, it's enlightening!
In LOVE with British accent.
I have never heard of a British accent before and I am British. I think you mean English accent.
Superb lesson,very interest ing. . .
Ross from friends is watching this for his new teaching job.
"ALLO RACHEL"
Thank you for your useful hints.
We say cafe just like the British do. It’s a French word so we pronounce it similarly
Café a French word???
Hummm, not sure about that body...
Wot, like 'caff'?
Brilliant, as usual.
Something I’ve noticed about the English accent, particularly from Londoners, is their nasal sound. They as if they had a head cold - it sounds cool and distinguished, don’t get me wrong. The Norman French probably influenced the English to talk with nasal sounds. Before the Norman invasion I suppose the way English people sounded were more akin to Germanic accent, where the Saxons, Angles, and Frisian people who came from mainland Europe and then settled in the British Isles.
thats interesting as i find americans very nasally especially new york and further north.
Your voice is really so calm and quiet. I can easily fall asleep rather learning about British accents.
good lesson on british accent... I learn and refresh my memories too, thank you jade
When I went to England 🏴 I had no problems communicating or understanding them but when I get back to USA they said I sounded British lol 😂
Thank you very much jane, very helpful video cheers from indonesia
I'm English and have lived here all my life and the first way you pronounced 'massage' was correct - as opposed to 'your' correct version which is French.
Ooops and it was spelt incorrectly too, as "massge".
? She said it ‘British’ style first and it was spot on. The second was American style and it wasn’t how I’ve ever pronounced it after 55 years living all over England. So I agree with her.
Well 'massage' is indeed a French word so it kinda makes sense to pronunce it the French way but that'd actually be the 'posh' pronunciation in England, see her more recent video about that ;)
Im so happy I found your channel. I’m an American Voice over artist and I’m working on building a British accent. This is so helpful. You’re an absolute delight! Thank you so much!
iI didnt know there was such a thing as a BRITISH accent.Britain is England,Scotland and Wales,all of whom have their own accents.I presume you mean ENGLISH accent??
And there's dozens of distinct ones within each nation
Haven't you noticed that Londoners are the only Brits that do not have an accent?
The language is English. She’s talking about the accent.
c'mon man! she means british english as compaired to american english. let's go brandon!
You're right, it is a BRI'ISH accent!
Good to see you again, the most beautiful teacher on UA-cam !
Whats a british accent. Theres 4 countries in the uk all with their accents.
AgreedSo ignorant for them not to know Britain is four countries in one. Each country has their own language, never mind accent!
We generally say British when we mean English but saying 'ENGLISH' is frowned upon. So we say British to be polite.
@@graceomalley4 When it comes to languages in the UK, Welsh is only spoken in some parts is Wales (29% of the Welsh population nonetheless), Gaelic is only spoken in North-West Scotland (1.1% of the population) and only about 5% of people in Northern Ireland speak Irish (Gaelic). I'm afraid she is partially right when she talks about the 'British' accent, even though her examples are very much southern English. Likewise, there is a variety of accents in the US (think for example New York, Mississippi, California and, say, North Dakota) but they are all 'American' accents because of several common features such as the retroflex 'r'.
Not to mention the regional accents within those constituent countries…
Was just going to say that.
Thank you, Jade, this was very helpful! Cheers, greetings from Bonn
I'll always keep speaking English with a strong Dutch accent, to make it more bearable.
What do you mean?
I worked for a Dutch guy many years ago. He had been in America for about 10 years and had (from my perspective, obv) what sounded like a Swedish accent. His brother was in America several years before him and had what sounded like a more straight German accent.
you mean, a pennsylvanian accent! haha! they sound VERY dutch up there.
@@stevenhoskins7850 That must be a different sounding accent after so many decades, even if they try to be isolated.
@@MichaelBradley1967 marjo, a dutch lady from amsterdam, who works at my bank in TEXAS, says everyone asks her if she is from pennsylvania...including me. it sounds very dutch, because we have a lot of dutch up there. it is softer, because of other influences, but you can definately hear it.
Thank for your course, very helpful, but quite difficult to remember these different prononciations
This way I can master both British and American accents at the same time. I love it!
I love your way of speaking, I learn a lot from your channel.
Hi, I'm so glad to see you again, even in the different channel. I know you from engvid channel. the passing years haven't change you. thanks..
