Answering Comments About My Accent.
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- čas přidán 10. 06. 2024
- I've had a lot of questions about my accent and how I use my voice when I teach, so in this video I will answer them all!
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Can't believe ppl are so hung up about your accent. Just keep being yourself 😊 I'm Australian, and find it fascinating that the UK has so many accents in such a small area. Our accent is broadly uniform, yet we're spread over a huge continent.
Come on.., it's not always about accents. I come from non English Speaking Countries so that I need to acknowledge the sounds you guys produce to understand the whole meaning of the sentences and accents is one of the most important thing of conversations. 😌
She the best in English pronunciation but she doing that for learners and every teachers has their own way to teach
@@qatardiariesbyadnan8098 I do agree, Accents, Sounds and all for her online students to simply understand her lessons. I find hard to talk like a native so I talk the way I talk however I need to understand what people say without copying their accents. Lol.
The UK has nearly 3 times the population compared to Oz - Tiny Island but loads of people. PS Can we send you over a few more people!
Accent separation tracks patterns of settlement...that is why in the U.S. accent variation is far more pronounced on the east coast where people have settled longer....as you go west accents become more standard....this is true in Canada as well as you will find out if you ever visit a place like Newfoundland...there is a sort of prairie twang to the west but it is not nearly as pronounced as the difference between people in Newfoundland or Nova Scotia and people in the rest of the country...at least to my ears. So I assume this is the reason Australian or NZ accents are comparatively homogeneous.
The best English teaching videos on the internet. Your pronunciation is so clear that even a foreigner can easily understand it. :-)
Best video about accent I've ever heard. I love your accent and most important the way you talk putting love in your work. Thanks!
you have a perfect native english accent, and that's good for those who want to learn "real english", so your videos are very useful ❤❤❤
@Johnny - Learning n' helping
Yes i agree with that
The only thing I know is that it is a pleasure to listen to your voice and accent. My ears and mind delight when I hear you.
Hi Laura! I currently live in Birmingham too and I love your videos:) Thank you!
My fiance was born and raised in North Yorkshire, and I can affirm that the listening practice is a really great thing. When we first met, and when he speaks to other people from the United States, he spoke/speaks in a more RP accent that is easier for people to understand. Now that we've been together for so long he speaks in his natural accent with me because I have no trouble at all understanding what he's saying. My English accent, sentence phrasing, and slang have also improved greatly. His "Alabama" accent is spot on now, too. lol
For what it is worth, especially so long after you released this video.....
I'm American-born and bred, and speak with a "Utah" or "North Intermountain" accent which is considered a very neutral American accent. I'm following you because I'm trying to learn the various British accents so I can use them for when I read/record stories that have characters from the British Isles. (Yes, I'm trying to do the same with Ireland, Scotland, and Wales as well as other countries too). So I've *loved* your videos detailing the regional accents, and have really enjoyed a few others you've published as well (I only found you today, lol). Thank you!!!
*If* you have time and interest, could you please answer a question? Because I'm in the States but have several friends and contacts in Europe, I've learned that there are particular phrases or words that a traveler should never use there in England but which are common and even encouraged to be used instead of swear words elsewhere. Do you know of a way to find such details out? I'd really like to not offend anyone there, and while folks are generally very forgiving and tolerant I've noticed at times that it makes a difference (especially for me, because I'm researching folklore which can already have people feeling a bit stressed without realizing it).
I can't confirm whether you have an RP accent or not, but I can assure that I've never been to the black country and I'm able to understand all you say and your accent sounds so harmonic and nice ❤️❤️🏴 I definitely would like to have your accent
where r u from exactly, just out of curiosity!!
@@9LimaAlpha7 Argentina :) and you?
@@Jr-ft9ii im from saudi arabia
@@9LimaAlpha7 nice!
I'm amazed at how many English learners still do not accept the existence of different accents and insist on thinking that RP is the only correct one! In my country it was once said that Florentine was the only correct Italian accent (which is not), but the truth is that in every single town the accent changes: so, which is the "perfect" Italian? It doesnt exist or it does only in books. Same with English! What is important instead, is to speak without making any mistakes (grammar rules and vocabulary). I was taught strict RP English for years and yea4s, by the way, and then I went to the US and... everything changed, ahah ahahah! Thank you so much for your interest8ng videos!
Your accent is perfect for people who is learning English.
Don't change a thing. What you do, whatever it is, is the reason I subscribed. That and that smashingly melodious voice of yours.
Cheers.
That's exactly why I follow your channel: because it's more realistic. And more fun too!
You're a brilliant teacher, really.
