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- Dialect coach Erik Singer once again analyzes the accents of some of Hollywood's biggest names. How accurate were their accents, really?
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Plot twist: this guy is actually Irish and is faking an American accent perfectly.
Or Russian. His accent on that was really good.🙄
That was just a cover because he's really Jamaican
So good that he’s selected a particular area in America to go off. I mean, that pin-pen merger, am I right fellas?
I believe the accent that shows the most, in English, is French. So i suppose he's French, faking American accent pretty well.
That or Japanese. He also hides his facial features not too bad.
I doubt he's Irish. He said Joe Gilgun nails the Irish accent in Preacher, but as an Irishman I feel there's something a tiny bit off about it.
I'm 100% sure that I'm doing my own accent wrong.
Lol
@Olena Strizhak why? For an acting role?
@Olena Strizhak but why lol😂
@Olena Strizhak cool!
I was born and raised in New York State yet I’ve had several people ask if I’m British or Australian because of the way I talk.
imagine if he one day reveals his real accent and he's actually like a hardcore scot
or japanese
Hahaha
He's actually a North Korean defect
ahahahhaHAAHA!
It's possible, us Scots are really gifted with doing accents
As a non-native speaker, I can differentiate exactly two American accents: Southern and not-Southern. So this is super interesting!
Go check out New York!
I'm sure you can tell Boston accent, too, even if you don't know what it's called. =D
As a non-native speaker, I cannot differentiate the different Southern accents. They all sound Confederate to me.
@@sundalongpatpat the real difference in southern accents is between your typical confederate accent in like Georgia and the more cowboy yeehaw accent in places like Texas
@@derekpoore3061 As someone who has lived in the South my entire life, I can say with confidence that this is simply not the case. You can encounter 10 different Southern accents in the same classroom lol with people who grew up in the same place.
you know someone's a linguist when they have favorite consonant sounds.
Meawbin quite the cunning linguist in fact
Harrison Snellgrove WeirdChamp
Right now, I could really use a P
Meawbin I have a favorite verbal tense (pluscuamperfecto del subjuntivo). And yes I’m a linguist and language teacher.😉♥️
@@frostfire6591 or a singer! I'm a singer and omg thats so ugh accurate
Jennifer Lawrence does what I call "a general nonexistent Eastern European accent"
Alek He should review Jodie Comer’s russian accent (in Killing Eve) in comparison... much better and surprisingly intricate!
Lol. “General nonexistent.”
agree. her attempt to portray a russian leaves a lot to be desired. It felt like she had not enough time to perfect it. The accent and posture were absolutely horrible. Not for a second did i believe that she's russian. Pity... The production company spent all the money on Lawrence and none on an expert who could teach her.
Shes trash
Alison Brie's accent is way better, AND IT'S A STEREOTYPICAL COMEDIC ONE...
The way that he deduced that Gustavo Fring fully learned English in Mexico is just wow. Kudos!
Any native spanish speaker can tell his very mexican pronunciation
I can tell
@@davidarjon2551 Umm alright? I was applauding the way he deduced that Gustavo Fring learned it in Mexico not the way he detected the accent. I'm sure y'all can tell.
@@davidarjon2551 Nah he did horrible accent...
Krista Grym Speaking Spanish, but speaking English the accent was good.
Well, obviously the Mexican & Chilean accents are quite different, so it's not that amazing if you know that, which is the amazing part (not the deduction)
When he broke down the difference in inflection between Spanish and Italian while critiquing Penelope Cruz’s performance 😩I’m in love
Him saying "dara da ra da ra" had me simping ngl 😅
Nobody:
Me: Tries desperately to control the parts of my tounge
I mean I know he's a pro, but that was just... dam, considering they're both Latin
@@kurtsudheim825 I speak both and they are very different. I had to learn to say the vowels and some of the consonants with my tongue in a different position in the mouth, it was hilarious 🤦♀️
The italian accent is actually terrible lmao
She sounds straight up Spanish
Am I the only one that would love to have my own accent examined like this?
I don't even know what accent I have
#foreplay. Talk language to me.
Yup you're the only one
Alex Harvey No, you’re not. Where do we sign up?
no you're not. i'm german but i'm frequently told i sound very american (probably because most media i consume have that generalized "hollywood accent"). i really want to know where people notice my german accent and how i can fix it xD
I really want this guy to help me master the Dr. Doofenshmirtz accent
Yes - absolutely!!!!
