Movie Accent Expert Breaks Down 28 More Actors' Accents | WIRED

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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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  • @Endur101
    @Endur101 5 ปีที่แล้ว +6116

    I'm 100% sure that I'm doing my own accent wrong.

    • @Daniele_Manno
      @Daniele_Manno 4 ปีที่แล้ว +18

      Lol

    • @Daniele_Manno
      @Daniele_Manno 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @Olena Strizhak why? For an acting role?

    • @Daniele_Manno
      @Daniele_Manno 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @Olena Strizhak but why lol😂

    • @Daniele_Manno
      @Daniele_Manno 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      @Olena Strizhak cool!

    • @Specter_1125
      @Specter_1125 4 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      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.

  • @superiorcatsociety
    @superiorcatsociety 5 ปีที่แล้ว +10511

    you know someone's a linguist when they have favorite consonant sounds.

    • @harrisonsnellgrove8843
      @harrisonsnellgrove8843 5 ปีที่แล้ว +94

      Meawbin quite the cunning linguist in fact

    • @frostfire6591
      @frostfire6591 5 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Harrison Snellgrove WeirdChamp

    • @Yewtewba
      @Yewtewba 4 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      Right now, I could really use a P

    • @chiaraippoliti
      @chiaraippoliti 4 ปีที่แล้ว +18

      Meawbin I have a favorite verbal tense (pluscuamperfecto del subjuntivo). And yes I’m a linguist and language teacher.😉♥️

    • @lyra331
      @lyra331 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@frostfire6591 or a singer! I'm a singer and omg thats so ugh accurate

  • @mateenmissaghi
    @mateenmissaghi 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2640

    imagine if he one day reveals his real accent and he's actually like a hardcore scot

    • @hom0s4cer
      @hom0s4cer 3 ปีที่แล้ว +75

      or japanese

    • @ejnt00217
      @ejnt00217 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Hahaha

    • @higharenji
      @higharenji 2 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      He's actually a North Korean defect

    • @thisisdk7859
      @thisisdk7859 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      ahahahhaHAAHA!

    • @pauldrummond755
      @pauldrummond755 2 ปีที่แล้ว +15

      It's possible, us Scots are really gifted with doing accents

  • @JanineWende
    @JanineWende 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3309

    As a non-native speaker, I can differentiate exactly two American accents: Southern and not-Southern. So this is super interesting!

    • @mongster_0364
      @mongster_0364 4 ปีที่แล้ว +44

      Go check out New York!

    • @VonDeLaus
      @VonDeLaus 3 ปีที่แล้ว +27

      I'm sure you can tell Boston accent, too, even if you don't know what it's called. =D

    • @sundalongpatpat
      @sundalongpatpat 3 ปีที่แล้ว +63

      As a non-native speaker, I cannot differentiate the different Southern accents. They all sound Confederate to me.

    • @derekpoore3061
      @derekpoore3061 3 ปีที่แล้ว +33

      @@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

    • @jazmineyazmin
      @jazmineyazmin 3 ปีที่แล้ว +42

      @@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.

  • @missbunchin
    @missbunchin 5 ปีที่แล้ว +14800

    Plot twist: this guy is actually Irish and is faking an American accent perfectly.

    • @sharstarg2414
      @sharstarg2414 5 ปีที่แล้ว +653

      Or Russian. His accent on that was really good.🙄

    • @ballin4th
      @ballin4th 5 ปีที่แล้ว +467

      That was just a cover because he's really Jamaican

    • @nfadaloo
      @nfadaloo 5 ปีที่แล้ว +118

      So good that he’s selected a particular area in America to go off. I mean, that pin-pen merger, am I right fellas?

    • @DobromirManchev
      @DobromirManchev 5 ปีที่แล้ว +95

      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.

    • @theMosen
      @theMosen 5 ปีที่แล้ว +87

      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.

  • @jaSama02
    @jaSama02 5 ปีที่แล้ว +8894

    Jennifer Lawrence does what I call "a general nonexistent Eastern European accent"

    • @ameliel1096
      @ameliel1096 5 ปีที่แล้ว +418

      Alek He should review Jodie Comer’s russian accent (in Killing Eve) in comparison... much better and surprisingly intricate!

    • @positiveecho326
      @positiveecho326 5 ปีที่แล้ว +259

      Lol. “General nonexistent.”

    • @isaid4586
      @isaid4586 5 ปีที่แล้ว +458

      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.

    • @DownBadDonk
      @DownBadDonk 5 ปีที่แล้ว +62

      Shes trash

    • @isaid4586
      @isaid4586 5 ปีที่แล้ว +107

      Alison Brie's accent is way better, AND IT'S A STEREOTYPICAL COMEDIC ONE...

  • @relaximatroll2118
    @relaximatroll2118 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1114

    The way that he deduced that Gustavo Fring fully learned English in Mexico is just wow. Kudos!

    • @davidao2551
      @davidao2551 4 ปีที่แล้ว +30

      Any native spanish speaker can tell his very mexican pronunciation
      I can tell

    • @relaximatroll2118
      @relaximatroll2118 4 ปีที่แล้ว +58

      @@davidao2551 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.

    • @KristaGrym
      @KristaGrym 4 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      @@davidao2551 Nah he did horrible accent...

    • @georgekurioreilly4857
      @georgekurioreilly4857 3 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      Krista Grym Speaking Spanish, but speaking English the accent was good.