Glad you found this channel. 🙂
Excellent video, concise and precise
Glad you liked it. Thanks for watching.
This is also useful for people with a regional British accent to speak in a more neutral accent. I’m from Liverpool and my wife is from the West Country but we now speak standard English, and our children have beautiful English accents.
I love all the different accents around the UK. If your kids can pull off both your accents, they can entertain at parties.
@@JesseFaught they love mimicking our families' regional accents 😂 They're quite good.
Lived in Canada for 10 years and did a master's and a Ph.D there and this is what I needed after all.
The word 'the' should be pronounced 'thee' when it precedes a vowel.
Correct.
Yes, but that is (sadly) changing fast in England. Media reporters all say "thuh EU" for example
If You Say so
@@1000pollak Could this be because European starts with a Y consonant sound? I was taught that it has to be a vowel sound not just a vowel so you would say 'the university' or 'the(e) hour". Just a thought
@@1000pollak why is it sad that a language us changing? Languages change all the time
Thank you ma'am
Really helpful vids - cheers pal!
Thank you!
You DON'T speak British. You can speak various English accents. Or you use a Scottish, or Welsh accent. But there is no such thing as a British accent. I know. I'm English!
Good on you mate! I,m Scottish and use my West Central Scots Accent! I have cousins in Cornwall, they have their Cornish accent ! I understand it ! I hate those who demean others accents !
Very true, but Americans think British and English are the same thing. They also think England and the UK are the same thing.
I was born in Sunderland, brought up in Gateshead - 5 miles apart. 2 very distinctly different accents if you grew up around there.
IF there is no such thing as British accent, then there is also no such thing as Scottish or Welsh accent.
Thanks! Very interesting and useful.
Great job, Thank You, Jade 😃
I love this lesson!
English was my 4th language to learn - after German/Swedish and Latin. When you say "British", I think, you mean "English". English accents of English are spoken in the south of Britain. Welsh accents are heard in the West and Scottish accents can be heard in the beautiful North of that island. Irish is a different matter and not really cared of in Britain, sorry, England.
Southern Irish accents are lovely, like Welsh. But norther Ireland accent is vile and not understandable. I loathe it.
@@margaretlavender9647 I'm quite a fan of northern Irish accents, they've very unique features
@@margaretlavender9647 don't be mean.
she means british english, as opposed to american english...but she could have just said english. that is true.
Thank you for teaching this , glad to see your video popping up , I even subscribed right away after watching your very first video , cheers✌️
Your hair is huge. I love your lessons. Thanks Jade.
I like long hair lessons too. Thanks, I thought I was the only one. Now I know I'm not alone.
Great help!! Awesome!
I am here to learn to speak my own accent
Many of us really need😆
Same
Thank you so much
The US has so many regional accents and mannerisms in speaking that her views have a very narrow application.
This is very true. I'm personally a big fan of the Appalachian accents because of their warmth and familiarity. The majority of 'American' accents foreigners here are those used in films and so tend to be coastal.
But she's not addressing regional variations. Many languages have dozens or even hundreds regional accents and dialects.
Hair looks great.
Very helpful. The best part was hearing how American English sounds from the other direction!
I really enjoy how the accent varies so much by region. But i guess it does that in the US as well.
very much so.
I know, it’s all, exclusively about English. Still, I would like to tell you, that you are really beautiful!🌹
thank you ,you are an amazing teacher
4:12 Jade, your American English is quite brutal :D
Great! Thank you very much!
By British you mean Scottish, Welsh or English? There’s no such thing as “a” British accent. There are lots of accents from Britain, however. Are you going to teach them the Thames Valley glottal stop?
By British she means English. I don't think anyone outside of Britain refers to people living in Scotland as British, I'm mentioning all this to let you know what the rest of the world means by British, I realize it must frustrate you, but it is what it is. oh, by the way, people from Wales aren't considered British either, strictly just people from England are, the world is unfair, I know..
@@bottlerocket3218 It's more to do with plain ignorance.
Most foreigners haven't a clue about the geographical make up of the UK.
@@bottlerocket3218 I think she mean English too lol
Aimed at the American market, who don't know a Geordie from a x frenchman.
And there’s no such thing as an American accent, same logic applies.