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

@MCDexX

4 жыл бұрын

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

4 жыл бұрын

This comment made my day

@crackedemerald4930

4 жыл бұрын

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

@jaypatel3100

4 жыл бұрын

Dr Higgins.

@maka1la

4 жыл бұрын

this made me yodel

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

@abigailr3250

4 жыл бұрын

this sent me

@AbsurdAsparagus

4 жыл бұрын

compared to things that overlap i guess its more line like

@lunaticweeb250

4 жыл бұрын

Fr

@sassora

4 жыл бұрын

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

@Fandango541

4 жыл бұрын

🤣🤣🤣🤣Right? LOL

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

@zisforziggens

3 жыл бұрын

Oh well done op.

@xiaria

3 жыл бұрын

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

@nigella1563

3 жыл бұрын

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

@BPoweredLove

3 жыл бұрын

@@nigella1563 Well, you might as well be.

@nigella1563

3 жыл бұрын

@@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!

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

3 жыл бұрын

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

@jeeode8289

3 жыл бұрын

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

@tobiaslgammal

3 жыл бұрын

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

3 жыл бұрын

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

3 жыл бұрын

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

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

@Catwomen4512

4 жыл бұрын

Erik*

@CptDangernoodle

4 жыл бұрын

Who's a good boy? YOU'RE a good boy. YES YOU ARE

@dazzledification

4 жыл бұрын

no, he's quite clearly Dennis Reynolds

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

@SomeNiceMovies

4 жыл бұрын

And neither would we.

@rifqicarranza

4 жыл бұрын

Omg we need that

@crimsonhunter7598

4 жыл бұрын

Does he not have one?

@SiSi-xg1hk

4 жыл бұрын

He does have a channel, but it's a little old & the content is pretty short.

@karenvanhook6748

4 жыл бұрын

Totally agree.

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

@alexandrakelsey7406

3 жыл бұрын

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

@DistractedGlobeGuy

3 жыл бұрын

@@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

3 жыл бұрын

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

@xoliag8524

3 жыл бұрын

@@TheLeftie600 That's also the Kiwis.

@TheLeftie600

3 жыл бұрын

Ryan Ferry nah, we end up saying sux.

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

@Tomy_Yon

2 жыл бұрын

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

@soloexperiencer

Жыл бұрын

Plot twist: he IS David.

aussie: myth kiwi: M E T H

@SilentHotdog28

4 жыл бұрын

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

@michelletans687

4 жыл бұрын

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

@SilentHotdog28

4 жыл бұрын

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

@michelletans687

4 жыл бұрын

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

@pugz01234

4 жыл бұрын

My dog is a Aussie

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

4 жыл бұрын

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

@mylesdlm

4 жыл бұрын

Trash! Trash! Trash! 😂😂😂

@Narokkurai

4 жыл бұрын

THAT'S NOT A LOT OF POTS

@NoNeedNoGreed

4 жыл бұрын

​ MCDexX For those that don't know the funny origin kzread.info/dash/bejne/lWhllMqqpcaue9o.html

@Benjamin-bj6xj

4 жыл бұрын

Ephy AYGYY, AIM WAAWWKING EEERE

New Zealander: my deck is hardwood Australian: same

@flawyerlawyertv7454

3 жыл бұрын

Loll

@nathanielmitchell6383

2 жыл бұрын

Underrated comment this one is

@danishbutter1847

2 жыл бұрын

cheeky...

@NuttyRedBaBonkerz

Жыл бұрын

😂

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

@DrGlynnWix

2 жыл бұрын

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

@GlenBradley

2 жыл бұрын

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

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

@EllaViewD

4 жыл бұрын

David: bakes great cakes

@danymartinez5885

4 жыл бұрын

New York buyer: That's Nat, a latte Pat

@5ilver42

4 жыл бұрын

Naddie Laddie Patt

@matthiasthulman4058

4 жыл бұрын

News Reporter: "It was a record number of stabs"

@nedflanders9215

4 жыл бұрын

EXACTLY HOW MUCH POT DID YOU SMOKE

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

@donnadizucchero

4 жыл бұрын

Yessss, OHHH YEASS, WE BLOODY DO!!!! HEY NETFLIX!!! DID U GET THAT?!!!! In like WRITING?!!!!