    • @kurtsudheim825
      @kurtsudheim825 3 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      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)

  • @INC408
    @INC408 4 ปีที่แล้ว +854

    When he broke down the difference in inflection between Spanish and Italian while critiquing Penelope Cruz’s performance 😩I’m in love

    • @cheesyncrackers9670
      @cheesyncrackers9670 3 ปีที่แล้ว +57

      Him saying "dara da ra da ra" had me simping ngl 😅

    • @heidshows9618
      @heidshows9618 3 ปีที่แล้ว +13

      Nobody:
      Me: Tries desperately to control the parts of my tounge

    • @kurtsudheim825
      @kurtsudheim825 3 ปีที่แล้ว +13

      I mean I know he's a pro, but that was just... dam, considering they're both Latin

    • @yolacintia
      @yolacintia 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      @@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 🤦‍♀️

    • @JohnnoNonno
      @JohnnoNonno 3 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      The italian accent is actually terrible lmao
      She sounds straight up Spanish

  • @SeeinHyrule
    @SeeinHyrule 5 ปีที่แล้ว +11705

    Am I the only one that would love to have my own accent examined like this?

    • @aileenzhao7951
      @aileenzhao7951 5 ปีที่แล้ว +295

      I don't even know what accent I have

    • @PoeticOcean
      @PoeticOcean 5 ปีที่แล้ว +199

      #foreplay. Talk language to me.

    • @romantic_hippie
      @romantic_hippie 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Yup you're the only one

    • @ashleywright8686
      @ashleywright8686 5 ปีที่แล้ว +78

      Alex Harvey No, you’re not. Where do we sign up?

    • @erylaria398
      @erylaria398 5 ปีที่แล้ว +85

      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

  • @tapedeckbeck3917
    @tapedeckbeck3917 5 ปีที่แล้ว +4081

    I really want this guy to help me master the Dr. Doofenshmirtz accent

    • @maniacal_engineer
      @maniacal_engineer 5 ปีที่แล้ว +20

      Yes - absolutely!!!!

    • @undercover_idiot
      @undercover_idiot 5 ปีที่แล้ว +32

      Kersss yoooo Perry de Platipuuuusss!!!!

    • @malindemunich2883
      @malindemunich2883 5 ปีที่แล้ว +31

      You just need a platypus to control your mouth after you fall down a hill and get glue on it.

    • @parkchimmin7913
      @parkchimmin7913 4 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      MalinDeMunich But, there’s no platypus controlling him anymore.

    • @NikaSaurusRahwr
      @NikaSaurusRahwr 4 ปีที่แล้ว +23

      It’s a german accent. That’s why he doesn’t has one in the german version 😬

  • @AndreHora01
    @AndreHora01 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1321

    Still laughing at how Michael Caine is pronounced like "my cocaine"

  • @thetrashmaster1352
    @thetrashmaster1352 4 ปีที่แล้ว +189

    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.

  • @silverbanshee7519
    @silverbanshee7519 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3887

    I cannot imagine having this much knowledge on this many accents.

    • @silverbanshee7519
      @silverbanshee7519 5 ปีที่แล้ว +46

      @@bunionsuccer4856 I never said it was strange. My mind is simply bogged at much knowledge he's amassed. Stay calm.

    • @bunionsuccer4856
      @bunionsuccer4856 5 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      @@silverbanshee7519 I don't think my comment warrented such a rude response.

    • @mowganashwey
      @mowganashwey 5 ปีที่แล้ว +41

      @@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

    • @23washere99
      @23washere99 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      BunionSuccer you’re*

    • @bunionsuccer4856
      @bunionsuccer4856 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@23washere99 Thanks.

  • @Ktakahashi18
    @Ktakahashi18 5 ปีที่แล้ว +6039

    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

    • @julianakarasawa315
      @julianakarasawa315 5 ปีที่แล้ว +61

      The lady that reviews disguises is also awesome in that way

    • @vatnidd
      @vatnidd 5 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      It fits very well with what linguists do

    • @LegitimateJuice
      @LegitimateJuice 5 ปีที่แล้ว +16

      Almost like he'd like to be their dialect coach

    • @MrNight-dg1ug
      @MrNight-dg1ug 4 ปีที่แล้ว +29

      Constructive criticism?

    • @sweiland75
      @sweiland75 4 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      He's an adult, not a child.

  • @sethlishman
    @sethlishman 4 ปีที่แล้ว +411

    It’s good to see Brendan Fraser getting back into the acting game. He’s had a rough time and he deserves happiness

    • @Merdicano
      @Merdicano 4 ปีที่แล้ว +15

      He's rocking it on Doom Patrol, and yes, he's had a sad rough time

    • @yc6964
      @yc6964 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      What happened to him?

    • @CATDHD
      @CATDHD 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@yc6964 got harrassed kinda

    • @realSimoneCherie
      @realSimoneCherie 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Agreed

  • @natalieboucher8639
    @natalieboucher8639 4 ปีที่แล้ว +854

    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.

    • @sixbirdsinatrenchcoat
      @sixbirdsinatrenchcoat 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Yesss!

    • @FemmeLaV
      @FemmeLaV 3 ปีที่แล้ว +20

      S is Irish, not Scottish. But 100% here for this video idea.

    • @dhegadheer2600
      @dhegadheer2600 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Yess I would like to see that

    • @riatanet1609
      @riatanet1609 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Yea I wrote this on another of his vids, I’d love to see this!!

    • @Thenoobestgirl
      @Thenoobestgirl 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      YESSSS!!! I was just thinking that!