Kersss yoooo Perry de Platipuuuusss!!!!
You just need a platypus to control your mouth after you fall down a hill and get glue on it.
MalinDeMunich But, there’s no platypus controlling him anymore.
It’s a german accent. That’s why he doesn’t has one in the german version 😬
Still laughing at how Michael Caine is pronounced like "my cocaine"
Dang it now I can't unhear that!
Lmao!
Just like how Chris Pratt is basically "Crisp Rat"
Dang you're cute.
Oh my you’re right
Kate Winslet did the best Australian accent I've ever seen. In normal speech she sounds like she's pretending to do an upper-class Melbourne accent. But in some scenes she "let's slip" her lower-class country Victoria accent. She even sounds like people did back in the 60's. 10/10 best Australian accent I've seen by far.
lets, no apostrophe
It's really amazing!
I cannot imagine having this much knowledge on this many accents.
@@bunionsuccer4856 I never said it was strange. My mind is simply bogged at much knowledge he's amassed. Stay calm.
@@silverbanshee7519 I don't think my comment warrented such a rude response.
@@silverbanshee7519 I was thinking the same through the whole video. I can't imagine the time to took to learn all of the tongue positions, pronunciations, and names I've never heard of. I find myself trying to imitate him in every video he's been in
BunionSuccer you’re*
@@23washere99 Thanks.
I love how kind he is. He picks at the accents but more in a "let's learn" way then a "you suck way" He understands how hard it to do an accent that isn't natural to you. Love the video. Very insightful
The lady that reviews disguises is also awesome in that way
It fits very well with what linguists do
Almost like he'd like to be their dialect coach
Constructive criticism?
He's an adult, not a child.
he NEEDS to review just the accents in orphan black. one actress, tatiana maslany does ukrainian, californian, canadian, an english accent of someone raised by someone with a scottish accent, a ukrainian pretending to be canadian, and more. i would love to hear his thoughts on the hybrid accents.
Yesss!
S is Irish, not Scottish. But 100% here for this video idea.
Yess I would like to see that
Yea I wrote this on another of his vids, I’d love to see this!!
YESSSS!!! I was just thinking that!
It’s good to see Brendan Fraser getting back into the acting game. He’s had a rough time and he deserves happiness
He's rocking it on Doom Patrol, and yes, he's had a sad rough time
What happened to him?
@@yc6964 got harrassed kinda
Agreed
Everyone: Hong Chau's Vietnamese accent is so racist!
Hong Chau: I'm Vietnamese
lmao the internet love’s to try and find something wrong with everything🤦🏻♀️
i think the problem wasn't necessarily in her performance of the accent but that it was used for comedic effect
Her accent is more Chinese than Vietnamese. She tends to over exaggerate her vowel sounds.
@@jennifertran2289 really? I pretty sure I hear people in Vietnamese Market speak that kind of English to tourist all the time. Are you sure about that? When Chinese people speak English, they struggle with pronouncing the r and the n sound distinguishable. This not the case of Vietnamese people.
Some people just want to be outraged.
The way he slipped into the Russian accent was so smooth, I barely noticed it at first
He spazzed
@@Michael-ov2bf Dude. I don't wanna know how many hours I've spent on CZcams. I've already spent 13 months of my life watching TV series. I already know my life is pathetic enough.
I've spent *20 years, 15 hours and 6 minutes* 0n my b0g since 26.12.1998
what time lol
Check me out! I sell raccoons in the comments! They are really healthy and fun to look at!
I'd love to see more reviews of Brits doing American accents. I almost forgot Hugh Laurie was British when watching House. Also, you could do a whole episode on good vs bad Irish and Scottish accents.
grafixgurrl Anyhow to n untrained person like me, I find British and Australian actors do be pretty good at American accents
@@christopherliang6879 Most non-US actors manage a reasonable midwestern or Californian accent because they've grown up hearing that accent all their life in movies and TV. It is the accents that are rarely heard in media that I think are hardest to learn.
I'm watching the House series (for the 3rd time), partly bc I'm so impressed with Laurie's acting, esp his American accent. However, there's one episode in which he slips up, saying "bean" instead of "ben".
Love Hugh Laurie, I felt his accent was kinda still settling in with the first season of House, second season improved further, and by the third season onwards it was just 100% totally natural and flawless.