@john15399

4 жыл бұрын

please

@charliedawson4877

4 жыл бұрын

The Bob Ross of linguistics.

@crimsonhunter7598

4 жыл бұрын

L0L

@Ruylopez778

4 жыл бұрын

TRAFFIC TRAFFIC TRAFFIC TRASH TRAFFIC TRASH TRASH

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

2 жыл бұрын

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

2 жыл бұрын

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

@josephjenks2550

2 жыл бұрын

@@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

2 жыл бұрын

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

@dalebewan

2 жыл бұрын

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

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

@nataliatc1

3 жыл бұрын

you mean countries?

@racheln8563

3 жыл бұрын

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

@blythy87

3 жыл бұрын

kzread.info/dash/bejne/emV_spazpK6xYKQ.html This is the video for you. May contain Northern US accents also.

@jennypai3763

3 жыл бұрын

part 2 is here kzread.info/dash/bejne/e6d5wZqjZbWyY84.html

@markw-s5734

3 жыл бұрын

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

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

@mikemorris4548

3 жыл бұрын

@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

3 жыл бұрын

nik geo same in germany

@awsome013

3 жыл бұрын

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

@georgia3718

3 жыл бұрын

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

3 жыл бұрын

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

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

@zealousheroes

4 жыл бұрын

Sam R 💀💀💀

@Samuel_J1

4 жыл бұрын

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

@samr8407

4 жыл бұрын

@@Samuel_J1 Very English indeed 😆

@sassora

4 жыл бұрын

Kettle of Fish

@FrankyBabes

4 жыл бұрын

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

Nobody: Newcastle: *Deeeeivid beeeiks greeeeit ceeeeeiks*

@chrisnamaste3572

3 жыл бұрын

Apparently Kiwis and Aussies cant even agree on how to do meth....

@wolfsign9168

3 жыл бұрын

this is so underated omg

@danishbutter1847

2 жыл бұрын

a Drunk Shrek indeed

@budstik

2 жыл бұрын

I dunno. The Indian guy sounds Indian to me.

@DerekDerekDerekDerekDerekDerek

3 ай бұрын

Yank🤮

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

2 жыл бұрын

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

@heyuonthewall26

2 жыл бұрын

@@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!

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

@username1568

4 жыл бұрын

Seems legit

@nataliaalfonso2662

4 жыл бұрын

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

@pelineraslan1

4 жыл бұрын

I was cracking up about that too😂

@DeathsIntent96

4 жыл бұрын

He was asked about the Knicks.

@gadgetmama

4 жыл бұрын

Boston - traffic traffic

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

@nebsu_

4 жыл бұрын

Its Erik with a K! >:C

@cjrecord

4 жыл бұрын

I'm okay with that.

@kerryms11

4 жыл бұрын

@@cjrecord same!

@sdtpokemongo5964

4 жыл бұрын

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

@nightspicer

4 жыл бұрын

@@nebsu_ whoops, didn't notice

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

@LeNoLi.

3 жыл бұрын

Can't hear it as a Kentuckian

@johnnybrandman7017

3 жыл бұрын

Can’t hear it as an Oregonian

@AlShsj

3 жыл бұрын

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

@timhefty504

3 жыл бұрын

Can't hear it as a dumbass

@micki7910

3 жыл бұрын

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

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

@7822welshsteam

3 жыл бұрын

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

@mikespearwood3914

2 жыл бұрын

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

This guy NEEDS his own TV show.