  • @SMA2343
    @SMA2343 5 ปีที่แล้ว +7083

    Everyone: Hong Chau's Vietnamese accent is so racist!
    Hong Chau: I'm Vietnamese

    • @sweetestaphrodite
      @sweetestaphrodite 5 ปีที่แล้ว +478

      lmao the internet love’s to try and find something wrong with everything🤦🏻‍♀️

    • @ewawa2941
      @ewawa2941 5 ปีที่แล้ว +206

      i think the problem wasn't necessarily in her performance of the accent but that it was used for comedic effect

    • @jennifertran2289
      @jennifertran2289 5 ปีที่แล้ว +22

      Her accent is more Chinese than Vietnamese. She tends to over exaggerate her vowel sounds.

    • @dtdang0309
      @dtdang0309 5 ปีที่แล้ว +145

      @@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.

    • @fakecubed
      @fakecubed 5 ปีที่แล้ว +54

      Some people just want to be outraged.

  • @araani8740
    @araani8740 5 ปีที่แล้ว +10143

    The way he slipped into the Russian accent was so smooth, I barely noticed it at first

    • @janetkarlar7799
      @janetkarlar7799 5 ปีที่แล้ว +54

      He spazzed

    • @caffeinatednation8885
      @caffeinatednation8885 5 ปีที่แล้ว +72

      @@Michael-ov2bf Dude. I don't wanna know how many hours I've spent on TH-cam. I've already spent 13 months of my life watching TV series. I already know my life is pathetic enough.

    • @Gy0952
      @Gy0952 5 ปีที่แล้ว +13

      I've spent *20 years, 15 hours and 6 minutes* 0n my b0g since 26.12.1998

    • @thewackychaps
      @thewackychaps 5 ปีที่แล้ว +18

      what time lol

    • @what-ym2mf
      @what-ym2mf 5 ปีที่แล้ว +30

      Check me out! I sell raccoons in the comments! They are really healthy and fun to look at!

  • @SonyaDeegan
    @SonyaDeegan 4 ปีที่แล้ว +174

    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

    • @petalchild
      @petalchild 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      And Sarah Gadon in Alias Grace

    • @johnard611
      @johnard611 23 วันที่ผ่านมา

      I'm not Irish but I was really impressed by Joe Gilgun's southern Irish accent in "Preacher." And Ruth Negga's kinda generalized southern accent I think is awesome for someone born in Ethiopia and who grew up in Ireland.

  • @grafixgurrl
    @grafixgurrl 4 ปีที่แล้ว +380

    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.

    • @christopherliang6879
      @christopherliang6879 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      grafixgurrl Anyhow to n untrained person like me, I find British and Australian actors do be pretty good at American accents

    • @kenoliver8913
      @kenoliver8913 2 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      @@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.

    • @ruby2zdy
      @ruby2zdy 2 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      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".

    • @wibblewobbler9104
      @wibblewobbler9104 2 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      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.

  • @Nefville
    @Nefville 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2632

    Dear god make hundreds more of these, this guy should get his own show

    • @RahulKumar-ng2gh
      @RahulKumar-ng2gh 5 ปีที่แล้ว +30

      And a bit of tutorial would be fine

    • @lucydoodles2020
      @lucydoodles2020 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      He should

    • @memereview9803
      @memereview9803 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      ueowkskdwodk yes yes yES

    • @redisthecoolestcolour
      @redisthecoolestcolour 5 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      Someone on Reddit suggested that he do an Anthony Bourdain Parts Unknown but for accents.

  • @rae2732
    @rae2732 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2127

    He did NOT have to flex that hard when pronouncing Xhosa

    • @rachelk3887
      @rachelk3887 4 ปีที่แล้ว +61

      I have tried SO many times to say it, and I absolutely cannot do it.

    • @xtaylorxboyx
      @xtaylorxboyx 4 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      What’s the time stamp?

    • @AR-fs4zz
      @AR-fs4zz 4 ปีที่แล้ว +41

      xtaylorxboyx 雀蜂 20:10

    • @royalewithcheese5639
      @royalewithcheese5639 4 ปีที่แล้ว +32

      I live in South Africa and we don't even say it like that

    • @OnkelFenrir
      @OnkelFenrir 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Royale With Cheese How do you pronounce it then?

  • @easyw2461
    @easyw2461 4 ปีที่แล้ว +80

    He looks like he’s your dad and older brother at the same time

  • @kellishere
    @kellishere 4 ปีที่แล้ว +148

    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 😂

  • @stokelyepuente9946
    @stokelyepuente9946 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3172

    This guy is seriously incredible, but mate, someone has to give recognition to the editing it’s just so spot on.

    • @queenofdirt9082
      @queenofdirt9082 5 ปีที่แล้ว +69

      The best editing is never noticed so they should take it as a compliment!

    • @Unix00
      @Unix00 5 ปีที่แล้ว +14

      When you're fluent in using the software, it's usually easy. I guess it comes with experience.

    • @zidaryn
      @zidaryn 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@Unix00 I see what you did there.

  • @jennymattback3780
    @jennymattback3780 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5458

    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

    • @joeymulvaney1664
      @joeymulvaney1664 4 ปีที่แล้ว +89

      I agree fully. I'd love to learn proper accents in a series done by him.
      I don't like my accent. Lol

    • @Room-xi6nb
      @Room-xi6nb 4 ปีที่แล้ว +56

      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.

    • @hillhouseproductions
      @hillhouseproductions 4 ปีที่แล้ว +17

      Jenny Mattbäck just say “Whale oil beef hooked” all in a row.

    • @sunstarethosa8878
      @sunstarethosa8878 4 ปีที่แล้ว +19

      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?

    • @moccaccino9084
      @moccaccino9084 4 ปีที่แล้ว +16

      He does that. For a living. We gotta pay ;-;

  • @sincerelykokomo852
    @sincerelykokomo852 4 ปีที่แล้ว +306

    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

    • @laartwork
      @laartwork 4 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      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").