Almost nobody in the UK speaks RP, if you speak RP they'd look at you weird, to be honest, I really appreciate when people speak with their original accents rather than using some "standardish" artificial accent that nobody really uses in real life, btw I just found your channel and it's great, subscribed!
Thanks so much for this video! Very cool. 😎 I love the great variety of accents in the UK. American from the West Coast here.
You're brilliant!
You have a great accent and easy to understand. Eventhough I'm from Indonesia, I still could hear almost every word you say is clear and understandable for people like me who is not native speaker. Thank for your lessons🙏🙂
she comes across as very authentic to me
For me, the greatest achievement in learning a language is when I can speak the language like the natives do.
My impression is that you're very close to standard English and could be known as "teachers' accent". It's super clear and easy to understand. I agree it's more important to make it real English instead of looking for an exemplary like the Queen's English. I'd prefer you go even more natural at a pace like you're talking to other Brits. This is the best way to train our listening skills.
Another great video. Thank you. I love your accent.
I like you a lot as a teacher of English.I pay the tribute to you owing to the reason already given before.
You're an amazing teacher i like your videos , the way you speak the way you teach so i like YOU as well
Just continue on this channel and thank you!
Love your videos! Please keep up the great work!
i adore your accent!
I agree. be like yourself. ⚘⚘
Im hooked . Love these videos.
Glad to hear it!🤩
I was so excited to listen to you and understand everything. Cool!
Perfect!! That was as clear as day, full stop
You are talented and funny , keep-going
Good video first one I've watched of your channel, somehow recommended to me. From watching language videos, particularly differences in English from different English speaking countries. You are great and pretty funny. I dont have a specific regional accent having grown up outside the UK.
Same! My dad’s side is London, my mum’s is Scottish but I grew up in Herefordshire ;)
I love your accent!
I love the way you speak!
Smashing English is a very good Channel's style but the basic fact is that she speaks English beautifully....
Pakistan
You’re gorgeous, I love your accent 😻
I like so much your way talking, cos I can understand easily and I agree that it's important the real English in daily conversations. I had so much difficulties on beginning, since I started to watch various types of people from different regions using unformal English I improved a lot.
Great video! Thanks for sharing and tell about your accents;)
Love from India💕💕
RP is familiar and understandable for foreigners, but not gives much practice in casual conversation with people. You sound very live and british. Your accent is nice and easy to listen.
I studied linguistics in the university and i did never understand what the foouk does RP means until now . Thank you for your effort prof Laura.
Damn!What a great women!It's pleasure to watch and listen to you.My english is not super :) but I don't care about my accent!I find it very interesting and useful to listen various accents and the way you are able to switch accents is amazing!By the way, is it ok to say "switch accent"?
Good luck getting to 100k. Also, you are super cute.
I’m Italian. Your English sounds clear and understandable to me, provided 😂 you’re not teaching one of those innumerable funny 😂 British accents. Cheers 🥂
I love your accent and I love it when people stick to their accents, don't try to change them because of /under the influence of others. I think our accent is our identity, shows where we belong to and we shouldn't be ashamed of it and shouldn't give a shit to what others think about us. 07.02.2022, 21:42 🌹🌹🌹
I adore your accents a lot
Respect & thanks from Nepal 🇳🇵🇳🇵🇳🇵🇳🇵
Wanna(want to) and gotta(got to) are examples of generalized slang to shorten two words. It happens also in some south east asian countries. I think its prettty much accepted because most people would understand that english slang.
Hello Laura....I like your English classes a lot.Besides I try to reaffirm my British accent listening to you.
I love your British accent a lot.
I found your channel today, and I have seen like half of the videos that you have:D
It reminds me of the time I was listening to a West Virginian that had lived somewhere else and I got lost in translation like a four times during his speech. :O
Hi Laura, great video. Just an FYI - the link for your lessons is incorrect. I was able to find you though, replacing the teacher ID on the other link. :)
Love from India your videos are amazing it gives me allot of knowledge about english I spend my most of the time while watching your superfragasticalyexpoditios videos .♥️♥️🇮🇳
I dig accents I am from the USA but married to a lady from singapore she has lots of BBC standard n her accent so some has jolly well rubbed off on this southern redeneck hippy :)
Great video 👍
Thank u for this video, make a video about London's accent pleaseeeee
I love your accent
Please explain us about the use of slice, swarm, few i mean from 1 item (especially in animal) to so many item.
How do "normal Brits" react when they hear people from abroad trying to speak with a British accent? I put some effort into improving my pronunciation and making my sounds more understandable, and basically RP was a standard, for me. Would anyone react negatively, would they feel offended like I try to mock them?
I keep wondering that myself. Usually I recieve good feedback, yet I keep fearing I'll come across as someone who is trying to mock them or something.