@ichangedthename

4 жыл бұрын

I patiently await for him to take over this channel

@maxcarter5148

4 жыл бұрын

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

@pitchen

4 жыл бұрын

...why

@PACKERMAN2077

4 жыл бұрын

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

4 жыл бұрын

He already stars on It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia

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

4 жыл бұрын

😂😂😂😂

@RBadmaev

4 жыл бұрын

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

@ololo518

4 жыл бұрын

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

4 жыл бұрын

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

@skmuzammilzeeshan6173

4 жыл бұрын

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

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

3 жыл бұрын

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

@sahibabedi760

2 жыл бұрын

I think he's Swedish

@someguy2744

2 жыл бұрын

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

@acookie7548

2 жыл бұрын

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

@whiteowl4097

2 жыл бұрын

So much paranoia.

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

@goodputin4324

3 жыл бұрын

Dutch influenced

@lacari0805

3 жыл бұрын

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

@MsLouisez

3 жыл бұрын

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

@slevin6544

3 жыл бұрын

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

@lacari0805

3 жыл бұрын

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

WIRED aka Erik Singer’s KZread Channel

@Rico_G

4 жыл бұрын

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

@WombieFerguson

4 жыл бұрын

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

@placeholder29

4 жыл бұрын

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

@Skyfox94

4 жыл бұрын

@@Rico_G naht

@Rico_G

4 жыл бұрын

@@Skyfox94 Exactly! Naht, naht nawt.

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

@schokoladendonut

4 жыл бұрын

dudeonthasopha 😂😂

@sassora

4 жыл бұрын

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

4 жыл бұрын

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

@schokoladendonut

4 жыл бұрын

R S it’s a joke

@RichHobo

4 жыл бұрын

R S I feel like I just met the dictionary

Accent Australian: ehxent New Zealand: ixnt

@naomigwolfe8112

3 жыл бұрын

I read that as 'isnt' and was so confused lol

@ben-wm6yc

3 жыл бұрын

@@naomigwolfe8112 new Zealand simply isn't

@naomigwolfe8112

3 жыл бұрын

@@ben-wm6yc lol

@flawyerlawyertv7454

3 жыл бұрын

Lol

@RubyDoobieScoo

2 жыл бұрын

Maybe in Southland. We really haven't been sending out best people overseas.

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

@Dan-ii5wz

2 жыл бұрын

Lol I was thinking the exact same thing

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

@slamblamboozled1245

4 жыл бұрын

I'm the trash man. I come on stage and I throw trash

@geminikid609

4 жыл бұрын

He was talking the soxs

@kaidoloveboat1591

2 жыл бұрын

@@slamblamboozled1245 my man

Australian: Myth New Zealander: Meth

@yoonmikim5663

4 жыл бұрын

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

@LoFiAxolotl

4 жыл бұрын

i thought kiwis do sheep not meth

@BDBarnyard

4 жыл бұрын

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

@xSunnyDaysx

4 жыл бұрын

IDDQD 😂😂😂

@trajectoryunown

4 жыл бұрын

@@LoFiAxolotl what

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

2 жыл бұрын

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

2 жыл бұрын

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

@RubyDoobieScoo

2 жыл бұрын

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

@evalewin7335

2 жыл бұрын

No that's not the norm

@RubyDoobieScoo

2 жыл бұрын

@@evalewin7335 what's not the norm?

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

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

@crimsonhunter7598

4 жыл бұрын

L0L Now I'm hungry

@ethanii7544

4 жыл бұрын

*fush and chups

@eleSDSU

4 жыл бұрын

We might be brothers

@Cbyneorne

4 жыл бұрын

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

@ToriJaneIsAmazing

4 жыл бұрын

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

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

@francesweetman

4 жыл бұрын

Juan T can confirm this is 100% accurate

@Confucius_76

4 жыл бұрын

Cu' yuh fu'

@ovaloctopus8

4 жыл бұрын

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

4 жыл бұрын

@@ovaloctopus8 Cockney would be like ca' ya foot

@sirtinderloin7399

4 жыл бұрын

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

*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

3 жыл бұрын

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

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

@bernardbarry447

Жыл бұрын

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

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

@futbolind

4 жыл бұрын

Ask a kiwi to say knackered.