    • @ddk1223
      @ddk1223 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      L. J. I remember that! Every time I’ve said “Melbourne” (which was once or twice in my life), I think back to that. 😀

    • @kurtsudheim825
      @kurtsudheim825 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@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

    • @hayleydavidson6261
      @hayleydavidson6261 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@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

    • @kenoliver8913
      @kenoliver8913 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      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)

  • @mangopurple
    @mangopurple 4 ปีที่แล้ว +133

    "did he try",
    *shrugs*,
    "i'm not sure"

    • @grafixgurrl
      @grafixgurrl 4 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      I laughed so hard at that. Some of his shade is so subtle, I love it.

    • @bast713
      @bast713 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      I mean, it's a fair question 😂

  • @Drizlye
    @Drizlye 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2519

    Genuinely have no idea what this guy is talking about 90% of the time but it’s so cool to watch

    • @user-te5td3sk7v
      @user-te5td3sk7v 5 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Dan that’s a fact

    • @Tiberious_Of_Elona
      @Tiberious_Of_Elona 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      0 Iq is probably why

    • @user-pc3vs3bd4j
      @user-pc3vs3bd4j 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      Ikr

    • @henkkaa88
      @henkkaa88 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      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.

    • @yaboicash6666
      @yaboicash6666 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      Hey look at our icons

  • @SlowxParentsCrossing
    @SlowxParentsCrossing 5 ปีที่แล้ว +4378

    I don't retain anything he ever says but I'm entertained nonetheless.

    • @beauTys696traGedy
      @beauTys696traGedy 5 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      Why is this me
      And why does this have 2.5k likes and no comments (previously lol)

    • @slauuden
      @slauuden 5 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      I don’t understand what you’re saying either but the comment is very entertaining to the eyes.

    • @palpashakarki8606
      @palpashakarki8606 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      Big mood

    • @Confucius_76
      @Confucius_76 5 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      something about dipthongs?

    • @jorellelouis1551
      @jorellelouis1551 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      It's like you're listening closely to a class but forget everything the moment after.

  • @GuerreroUrbano100
    @GuerreroUrbano100 ปีที่แล้ว +34

    Every time Daniel Day-Lewis pops up in his videos he has nothing but praise. He’s truly an amazing actor!

  • @kathleenroberts8324
    @kathleenroberts8324 4 ปีที่แล้ว +222

    I really want to hear him analyze a Canadian accent!

    • @gaston6800
      @gaston6800 4 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      He's Canadian

    • @victorleiva4231
      @victorleiva4231 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@gaston6800 really?

    • @gaston6800
      @gaston6800 3 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      @@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.

    • @BoJangles42
      @BoJangles42 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@victorleiva4231 no, he’s American

    • @Sodchucker
      @Sodchucker 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@gaston6800 He grew up in Connecticut. His mother is Swedish, but they moved to south-eastern England when he was 12.

  • @norma003
    @norma003 5 ปีที่แล้ว +5228

    Thank heavens for making a difference between Mexican Spanish and Chilean Spanish. Not something you see very often. I devour these videos.

    • @drviz
      @drviz 5 ปีที่แล้ว +14

      Norma I know, right!

    • @Kero-Kero
      @Kero-Kero 5 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      Yeah!!

    • @nihilisticbarbie
      @nihilisticbarbie 5 ปีที่แล้ว +140

      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

    • @frauleinbird
      @frauleinbird 5 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      Well he didn't make a difference between Austrian and German in another video so he's not always that considerate...

    • @norma003
      @norma003 5 ปีที่แล้ว +23

      @@frauleinbird Oops well, nobody's perfect I guess.

  • @BenMoranFilms
    @BenMoranFilms 5 ปีที่แล้ว +438

    One of my favorite parts of this series is when Erik tries the accent he's critiquing and nails it. Every time.

  • @RiptideGaming_GXT
    @RiptideGaming_GXT 4 ปีที่แล้ว +82

    Daniel Day Lewis literally does everything right that he ever does....

  • @percyj2463
    @percyj2463 4 ปีที่แล้ว +15

    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.

  • @MikhailKalashnikovMiG
    @MikhailKalashnikovMiG 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1389

    you just know he spends hours talking to himself in various accents

    • @elsagreen1476
      @elsagreen1476 4 ปีที่แล้ว +32

      I mean. I do.

    • @disht2
      @disht2 4 ปีที่แล้ว +13

      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

    • @Khorne_of_the_Hill
      @Khorne_of_the_Hill 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      I've done that since I was a little kid lol

    • @anonius7760
      @anonius7760 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Elsa Labouret ol

    • @jqa16
      @jqa16 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      I speak to myself in 4 languages 😭

  • @GregStallion
    @GregStallion 5 ปีที่แล้ว +5027

    You went wwwwaaaayyyyy too easy on Jennifer Lawrence.

    • @elainepike7518
      @elainepike7518 5 ปีที่แล้ว +303

      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

    • @Marika50
      @Marika50 5 ปีที่แล้ว +497

      @@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.

    • @elainepike7518
      @elainepike7518 5 ปีที่แล้ว +23

      Marika Kutaladze i agree

    • @Jibberish18
      @Jibberish18 5 ปีที่แล้ว +254

      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.

    • @GregStallion
      @GregStallion 5 ปีที่แล้ว +58

      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.

  • @ohnofan
    @ohnofan 4 ปีที่แล้ว +76

    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.