"did he try",
*shrugs*,
"i'm not sure"
I laughed so hard at that. Some of his shade is so subtle, I love it.
This guy is seriously incredible, but mate, someone has to give recognition to the editing it’s just so spot on.
The best editing is never noticed so they should take it as a compliment!
When you're fluent in using the software, it's usually easy. I guess it comes with experience.
@@Unix00 I see what you did there.
Thank heavens for making a difference between Mexican Spanish and Chilean Spanish. Not something you see very often. I devour these videos.
Norma I know, right!
Yeah!!
I think it's very cool and our south American brothers and sisters may be speaking the same language, but they sound so different, it's fascinating
Well he didn't make a difference between Austrian and German in another video so he's not always that considerate...
@@frauleinbird Oops well, nobody's perfect I guess.
As an Irish person watching so many actors fail at our accents, I think ours must be the hardest to nail. (We also have sooo many regional variants- so there really is no 'generic' irish accent). The only actor I've seen really nail it is Cate Blanchett in Veronica Guerin
And Sarah Gadon in Alias Grace
The funniest thing is that the scene critiqued about Tom Holland’s Queens accent was actually ADRed because his accent slipped and nobody caught it until they were editing the film 😂
Time stamp?
20:38
Dear god make hundreds more of these, this guy should get his own show
And a bit of tutorial would be fine
He should
ueowkskdwodk yes yes yES
Someone on Reddit suggested that he do an Anthony Bourdain Parts Unknown but for accents.
you just know he spends hours talking to himself in various accents
I mean. I do.
Me too..sometimes I don't even realise I'm doing it as much as I do. Then it hits me and I think to myself...hmm
I've done that since I was a little kid lol
Elsa Labouret ol
I speak to myself in 4 languages 😭
He looks like he’s your dad and older brother at the same time
Kate Winslet is the only non-Australian I'll let do my accent, she's flawless! tho we should commend Zac Efron's pronunciation of Melbourne, not many non-Aussies can do that lol
there was a popular commercial in the 80's (might have been a travel ad) where Olivia Newton John says, It's MelbUn not MeL-bORne... and people remember that (though we say MelbURn)... but it's hard to say it with our American accent and not sound pretentious (Like when people say, "BarThelona, Spain").
L. J. I remember that! Every time I’ve said “Melbourne” (which was once or twice in my life), I think back to that. 😀
@@laartwork erik might correct me, but I'm pretty sure you would only say Barthelona if you were in Madrid, or at lest Spain, I believe in Catalonia they say Barcelona
@@kurtsudheim825 that might be but i know some pretentious americans who say barthelona because that’s how native spaniards say it lol and i think that’s was LD meant
Far worse is how many Americans pronounce Brisbane (Hints: the stress is on the first, not second, syllable. And the second vowel is that crushed one the phoneticists print with an upside down e)
Genuinely have no idea what this guy is talking about 90% of the time but it’s so cool to watch
Dan that’s a fact
0 Iq is probably why
Ikr
I dont understand how can you know have an idea? You already know there are accents in this world and this guy is literally explaining everything and breaking it down for you.
Hey look at our icons
I want a series of this where he teaches accents to us. Like basics on how to do a scottish accent etc, would be SO MUCH FUN
I agree fully. I'd love to learn proper accents in a series done by him.
I don't like my accent. Lol
I NEED to know how to say "No," like an Australian. I can't seem to replicate it. I even tried to ask an Australian and he couldn't tell me.
Jenny Mattbäck just say “Whale oil beef hooked” all in a row.
Glad to know I'm not the only one wondering about that! The Australian's "no" is very hard to replicate perfectly, followed by "so". There's something very subtle & tricky about their consonant "o". But somehow I think the clue to that lies in their pronunciation of the word "knowledge", but I could most certainly be wrong. Some help here, any Australian or linguist, please?
He does that. For a living. We gotta pay ;-;
Every time Daniel Day-Lewis pops up in his videos he has nothing but praise. He’s truly an amazing actor!
Daniel Day Lewis literally does everything right that he ever does....
I don't retain anything he ever says but I'm entertained nonetheless.
Why is this me
And why does this have 2.5k likes and no comments (previously lol)
I don’t understand what you’re saying either but the comment is very entertaining to the eyes.
Big mood
something about dipthongs?
It's like you're listening closely to a class but forget everything the moment after.