@fionanicol8129

4 жыл бұрын

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

4 жыл бұрын

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

4 жыл бұрын

@@fionanicol8129 You mean Kiwi?

@Lillipie81

4 жыл бұрын

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*

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

@genghisgalahad8465

4 жыл бұрын

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

@chudduppls

4 жыл бұрын

BAHAHAHAHAHA

@heartsthekitteh6239

4 жыл бұрын

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

@Tavieme

4 жыл бұрын

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

@jasminea11hh

4 жыл бұрын

Deadass it’s the other way around dawggg

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

@lauragranger9813

Жыл бұрын

It was either that or 'beached as bro'

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

@calebsmith6792

2 жыл бұрын

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

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

@bucksmoke2018

4 жыл бұрын

Yes

@outlanderfrog

4 жыл бұрын

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

@Thutil

4 жыл бұрын

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

@outlanderfrog

4 жыл бұрын

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

@Thutil

4 жыл бұрын

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

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

@oliviah5651

4 жыл бұрын

Keilani H He’s trying to be more Aussie

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

@hollyh4275

3 жыл бұрын

im laughing harder than i should at this

@theaniediaries

3 жыл бұрын

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

@BlackStar-oh9lp

3 жыл бұрын

Lmao

@komikuslucu785

3 жыл бұрын

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

@Dan_Ben_Michael

3 жыл бұрын

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

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.

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

4 жыл бұрын

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

@davidezonta

4 жыл бұрын

You're a genius

@kifayayusuf3106

4 жыл бұрын

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

@maaw7648

4 жыл бұрын

I had a stroke reading this.

@auracle6184

4 жыл бұрын

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.

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

@adamstockley9683

4 жыл бұрын

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

@Msfinable

4 жыл бұрын

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

@hhughes9465

4 жыл бұрын

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

@theowleyeyes

4 жыл бұрын

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

@ellahughes4068

4 жыл бұрын

@@theowleyeyes midlands. arent. notherners.

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

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

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

@LostJasmine26

4 жыл бұрын

Did the same

@marvinjayson5031

4 жыл бұрын

How did you know that?!?

@Marc_prime

4 жыл бұрын

Much rather subscribe to a dedicated channel

@olhydra

4 жыл бұрын

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

@Hattes

4 жыл бұрын

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.

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

@steffen5121

4 жыл бұрын

4,20. Nice.

@tvhead

4 жыл бұрын

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

@GrAYvTrAnE

4 жыл бұрын

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

@cadwelltanner7616

4 жыл бұрын

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

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

Жыл бұрын

how would you expect aussies vs kiwis to pronounce that?

@MultiKswift

Жыл бұрын

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).

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.

“Born in west Philadelphia, where vowels are raised”

@tessa7463

4 жыл бұрын

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

@jamaljackson9933

4 жыл бұрын

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

@LeeDee5

4 жыл бұрын

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

@reyacastle6456

4 жыл бұрын

💯💯💯💯💯

@grainn_

4 жыл бұрын

Tess now it has almost 600 likes

His face is literally like clickbait

@wat5709

4 жыл бұрын

Nils R.K. What???

@truthsmiles

4 жыл бұрын

@@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

4 жыл бұрын

a seat!

@cyan.6399

4 жыл бұрын

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

@mediocre_violist

4 жыл бұрын

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

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

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.

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

@RB-747

4 жыл бұрын

They also drew it across Wales lol

@1209c

4 жыл бұрын

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

@wishiwaslizbennet924

4 жыл бұрын

I mean Welsh accents are completely different anyways

@__-fm5qv

4 жыл бұрын

@@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

4 жыл бұрын

L i n g

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

@aalever

4 жыл бұрын

New Zealanders: "Yis!"