    • @kurtsudheim825
      @kurtsudheim825 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      He did the creole accent of west Africa on DiCaprio in blood diamond, in an earlier episode, if that's worth anything

    • @jazminjacobs4910
      @jazminjacobs4910 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      He he also did the accent in his American accent series

    • @sapphiresupernova
      @sapphiresupernova 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

      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 😂

  • @arizonarangershat3831
    @arizonarangershat3831 2 ปีที่แล้ว +34

    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!

  • @rickyleung2576
    @rickyleung2576 5 ปีที่แล้ว +497

    Conclusion: Daniel Day-Lewis nails all the accents.

    • @natural91LC
      @natural91LC 5 ปีที่แล้ว +17

      I know right? he and Meryl are the Gods of aspiring actors

    • @MrDjdecks
      @MrDjdecks 5 ปีที่แล้ว +22

      Daniel Day-Lewis is probably the best actor of all time.

    • @Rachel-96
      @Rachel-96 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Andrew JM If not the best definitely the best method actor

  • @MrSunshinyGirl
    @MrSunshinyGirl 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1947

    As a linguistics major, seeing him use all of these terms that i've learned over the four years is kinda exciting haha

    • @angrytom1923
      @angrytom1923 4 ปีที่แล้ว +45

      Makes me want to study linguistics, honestly. Seems really complex and fascinating.

    • @MusicalJackknife
      @MusicalJackknife 4 ปีที่แล้ว +26

      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!

    • @davidgararay
      @davidgararay 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Sunny Kim A fellow ling major!

    • @ilovegingers13
      @ilovegingers13 4 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      Same!!!! I love when other people know linguistics terms after I spent so long burning them into my brain at university

    • @MissChocolateLy
      @MissChocolateLy 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      same! love this. love the vocal triangle he explains in another video too!

  • @jopabr24
    @jopabr24 4 ปีที่แล้ว +91

    Omg, Accent Daddy, educate me!

    • @vivy-kun3510
      @vivy-kun3510 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Lmaoo you'll not believe this!!
      Right after I read your comment I looked up "accent daddy" on TH-cam and guess what? Erik's videos showed up!😭😭 I'm crying!😂😂😂

  • @SuneTheMairn
    @SuneTheMairn 3 ปีที่แล้ว +36

    Margot Robbie as Tonya Harding was one of the all time best performances, all the way down to the smallest detail

  • @ianh4297
    @ianh4297 5 ปีที่แล้ว +857

    this man got me finding parts of my tongue i didnt know existed.

    • @ashleywright8686
      @ashleywright8686 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Ian H 😂😂😂

    • @songbird7450
      @songbird7450 5 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      Let's all hope this comment is never ever taken out of context 😂

    • @commiepapi
      @commiepapi 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Sounds like a grindr hookup

    • @lucy-ferprofiler5379
      @lucy-ferprofiler5379 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      that's sounds dirty huhu

    • @serinadelmar6012
      @serinadelmar6012 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      breathing.fluid 🤣

  • @JamesBond2608
    @JamesBond2608 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1928

    I love how happy he is when he watches accents he likes.

    • @vigorousera
      @vigorousera 5 ปีที่แล้ว +95

      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.

    • @tifford111
      @tifford111 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Same! I think it might be why I love his videos so much lol

    • @danielburriss7827
      @danielburriss7827 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      JamesBond2608 exactly, cuz he’s critical in the ones that aren’t solid, so when he hears a good performance you really believe it.

    • @serinadelmar6012
      @serinadelmar6012 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      Mudita 💓

  • @MauraVH
    @MauraVH 4 ปีที่แล้ว +25

    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

  • @loujainehellali6883
    @loujainehellali6883 4 ปีที่แล้ว +60

    I would love him to react to villanel's accents

    • @allyj.3523
      @allyj.3523 4 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      I was thinking the exact same thing, was hoping they would be here.

    • @itswherethecomedycomesin8864
      @itswherethecomedycomesin8864 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      or NoHo Hank's(if you dont watch Barry, you should, if you like Killing Eve you'd probably like that)

  • @gremlinthoughts
    @gremlinthoughts 5 ปีที่แล้ว +833

    I would watch 5 seasons of Erik deconstructing accents, please

    • @Tuilelen
      @Tuilelen 5 ปีที่แล้ว +24

      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

    • @thewaterbear
      @thewaterbear 5 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      Agreed!

    • @BellaPlanetHair
      @BellaPlanetHair 5 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      same here! @wired please make more!

    • @legoneb
      @legoneb 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      I'd pay this guy luxury car money just to hang out with tbh

    • @last7509
      @last7509 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      because hes good looking... this show would never get made with some short fat dude.

  • @matthewpezzulich
    @matthewpezzulich 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2945

    Please never end this series. The amount of knowledge and care this series has is incredible!!

  • @thecheshirefox1011
    @thecheshirefox1011 4 ปีที่แล้ว +42

    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.

  • @woobharb
    @woobharb ปีที่แล้ว +18

    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.

  • @jvanness90
    @jvanness90 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1242

    I never realized how good Penelope’s Donatella accent was until I heard them right next to each other

    • @fraeni90
      @fraeni90 5 ปีที่แล้ว +52

      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.

    • @sv-bd5em
      @sv-bd5em 5 ปีที่แล้ว +38

      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.

    • @ErikaRodriguez-xw8vu
      @ErikaRodriguez-xw8vu 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      B

    • @damianestradamolina1556
      @damianestradamolina1556 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      Ola Nanita 🎂🎂🎂Mirley y 🎉🎉🎉🎄🎄🎄Milena🎀🎀

    • @mico8187
      @mico8187 5 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      If you close your eyes, it's hard to tell who's who.