As a linguistics major, seeing him use all of these terms that i've learned over the four years is kinda exciting haha
Makes me want to study linguistics, honestly. Seems really complex and fascinating.
I'm just rewatching these after finally getting the opportunity to take a linguistics class and even though I'm only halfway through the class, I already understand so much more of what he's saying!
Sunny Kim A fellow ling major!
Same!!!! I love when other people know linguistics terms after I spent so long burning them into my brain at university
same! love this. love the vocal triangle he explains in another video too!
I really want to hear him analyze a Canadian accent!
He's Canadian
@@gaston6800 really?
@@victorleiva4231 Yes. Honestly, telling the difference between Canadian and General American accents is very hard so I'm not surprised most people think he's American.
@@victorleiva4231 no, he’s American
@@gaston6800 He grew up in Connecticut. His mother is Swedish, but they moved to south-eastern England when he was 12.
One of my favorite parts of this entire series, is that they find audio clips that automatically respond to Erik, and it gets me every time.
He did NOT have to flex that hard when pronouncing Xhosa
I have tried SO many times to say it, and I absolutely cannot do it.
What’s the time stamp?
xtaylorxboyx 雀蜂 20:10
I live in South Africa and we don't even say it like that
Royale With Cheese How do you pronounce it then?
He seems like he’d agree to go on a date with you but make an exit halfway through because you’re just not on his level. And you’d be like “yeah he’s right tbh”
Nick C lol exactly this
Oddly specific.
He'd be constantly interrupting movie night to talk about accents and I'd be fine with it
I had a boyfriend who did a Vietnamese accent and I also thought he was trying to be offensive. Till I heard a Vietnamese lady working at the post office who sounded just like that.
Blew my mind.
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Tom Holland is one of the best at the American accent imo. It's effortless and easy for him.
Goes to show how hard it is to attempt another accent, for anyone.
There’s a lot of accents that sound like parody when they’re not. I wonder why that is.
I’m so happy you did Andrew Lincoln’s Rick Grimes accent! I think it’s so nice to hear and so well done. When I first found out that wasn’t his real accent I was so amazed and impressed, it was hard to believe until I heard his real accent. Even then it was astonishing. Love the walking dead and Andrew Lincoln!
You went wwwwaaaayyyyy too easy on Jennifer Lawrence.
Christopher Quinn i used to be a dancer and only grew up with only russian teachers with STRONG accents and though she obviously did not sound like an actual russian she did a good job
@@elainepike7518 I actually speak Russian fluently. She very forced. I loved the movie, but her forced accent kind of made me want to throw up a little.
Marika Kutaladze i agree
Truth be told I can’t remember one actor that did a good job with a Russian accent. It just seems to be hard to properly get down and when most people try to do it they usually go to a commonly stereotypical type of accent. I’m not sure if it’s just hard to do or if people just don’t put much effort into it.
I can do one, but I'll admit it's very hard. Somedays, I can convince others, including fellow Eastern Europeans that I'm a native speaker, and other days I sound like a rejected cast member of SNL trying way too hard to be funny and cute. And yeah, there's probably only a handful of authentic-sounding Russian accents on film, and probably none of them are memorable.
I love how happy he is when he watches accents he likes.
Yeah, it makes me wish he'd do an episode just of his favorite movie accents. I wanna know more about those and what makes them so spot-on.
Same! I think it might be why I love his videos so much lol
JamesBond2608 exactly, cuz he’s critical in the ones that aren’t solid, so when he hears a good performance you really believe it.
Mudita 💓
Margot Robbie as Tonya Harding was one of the all time best performances, all the way down to the smallest detail
Would like to see him do Louisiana, Cajun, creole, New Orleans accents. Very few that I’ve seen even come close. For a native Louisianan, it’s usually something that ruins a performance for me.
He did the creole accent of west Africa on DiCaprio in blood diamond, in an earlier episode, if that's worth anything
He he also did the accent in his American accent series
His Cajun is very good, I grew up in East Texas close to Louisiana so I have heard some Cajun and I couldn't understand him just like I couldn't understand them lmao 😂
It's really crazy how the most Spider-Man sounding Spider-Man we've ever had on screen is a brit. The Americans who've voiced or played Spider-Man never get the queens accent down.
You do know that Andrew Garfield is a brit as well, right? Or rather, his natural accent is british.