@15sixmedia

4 жыл бұрын

Me: “Grossly overused style of joke!”

@isl7873

4 жыл бұрын

He actually is the only reason I followed Wired

@stevetibbs5936

4 жыл бұрын

КISФL 78, same here.

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

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

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

@jacobrobinson884

3 жыл бұрын

And Wales

@theseahag6639

3 жыл бұрын

😂

@evanrowe4657

3 жыл бұрын

And Wales 😭😭😭

@kurtsudheim825

3 жыл бұрын

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

@ChristoferKelly

3 жыл бұрын

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_ .

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

@cora5187

4 жыл бұрын

And of course, "fuckin outta grog again"

@AryanSharma-ce6hw

4 жыл бұрын

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

@avaaa2496

4 жыл бұрын

fuckin scomo

@ellatheghost194

4 жыл бұрын

it’s prime minister mate

@LiverpoolfcEPL

4 жыл бұрын

@@ellatheghost194 no its prrraaeem ministaa mate

This is incredibly helpful Thank you

bostonians be like “naught a laught of paughts”

@omfgCantGetaUsername

2 жыл бұрын

😂

@webwarren

2 жыл бұрын

Harrisburg, PA, and some points east of there...

How many acents do you know? Eric Singer: yes

@Dani-ob9ge

4 жыл бұрын

Uwu tae tae💜💜💜✌

@crimsonhunter7598

4 жыл бұрын

Hold my vocab

@nebsu_

4 жыл бұрын

Its erik with a K >:C

@rebecsofia

4 жыл бұрын

Hey I'm the 900 like

@bryanlee6065

4 жыл бұрын

overused joke template

he should do one with latinamerican accents so americans stop assuming everyone is mexican

@biancabm90

4 жыл бұрын

YES PLEASE

@mrsdv

4 жыл бұрын

PLEASE!!!! That would be amazing! You'd definitely have to break it down my areas so maybe not just one video, but still.

@HisameArtwork

4 жыл бұрын

this comment needs more attention! I really want that vid!!! It would be so interesting! I can't imagine anyone caring about accent difference between Australia and NZ.

@levmyshkin8366

4 жыл бұрын

Hisame Artwork The world is not just America, so many people will care.

@gemmaohlemacher

4 жыл бұрын

YES!

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.

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

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

@alfredogonzalez9420

4 жыл бұрын

He's the Bob Ross of accents everyone loves him

@ZioFeda

4 жыл бұрын

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

4 жыл бұрын

Nah I'm kinda obsessed tbh I need more

@dorianjareth9198

4 жыл бұрын

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

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

@polkablues

3 жыл бұрын

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

@LisaBeergutHolst

2 жыл бұрын

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

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

2 жыл бұрын

Canadians also pronounce "out" "oat."

@shaina8947

2 жыл бұрын

@@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

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

@jadelouise8921

2 жыл бұрын

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

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

@ephy9590

4 жыл бұрын

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

4 жыл бұрын

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

@themarquis8716

4 жыл бұрын

im dying

@noahrobinson5954

4 жыл бұрын

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

@brendanfoehr5086

4 жыл бұрын

I think you mean Nahda lahda pahts.

California: That’s not a lot of pot.

@MrYouarethecancer

4 жыл бұрын

Colorado: This is.

@TheUltraViolets08

4 жыл бұрын

Accurate.

@tyreebrownart

4 жыл бұрын

parafraceren 😂😂😂

@bellsTheorem1138

4 жыл бұрын

That's not enough pot.

@errhka

4 жыл бұрын

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

very helpful, thanks

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

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

wish he talked about Canadian vs. American accents

@WilliamAndrea

4 жыл бұрын

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

4 жыл бұрын

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

@saynotop2w

4 жыл бұрын

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

@treebush

4 жыл бұрын

@@saynotop2w all of canadian accent is basically Californians.