  • @minimme
    @minimme 5 ปีที่แล้ว +9746

    yes welcome back linguistic dennis reynolds

  • @marsimus13
    @marsimus13 4 ปีที่แล้ว +428

    this guy's accent is all over the place, I guess being a dialect coach makes you loose your own accent ahah

    • @planej6315
      @planej6315 4 ปีที่แล้ว +30

      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?

    • @marsimus13
      @marsimus13 4 ปีที่แล้ว +37

      Plane J i think so yeah, but sometimes he has words that come out sounding canadian, australian or even irish, it’s funny

    • @superIBM1231
      @superIBM1231 3 ปีที่แล้ว +21

      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!

    • @sgtpppr
      @sgtpppr 3 ปีที่แล้ว +25

      I assumed he's changing his accent according to what accent he's talking about.

    • @kenoliver8913
      @kenoliver8913 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Yep, to this non-North American he sounds like a Canuck mostly - but not quite.

  • @13exxonp
    @13exxonp 2 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    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

  • @marlasinger8274
    @marlasinger8274 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1111

    i want a video of him speaking in all these accents

    • @ibewalkingwiththecheesecak2565
      @ibewalkingwiththecheesecak2565 5 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      He kind of does in his examples

    • @mikemondano3624
      @mikemondano3624 5 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      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.

    • @RiceMov
      @RiceMov 5 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Turn the tides on him for the real test "Another Movie Accent Expert Breaks Down Movie Accent Expert's Pronunciation Of Accents"

  • @MovieHypeSA
    @MovieHypeSA 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1921

    No one mentions this, but the editing in these videos are incredibly well done.

    • @magicmanscott40k
      @magicmanscott40k 5 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      I agree

    • @-SecretAsianMan-
      @-SecretAsianMan- 5 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      It might be the best part of these videos, and they're pretty great overall.

    • @scqtilla
      @scqtilla 5 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      What are you doing here, pipsqueak? XD

    • @MovieHypeSA
      @MovieHypeSA 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Rebekah Rosella NAAANI?!

    • @boigercat
      @boigercat 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Don't get short with me

  • @DoodyT
    @DoodyT 3 ปีที่แล้ว +17

    Daniel Day Lewis is vocally incredible , every role he is golden , every accent , full stop

  • @aanyasrivastava9652
    @aanyasrivastava9652 4 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    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.

  • @ShinjiGetsGrounded
    @ShinjiGetsGrounded 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1854

    I would entrust my life to this man

    • @Valhallavirtue
      @Valhallavirtue 5 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      Ummm. I feel like that might not be great life decision material

    • @gracehaven5459
      @gracehaven5459 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      🤨 rethink your life

    • @ghostface6226
      @ghostface6226 5 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      Grace Haven 😐 take a joke

  • @b.c8489
    @b.c8489 5 ปีที่แล้ว +773

    The legend has returned

    • @SophietheValiant
      @SophietheValiant 5 ปีที่แล้ว +17

      Now in a bearded edition!!

    • @iont8172
      @iont8172 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Lol

    • @mysticsaxophone4181
      @mysticsaxophone4181 5 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      ALL HAIL THE ACCENT EXPERT

    • @krazyninja954
      @krazyninja954 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@wannabedev2452 😂😂you don't even know you just comment ed here

    • @wannabedev2452
      @wannabedev2452 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      Pankaj Singha thanks to let me know I didn't comment that

  • @akdlb
    @akdlb 4 ปีที่แล้ว +12

    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

  • @RealityDysfunction85
    @RealityDysfunction85 4 ปีที่แล้ว +36

    A woman with a belfast irish accent could talk me into giving her anything she wanted.

    • @Dave_Sisson
      @Dave_Sisson 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      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.

    • @kimberlyp4071
      @kimberlyp4071 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Honestly. Same

  • @RaidsEpicly
    @RaidsEpicly 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3382

    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.

    • @private755
      @private755 5 ปีที่แล้ว +40

      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

    • @RaidsEpicly
      @RaidsEpicly 5 ปีที่แล้ว +50

      @@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.

    • @JMCan-si2se
      @JMCan-si2se 5 ปีที่แล้ว +22

      The clicking in Xhosa is so so hard to mimic/master

    • @RalphTGP
      @RalphTGP 5 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      Agreed, I was very impressed with that... a man who pays attention to detail.

    • @meditate_on_edibles
      @meditate_on_edibles 5 ปีที่แล้ว +83

      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!!!!

  • @mharbaugh
    @mharbaugh 5 ปีที่แล้ว +686

    Erik Singer talking about accents is my favorite TH-cam series.

  • @donna25871
    @donna25871 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +9

    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).

  • @TheRealShedLife
    @TheRealShedLife 3 ปีที่แล้ว +12

    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.

    • @aidanh5215
      @aidanh5215 ปีที่แล้ว

      When you master the accent of the Shaolin monk then you may leave the monastery glasshopper :)

  • @nickc3657
    @nickc3657 5 ปีที่แล้ว +869

    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”

    • @MetaMarcy21
      @MetaMarcy21 5 ปีที่แล้ว +26

      Nick C lol exactly this

    • @parvez_design
      @parvez_design 5 ปีที่แล้ว +70

      Oddly specific.

    • @camilogarciaylasaari1857
      @camilogarciaylasaari1857 5 ปีที่แล้ว +95

      He'd be constantly interrupting movie night to talk about accents and I'd be fine with it

  • @Mabaz
    @Mabaz 5 ปีที่แล้ว +967

    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.

    • @a.a.4251
      @a.a.4251 5 ปีที่แล้ว +49

      Jothunheim He should be sent to the space and teach aliens the best we know about linguistics.