When I hear someone in my native language who can do a good accent I'm always pleasantly surprised, so I can expect it is the same for brits.
Maybe this is the reason why many people are bad at pronunciation? Because they're afraid it'll sound overdone and it'll be misunderstood so they don't even try.
I'm German and I've always hated English with a German accent so at some point I practised a lot to sound English. I seem to have done a very good job because when I moved to Hinckley/Leicestershire, noone thought I was German. Most people guessed I was South African for some reason 🤷♂️
Anyway, as soon as I told them I was German they were really surprised and complimented me a lot on how English I sounded. I also took on quite a lot of the Leicester accent until I moved back to Germany a few months later. Now I guess my accent is pretty much all over the place.
I am a normal Brit. I am also from Scotland. As a professional interpreter I have been listening to people from all over the world speaking English in thousands of different accents, native and non-native. There are hundreds of different British accents. Linguistically, RP is a mainly English accent. It is based on the accents of wealthy people from the southeast of England. You will not find many people even in England who speak RP, despite it being taught to foreigners as a "standard British accent". The further away from southeast England you go, the less you will hear it.
I personally think it far too difficult for the majority of non-native speakers because it has about 20 different vowel sounds and involves dropping syllables in unpredictable places. I personally don't think it worth the effort. To me, all that matters is clear articulation.
A UK accent that the world seems to love is Northern Irish. I find it difficult to speak. Maybe your audience would enjoy hearing your hints and tricks for learning a Belfast or Derry accent! Thanks!
I love it 😍
You are really good at ‘doing’ a Black Country accent. You can hear a twinge of North West!
I like your accent so much
This is very interesting. In Germany we also have a lot of dialects. The Hamburg dialect sounds very nice. Dialects like Swabian or Hessian are terrible. Berlinerish sounds very different from Bavarian. But if you really want something to laugh, you have to listen to the Saxon dialect.
你太优秀了。谢谢。
I will add on the accent thing, when i was working in China I met a Chinese girl. I had assumed she was an Australian . Turns out while never spending any time in Oz, she had only ever had Australians teach her English, so he naturally sounded right out of Neighbors.
Im not native english but i understand every word what comes from your mouth.... Even your peaky blinders videos as well... And the series as well ... Was fun... i watch that series becouse of you :)
Tnks
I knew that you have a mixed accent when I first time watched your videos and I liked your accent I actually love to listen to different accents cuz English is English what ever the accent you speak, just try to pronounce the words correctly that what matters.. Love you
Can I say something,I just love your personality :)
Laura, can you show us how you say "country" in IPA?
I am also interested in your accent.
your accent is clear enough for my poor english ..LoL
2:21 you know whats funny when you paused to think of a word I said out loud “cemented” and then you said the same thing. Ohh genius
I don't care what accent you have as long as you are english.
Incidentally one of my huge pet peeves is when someone in a movie/game etc. has a really bad fake accent because they just have no ear at all.
Hey. Hmmm, I just want to know about a lot of accent in british accent. Because I research in the CZcams Londons accent videos, whis included cockney accent and then other other accents too
In English I like British accent , and in Spanish , Argentinian accent...after both , I like Italian and French accent too....
What is the difference between Chillen and Chilling?
Your students want to learn RP, but they end up talking Brummie like you. XD
I can tell you don't usually speak in RP, that's why it's good to listen to you. I enjoy watching your videos.
You talked about "Spanish accent", and "Italian accent"; I'm from Argentina, city of Córdoba, and I wanted to know, if there's such a thing as an "Argentine accent"? I've heard we can speak like, acceptable, like normally, but I wanted to know if you know about this, any of this.
Oh my... I wanna learn the Brammie or Black Country accent. Laura?
😁🙏🏻
You're so cute 🥺
I love Scottish accents
Peaky Blinders oonderstood you!
Ahora entiendo por qué no aprendí inglés después de un curso en la Leicester University 🤣
How did you learn how to talk like the peaky blinders?
U have tooooo much clear accent........ 😏😏😏😏😏😏🍼🍼🍼🍼🍼
I'm from Hong Kong, my accent is called chinaccent.
Is John Snow from Black Country?
oh c'mon! ...Brummie rules ( i luv rp though 😅)
Your accent reminds me the accent of John Lydon.
What accent does Harry Kane have? I can't get any words whenever I hear his interviews
Why did tou say "today I'm going to be responding" instead of "I'm going to respond". Which rule is that?
Native speakers don't always speak in a direct way. We're not perfect 🙂
U know what?
I like U.
what is the RP?
Are you a fan of Villa?
Him in here interested with the lessons or the model of explanations?