@themarquis8716

4 жыл бұрын

@@treebush umm no

The accents in england practically change every meter u go

@deaconsmom2000

2 жыл бұрын

Same in the US.

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

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

@SirCommoner

2 жыл бұрын

Step 2: Diffusing the oncoming attacks

@someguy2744

2 жыл бұрын

Preparation is half the battle.

@sullychow4123

Жыл бұрын

Batten down the hatches

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

4 жыл бұрын

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

@peterbrazukas7771

4 жыл бұрын

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

@ahhaboom

4 жыл бұрын

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

@jamieian

4 жыл бұрын

🐟&🍟

@phia6862

4 жыл бұрын

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

The England one was so helpful! Thank you!

I got a much easier one for the first one. Australians say plant as 'Plan-t' with an a sound like in 'an', like a lot of Americans. We in New Zealand say 'Plarn-t' with an a sound like in 'art' like an English accent. There are many many more but that's an easy one.

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

@milkbread5036

4 жыл бұрын

looooooooool

@brienelwoodwashburn2839

4 жыл бұрын

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

4 жыл бұрын

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

@AlexG-jm7cd

3 жыл бұрын

STAAAAWWPH

@Kowen959

3 жыл бұрын

That’s an awfully hot coffee pot

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

@trinaewicker4206

4 жыл бұрын

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

@wheeze2429

4 жыл бұрын

Ay, Aem Woakin' eah.

@nikiTricoteuse

4 жыл бұрын

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

4 жыл бұрын

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

@Kekkai_

4 жыл бұрын

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

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.

"you can draw a line straight across england" draws a crazy wiggly line going all over the place almost looping back over it's self

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_

4 жыл бұрын

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

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

@shrayyashtiwari9064

4 жыл бұрын

Make them say "about" lmao

@Delinae

4 жыл бұрын

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

@purpleghost106

4 жыл бұрын

@@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

4 жыл бұрын

I was joking people, lol.

@shrayyashtiwari9064

4 жыл бұрын

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

I enjoy this so much!

Would love to see you break down all our different Australian accents (comparing all the states). Now THAT would be awesome to watch. 🇦🇺🤙

As a brit this is the first american person I've seen on KZread that acknowledges that there is more than one or two British accents

@thealexanderbond

4 жыл бұрын

Americans largely live in their own cultural world and consume their own entertainment, and most of them don't travel abroad either, so it's not surprising everyone sounds the same to them. Whereas we consume a lot more international media, sports and entertainment and travel a lot more. Accents are like fractals though, the more you zoom in the more you see. Even in a tiny country like Northern Ireland there are at least 6 different accents I can tell apart, and I'm sure the same is true everywhere.

@sweetlimon

4 жыл бұрын

Neato

@Lynsey17

4 жыл бұрын

To be fair, any North American that consumes a decent amount of British entertainment knows. Otherwise, it's just a lack of exposure. There's still a general sense that there is "a" Canadian accent when we're geographically the 2nd largest country.

@russian_soda_can__7922

4 жыл бұрын

Alexander Bond Eh, to a certain extent that can be true but America doesn’t really have ‘their own culture’ they are kind of a mixture of other cultures. I am pretty sure most can differentiate the different British accents if they are listening but they either just don’t know the names of the different accents or just don’t care to talk about them separately; as in generally identifying the accent like is that an Scottish accent or is that an Australian accent.

@rachele3334

4 жыл бұрын

Alexander Bond I think that‘s an overgeneralization, but I‘ll forgive you since you said “largely” rather than “all.” The American stereotype is annoying and embarrassing, but I can’t deny that is partially true. Lots of Americans, like myself, are obsessed with European shows and movies, so we can easily tell the accents apart. 😀

Wired: we needs a good video...... Eric: hold my diphthongs.

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

Amazing lesson