    • @langtonmwanza6689
      @langtonmwanza6689 5 ปีที่แล้ว +103

      I know nothing about linguistics....but there is just something mesmerizing about someone with this level of knowledge, truly remarkable

    • @6Kubik
      @6Kubik 5 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      If you have a degree in linguistics you should know the difference between accent and dialect

    • @Mabaz
      @Mabaz 5 ปีที่แล้ว +29

      @@6Kubik I do know the difference between dialects and accents and what I said earlier is in no way wrong.

    • @Mabaz
      @Mabaz 5 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      @@a.a.4251 What is spoken about in this video is just a field of a sub-branch of linguistics. Linguistics is HUGE.

  • @scout6436
    @scout6436 4 ปีที่แล้ว +17

    I love watching him analyse the Australian accent while knowing I can do a perfect Australian accent because I am Australian.

  • @diy_cat9817
    @diy_cat9817 3 ปีที่แล้ว +37

    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.
    --
    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.

    • @ladyredl3210
      @ladyredl3210 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      There’s a lot of accents that sound like parody when they’re not. I wonder why that is.

  • @Punk3rGirl
    @Punk3rGirl 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2299

    I was really blown away by Kate Winslet’s Australian accent after hearing all the bad/mediocre ones before her.

    • @zararafridi1051
      @zararafridi1051 5 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      Too bad the movie sucked...

    • @Robert399
      @Robert399 5 ปีที่แล้ว +116

      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.

    • @katherinemorelle7115
      @katherinemorelle7115 5 ปีที่แล้ว +71

      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...

    • @katherinemorelle7115
      @katherinemorelle7115 5 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      Also, I really liked the movie. I wasn’t expecting the ending (having never read the book). But I still liked it.

    • @MegaTenser
      @MegaTenser 5 ปีที่แล้ว +24

      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.

  • @rifdifirebolt
    @rifdifirebolt 5 ปีที่แล้ว +644

    This guy's knowledge in this field is so vast.
    He comments with no hesitation, words just rolls out

    • @panner11
      @panner11 5 ปีที่แล้ว +24

      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.

    • @Wodz30
      @Wodz30 5 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      .....that is what a PhD in Linguistics looks like mate

    • @jeffkardosjr.3825
      @jeffkardosjr.3825 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@Wodz30 Can he speak Goa'uld though?

    • @rifdifirebolt
      @rifdifirebolt 5 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      @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

  • @shawneilbailey-gordon4255
    @shawneilbailey-gordon4255 4 ปีที่แล้ว +172

    I'd love to hear a critique on those awful Jamaican accents. They completely shred my native tongue when they try at it 🤦 I am yet to hear a proper one. Just a whole bunch of "yeah mon"

    • @KristaGrym
      @KristaGrym 4 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      Jamaican are a very tought ones

    • @shawneilbailey-gordon4255
      @shawneilbailey-gordon4255 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@herecomesthebam1919 😭😭😭🤦🏾‍♀️🤦🏾‍♀️🤦🏾‍♀️🤦🏾‍♀️

    • @shawneilbailey-gordon4255
      @shawneilbailey-gordon4255 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@KristaGrym that's for sure!!

    • @ullscarf
      @ullscarf 3 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      Come to Britain and you can critique about a million kids doing awful Jamaican accents!

    • @beredaye
      @beredaye 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      how is gta 4's jamacian accent ?

  • @call_me_ping
    @call_me_ping ปีที่แล้ว +10

    I love videos with Erik and his colleagues! I could learn with them for hours! (and I do, I watch the videos frequently!)

  • @11jokerchen11
    @11jokerchen11 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1512

    This is like my favourite series on TH-cam. 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.

  • @VanGruuv
    @VanGruuv 5 ปีที่แล้ว +362

    he's been breaking down accents for so long he's grown a beard

    • @aerthreepwood8021
      @aerthreepwood8021 4 ปีที่แล้ว +17

      They only let him out of his crate to do this.

  • @nc5919
    @nc5919 3 ปีที่แล้ว +19

    So, again, Daniel Day Lewis is an acting god and we should all worship him.

  • @spooda1237
    @spooda1237 3 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    I’m Australian and didn’t even realise we did half the things we do. But now I can’t stop noticing.

  • @kammyhornsby2094
    @kammyhornsby2094 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2409

    I love when people know a ridiculous amount about obscure things. Now I’m going to binge these vids

    • @kammyhornsby2094
      @kammyhornsby2094 5 ปีที่แล้ว +40

      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.

    • @Yarblocosifilitico
      @Yarblocosifilitico 5 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      @@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

    • @kayladonnrichardson7384
      @kayladonnrichardson7384 5 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      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.

    • @kammyhornsby2094
      @kammyhornsby2094 5 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      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.

    • @tuyen6163
      @tuyen6163 5 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      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.

  • @miamotoworld
    @miamotoworld 5 ปีที่แล้ว +195

    The main constant throughout this series: Daniel Day Lewis owning everything

    • @jackolantern717
      @jackolantern717 5 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      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.

    • @teuntje2863
      @teuntje2863 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      And it's da troof!

    • @fuzzytabby4304
      @fuzzytabby4304 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@jackolantern717 He is said to be doing his natural accent in The PhantomTthread

  • @jbwetzstein
    @jbwetzstein 4 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    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.

  • @jeanettebeckstrom2222
    @jeanettebeckstrom2222 4 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    I would love to see him reviewing the accents for Fargo and other Midwest accents.

  • @T_L_H
    @T_L_H 5 ปีที่แล้ว +419

    I should be asleep... but instead I'm trying to figure out how to get a Irish Texan Wakandan accent

  • @kylemagaro9744
    @kylemagaro9744 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3946

    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.