@@mrexo4304 Ya of course and he had a somewhat bad accent. It was more generalized American than queens. Holland's the first Spider-Man to nail the queens accent.
the reason why I think Tom is in my opinion, the best, is because he actually fits the young character of Spider-Man, and doesn’t look too grown like Toby and Andrew.
@@mrexo4304 no, Andrew was born in the US but raised in the UK.
Nuper In Nocte Yeah, I know - that was what I was referring to with the second part of my comment 😊
Please never end this series. The amount of knowledge and care this series has is incredible!!
I agree!
100% agree
Dude I love these videos. They're so fascinating and so fun to watch. He really makes me want to study these different accents, and to learn the different phonetic terms and definitions that he uses. Also, I'm probably in love with him.
The reason why Dev Patel’s Australian accent sounds off occasionally is because of how he’s not doing a totally original accent, he’s doing a recreation of Saroo Brierley, who was actually born in India but grew up in Australia. If you hear Saroo talk, he has very inconsistent Australian English pronunciations. Also as a fun fact, the real Saroo Brierley and Nicole Kidman actually helped Dev with his accent which is why it sounds the way it does.
One of my favorite parts of this series is when Erik tries the accent he's critiquing and nails it. Every time.
Conclusion: Daniel Day-Lewis nails all the accents.
I know right? he and Meryl are the Gods of aspiring actors
Daniel Day-Lewis is probably the best actor of all time.
Andrew JM If not the best definitely the best method actor
I’d love to see a video of him discussing the accents of non-native English actors speaking English in interviews or something - no acted accent, just their own accent in English, and see what kind of interesting notes he has on those
Kate’s accent in the Dressmaker is even more brilliant because she has a 1950’s Australian accent (which was when the film was set). There’s a little bit of British mixed in with it (which was prevalent during that time especially in the cities).
I would watch 5 seasons of Erik deconstructing accents, please
Katy McClatchy I would watch an entire show, tbh. I would subscribe to a channel of just this guy talking about movie, show, and accents/languages in general
Agreed!
same here! @wired please make more!
I'd pay this guy luxury car money just to hang out with tbh
because hes good looking... this show would never get made with some short fat dude.
No one mentions this, but the editing in these videos are incredibly well done.
I agree
It might be the best part of these videos, and they're pretty great overall.
What are you doing here, pipsqueak? XD
Rebekah Rosella NAAANI?!
Don't get short with me
Daniel Day Lewis is vocally incredible , every role he is golden , every accent , full stop
this guy's accent is all over the place, I guess being a dialect coach makes you loose your own accent ahah
What accent would it be the closest to? As a non-native speaker I can't really tell. Somewhere on the US east coast perhaps?
Plane J i think so yeah, but sometimes he has words that come out sounding canadian, australian or even irish, it’s funny
sly mars to me it just sounds like a mild New England accent. Which is close to Canada and has a lot of Irish people so it makes sense you’re hearing those!
I assumed he's changing his accent according to what accent he's talking about.
Yep, to this non-North American he sounds like a Canuck mostly - but not quite.
I love his casual Xhosa flex during the wakanda section, as he actually does the correct click.
I'd love to see a video of him just doing some accents for fun and talking about them.
Such a mystery to me why they chose to use Xhosa for the movie which isn’t regional anyway and most actors have a serious difficulty with it. I know it’s a beloved movie but I couldn’t get around the details like that, just me tho
@@private755 That's a good question. I found an article that said they were thinking about it already since T'Chaka in Civil War is Xhosa. After thinking about it they decided it made sense that if the king spoke like that then presumably the rest of Wakanda should as well.
The clicking in Xhosa is so so hard to mimic/master
Agreed, I was very impressed with that... a man who pays attention to detail.
As a young Xhosa woman. Them speaking isiXhosa made me very happy that such an ancient and complex language is being spoken in such a big movie. And south africans were in the movie a well. And Basotho people and everything!!!!
I never realized how good Penelope’s Donatella accent was until I heard them right next to each other
Jacob Van Ness I think she absolutely nailed the tone of Donatella’s voice - the accent however...not so amazing. In fact, not Italian at all.
Seriously? The accent sounds exactly like what it is - a Spanish person trying to do an Italian accent. It does not sound Italian at all.
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If you close your eyes, it's hard to tell who's who.
I would love him to react to villanel's accents
I was thinking the exact same thing, was hoping they would be here.
or NoHo Hank's(if you dont watch Barry, you should, if you like Killing Eve you'd probably like that)
I’m impressed that an American can pick up and nail the Aussie accent so well but also that he realises that there is different versions of our accent. Good job mate
He so fine. The more he talks the hotter he gets. Love smart brains.
...and that bulge at 2:12
@@midsyntax lol, I wondered if anyone else noticed that.
Hey there, fellow perv. 😜
Ami Leopard LOL. I thought the same thing. It must be his accent.
Ami Leopard how do you know he’s smart? He’s could just know a lot about linguistics
i was thinking he's super hot & wanted to share my opinion, glad i'm not alone.
this man got me finding parts of my tongue i didnt know existed.
Ian H 😂😂😂
Let's all hope this comment is never ever taken out of context 😂
Sounds like a grindr hookup
that's sounds dirty huhu
breathing.fluid 🤣
I keep rewatching these videos PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE make more!!!
They are so enjoyable to learn about accents and how people talk!
Omg, Accent Daddy, educate me!
Lmaoo you'll not believe this!!
Right after I read your comment I looked up "accent daddy" on CZcams and guess what? Erik's videos showed up!😭😭 I'm crying!😂😂😂
I love when people know a ridiculous amount about obscure things. Now I’m going to binge these vids
NorthernLights I’m aware of what science it is. As you stated in the previous comment you deleted (I’m assuming after you realized it overlapped with the definition of obscurity), the science of linguistics typically goes “unknown”, especially in this depth, by the general public. It’s not common knowledge even for the vast majority of educated individuals unless they chose that subject area to study and specialize in.
@@kammyhornsby2094 your point is quite obvious when he starts naming the stuff, I can't be the only one who never heard any of those linguistic technical terms before... I didn't even know there was such terms
NorthernLights is correct, though. A well established science that's available at nearly every university isn't an "obscure thing". It's just an area of expertise. In the same sense, medicine isn't an "obscure thing", but only experts know ridiculous amounts about it.
Exactly!! One of the primary definitions of the word of obscure is “not well known”, which suggests that something that is obscure is not common knowledge. My mother-in-law studied linguistics as her major, and not even she can speak this knowledgeably on the subject. It is not common knowledge, or “well known” subject matter for the vast majority of people (including some specialists). I’m not sure why people feel the need to behave in such a dunce manner for the sake of being a know-it-all. If someone were to know an incredible amount about Anglo-Irish literature or Ornithology, the fact that the subject they’re so knowledgeable about has a name does not make the less commonly known topics within that field any less obscure.
Kammy Hornsby I would disagree with the word choice as obscure have certain connotations that don’t necessarily fit with the feeling I think you’re trying to encapsulate. A better word might be niche since it’s such a specific area of expertise but obscure would imply random and inconsequential like knowing obscure facts about underground Peruvian artists.
As a Vietnamese I like how he analyzes the accent cuz people may said that her accent is racist or stereotypes but this is actually how my friend and some of my relatives speak English. Many people i guess haven’t heard a Vietnamese speak English so they’ll find the accent very strange and they’ll think its very stereotypes. So kudos to him.
Tức Thuỷ I totally agree. many native Vietnamese speaking English sounds like it could be rude, or stereotypical, but growing up in a big Vietnamese family of immigrants, they sound a lot like this. Those who hear native Vietnamese speakers speaking English do tend to chuckle, because it does have an interesting sound to it, I suppose is how you would put it.
Literally my entire family talks like that
Yeah my family sound just like when they talk especially if they don't talk too much English
same. and this is tru asf
Then who are the ones offended again? 🤷🏻♀️
I love videos with Erik and his colleagues! I could learn with them for hours! (and I do, I watch the videos frequently!)
These videos really make me appreciate the actors that really put in effort in such subtle things that an average person doesn't notice. It makes me happy to see their effort being noticed and appreciated.
i want a video of him speaking in all these accents
He kind of does in his examples
You probably want a video of "his speaking in all these accents" (the subject idea is always in the possessive case). If you want a "video of him", just hide a camera in his house.
Turn the tides on him for the real test "Another Movie Accent Expert Breaks Down Movie Accent Expert's Pronunciation Of Accents"
I've got a degree in applied linguistics and I feel overwhelmed by this guy's knowledge of accents. I wonder if he lived and studied accents all over the world to get where he is.
Jothunheim He should be sent to the space and teach aliens the best we know about linguistics.
I know nothing about linguistics....but there is just something mesmerizing about someone with this level of knowledge, truly remarkable
If you have a degree in linguistics you should know the difference between accent and dialect
@@6Kubik I do know the difference between dialects and accents and what I said earlier is in no way wrong.
@@a.a.4251 What is spoken about in this video is just a field of a sub-branch of linguistics. Linguistics is HUGE.
I love this guy! The fact that he can articulate why a sound happens is very helpful!
I love watching him analyse the Australian accent while knowing I can do a perfect Australian accent because I am Australian.
The way he appreciates each accent makes me feel appreciated in my language. It's so caring and considerate, I wish others reacted to accents like this :)
I don't know about you but its made me listen to the way people talk in a whole different way - a new appreciation for the way different people make sounds. I almost dont want to listen to whats being said, just how!
Hope you're good.
It'd be interesting to see him to react to foreigners that have lived in several countries talking in English and see if he can catch the languages that influence the pronunciation.
@@mrp_27 Aha like how a foreigner picks up regional dialect/slang. Yeh maybe then we could really test him
I was really blown away by Kate Winslet’s Australian accent after hearing all the bad/mediocre ones before her.
Too bad the movie sucked...
With that first one, the sounds aren't terrible but it seems overenthusiastic to me. Australians with non-Anglo backgrounds tend to stick pretty closely to their ethnic accents. You're definitely not going to get the really distinctive "mayte", "loife" vowels (which even plenty of Anglo Australians don't do anymore).
In general, that sort of Crocodile Dundee (broad Australian) accent is disappearing because most people live in the major cities and that's just not how English is taught in schools. Kate Winslet really nailed the "general Australian" accent, which is how most people actually talk.
It seems that the general (not broad) Aussie accent is really difficult for most to get (easy for me- it’s my native accent). Strangely enough, I’ve had so many (mostly Americans) ask me if I’m British!
I could pick that Dev Patel wasn’t an Aussie- mostly because he did mix up a broad and general accent. But Kate was flawless- and also had that slight British intonation that Aussies had in the past (which would be easy for her). That particular intonation is still present in the refined Australian accent, but most of us don’t have it anymore.
I’ve always wondered if the very “flatness” of the Aussie accent is what makes it so hard- it’s easier to add than to subtract. And I’ve also conversely wondered if that’s why Aussie actors tend to be considered better at accents than most (think Margot Robbie)- we add when we’re doing another accent- move the tongue more here, open your mouth more there...
Also, I really liked the movie. I wasn’t expecting the ending (having never read the book). But I still liked it.
I don't think most Americans can easily distinguish between British and Aussie accents (unless they've traveled there). The sounds that really stand out to us as being "British" are the "a" vowel and a lot of silent "r" vowels.
Is no one gonna talk about how amazing Kate Winslet is at accents, especially her aussie one in the Dressmaker? Like wow, she nailed it the whole time - great movie
Really like how you spent more time in each character/actor in this episode! Really cool!!!
I would entrust my life to this man
Ummm. I feel like that might not be great life decision material
🤨 rethink your life
Grace Haven 😐 take a joke
This is like my favourite series on CZcams. This guy is so charming and witty and his humour is subtle and smart and I love the way he delivers jokes. I could listen to him explain accents for days.
He needs his own show!
I would marry him right now
What jokes
Listening to his descriptions of how the sounds are made make doing the accent so much easier!
Videos like this really make me appreciate actors and their skill in a new way
yes welcome back linguistic dennis reynolds
The golden accent god
STOHP CHORLEH! This gayem has gorn orn lowng enof
I'm hollerin!
😂😂
OH MY GOD
The legend has returned
Now in a bearded edition!!
Lol
ALL HAIL THE ACCENT EXPERT
@@wannabedev2452 😂😂you don't even know you just comment ed here
Pankaj Singha thanks to let me know I didn't comment that
I just found this series of accent critique videos and I'm loving them. I'm hoping if I keep watching long enough, I'll hear him shred Kevin Costner's Boston accent in Thirteen Days.
This guy's knowledge in this field is so vast.
He comments with no hesitation, words just rolls out
It is a prepared video not a live speech though. The research and probable multiple takes in production is what makes the video so good.
.....that is what a PhD in Linguistics looks like mate
@@Wodz30 Can he speak Goa'uld though?
@WakeMeWhenItsOver -.- Reading a script is a standard I guess in these kinds of things, but he must have some role in supervising how the script goes and its still outstanding
Wired should give him his own series and they can upload an episode every week or something
that might be too often but I'd watch it
Yes
Every month
its very hard to make these videos i bet
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Daniel Day Lewis' Northern Irish accent is actually astonishingly good, almost creepy. Genuinely flawless rendition of a very tough accent
A woman with a belfast irish accent could talk me into giving her anything she wanted.
I was told that a Northern Irish Accent is half way between a (southern) Irish accent and Pirate (or exaggerated West Country English yokel). That's a good starting point, once you have that in mind, you can refine it and get more accurate.
Honestly. Same
I want him to just whisper "vowel" in my ear and hold me tight. His intelligence and personality are so attractive.
Or you could just be honest and say the obvious truth. The man is extremely physically attractive.
Of course he is, but that's not what I find most attractive about him.
Inquisitive Germ he is objectively not ugly, that is true. That being said, his looks didn’t actually attract me until I was halfway through the first video and hanging on his every word - then I realized he suddenly seemed super hot to me.
This! I second this.
"American accents generally tend to be a little bit more vowel centric, vowel length is kind of flexible"
Me: yeaaaaaaaah..
😂🤣😂🤣
🤣
Baahahahahaaa! 😂
I can't believe how addictive these videos are. It took me 2 hours to watch this because I kept pausing and practicing and reproducing the accents. And now I'm going to watch another one and do the same thing. It's like karaoke, kinda.
When you master the accent of the Shaolin monk then you may leave the monastery glasshopper :)
This guy is so interesting. I could honestly watch him critique accents for ages! It would be amazing to watch him teach a course on linguistics.
I think I might be in love with this man
Hey, get in line !! :-)
me too. oops
You are definitely not the only one ❤️
Why? I don't get it.
Is it because of his ears?
Samesies
If CrashCourse does a Linguistics class, I really want this guy to teach it.
Well he's certainly qualified for the phonetics portion, can't speak for the rest of linguistics though lol
Oh, great idea!
I would love to see him reviewing the accents for Fargo and other Midwest accents.
I insist you should analyze Tom Hank's russian accent in "The Terminal", you could also analyze Hugh Laurie's american accent in "House MD", and Robert Dawney Junior's british accent in Sherlock Holmes
Manusoftarhiba *Downey
Tom Hanks was actually doing Bulgarian!
@@francesatty7022 no... That was krakozian🙂
Nobody:
Me: *Tries desperately to control the parts of my tounge*
Me too lol. Makes a big difference actually, if you listen closely
When sitting in my couch putting my hand before my face to see if I have an exhale on "take" or not, I felt kind of stupid 😅
Kinda hard if you are trying to control your tounge and not, as advised, your tongue...
Why did you write nobody first?
When he explained what Jennifer Lawrence should've done with her tongue, I almost choke trying to tighten the back and flatten the front like wtf
The main constant throughout this series: Daniel Day Lewis owning everything
Amira F daniel day lewis deserves all the awards. I dont even know what his real face or voice sounds/looks like because every time i see him he is someone else.
And it's da troof!
@@jackolantern717 He is said to be doing his natural accent in The PhantomTthread
I was imitating the characters in "Puffin Rock" for my kids and realized the same thing-that it's the vowel sound in ice in words like house and down, rather than the boat sound you hear in those words in Canadian English dialects. Erik definitely needs his own channel. These videos are fascinating.
I love these explanations, I'm French and I studied English (in addition to Spanish and Italian in High School) later applied to business and economics at university and later on, English and linguistics to become an English teacher and these videos teach me a lot as an original version movie and series fan and linguistics freek! ^_^
being xhosa myself, i'm so impressed he made an effort in pronouncing the 'x' sound
Me too. Did better than some non Xhosa South African black people 😂
Effort? So that was .....wrong? *Curls up in the corner and sobs*
@@destinyannfoxx Yeah the gap he leaves between the 'X' click and 'osa' is way too long and it sounds unnatural. This czcams.com/video/Trq_gIe1v04/video.html is how you actually pronounce it
@@Chelsea-ch7hz oooh cool thanks
He says it better than most caucasians and non Xhosa speaking South Africans. It’s really impressive🙂