    • @mrexo4304
      @mrexo4304 5 ปีที่แล้ว +154

      You do know that Andrew Garfield is a brit as well, right? Or rather, his natural accent is british.

    • @kylemagaro9744
      @kylemagaro9744 5 ปีที่แล้ว +247

      @@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.

    • @user-lu4xp7iv8c
      @user-lu4xp7iv8c 5 ปีที่แล้ว +149

      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.

    • @nemisiesaidSTARS
      @nemisiesaidSTARS 5 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      @@mrexo4304 no, Andrew was born in the US but raised in the UK.

    • @mrexo4304
      @mrexo4304 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Nuper In Nocte Yeah, I know - that was what I was referring to with the second part of my comment 😊

  • @kenoliver8913
    @kenoliver8913 3 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    As an Australian, Kate McKinnon's is the best attempt at one of our accents I've heard. I grew up hearing exactly that little throat squeeze all my life. and unsualy for a foreigner, she gets the rising intonation pitched right.

  • @user-eg7uo7vx2e
    @user-eg7uo7vx2e 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    I keep rewatching these videos PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE make more!!!
    They are so enjoyable to learn about accents and how people talk!

  • @txffanyngo
    @txffanyngo 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2063

    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 :)

    • @MrMiD.Life.Crisis
      @MrMiD.Life.Crisis 4 ปีที่แล้ว +33

      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.

    • @mrp_27
      @mrp_27 4 ปีที่แล้ว +32

      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.

    • @MrMiD.Life.Crisis
      @MrMiD.Life.Crisis 4 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      @@mrp_27 Aha like how a foreigner picks up regional dialect/slang. Yeh maybe then we could really test him

  • @Cam-vy7uw
    @Cam-vy7uw 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1941

    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.

    • @kricnea
      @kricnea 5 ปีที่แล้ว +87

      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.

    • @sophienguyen1694
      @sophienguyen1694 5 ปีที่แล้ว +37

      Literally my entire family talks like that

    • @thebiglo25
      @thebiglo25 5 ปีที่แล้ว +18

      Yeah my family sound just like when they talk especially if they don't talk too much English

    • @beobabygirl9048
      @beobabygirl9048 5 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      same. and this is tru asf

    • @elizabethiman7442
      @elizabethiman7442 5 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      Then who are the ones offended again? 🤷🏻‍♀️

  • @CK-op7ho
    @CK-op7ho 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I love this guy! The fact that he can articulate why a sound happens is very helpful!

  • @cruffatin
    @cruffatin 2 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    Daniel Day Lewis' Northern Irish accent is actually astonishingly good, almost creepy. Genuinely flawless rendition of a very tough accent

  • @amileopard
    @amileopard 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2656

    He so fine. The more he talks the hotter he gets. Love smart brains.

    • @midsyntax
      @midsyntax 5 ปีที่แล้ว +23

      ...and that bulge at 2:12

    • @burntpieceoftoast4148
      @burntpieceoftoast4148 5 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      @@midsyntax lol, I wondered if anyone else noticed that.
      Hey there, fellow perv. 😜

    • @ashleywright8686
      @ashleywright8686 5 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      Ami Leopard LOL. I thought the same thing. It must be his accent.

    • @matts5247
      @matts5247 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Ami Leopard how do you know he’s smart? He’s could just know a lot about linguistics

    • @alevalens
      @alevalens 5 ปีที่แล้ว +16

      i was thinking he's super hot & wanted to share my opinion, glad i'm not alone.

  • @missbejazzful
    @missbejazzful 5 ปีที่แล้ว +159

    I want him to just whisper "vowel" in my ear and hold me tight. His intelligence and personality are so attractive.

    • @elbehemoth386
      @elbehemoth386 5 ปีที่แล้ว +13

      Or you could just be honest and say the obvious truth. The man is extremely physically attractive.

    • @missbejazzful
      @missbejazzful 5 ปีที่แล้ว +13

      Of course he is, but that's not what I find most attractive about him.

    • @Tuilelen
      @Tuilelen 5 ปีที่แล้ว +15

      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.

    • @missbejazzful
      @missbejazzful 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      This! I second this.

  • @maxwellwhigham1659
    @maxwellwhigham1659 4 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    Just wanted to mention that there are different Australian accents. A Melbourne accent, a Perth Accent and an Adelaide accent are noticeably different. The Melbourne accent and the Perth accent are the more commonly known accents overseas, where as the Adelaide accent is more reserved and has some more similarities to some American and British accents.

  • @smilieblomstervase
    @smilieblomstervase 4 ปีที่แล้ว +15

    I'm missing Scandinavian accents. Apparently they're very hard to get right for non-scandinavians and usually just end up being German. Would like your take on some of that

    • @sapphiresupernova
      @sapphiresupernova 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

      A lot of them speaking English sound American lol

  • @procrastinator99
    @procrastinator99 5 ปีที่แล้ว +874

    If CrashCourse does a Linguistics class, I really want this guy to teach it.

    • @elis7448
      @elis7448 5 ปีที่แล้ว +28

      Well he's certainly qualified for the phonetics portion, can't speak for the rest of linguistics though lol

    • @KristenRowenPliske
      @KristenRowenPliske 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      Oh, great idea!

  • @jonathanaitken908
    @jonathanaitken908 5 ปีที่แล้ว +576

    Wired should give him his own series and they can upload an episode every week or something

    • @kingj282
      @kingj282 5 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      that might be too often but I'd watch it

    • @Hummabubba
      @Hummabubba 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      Yes

    • @turnerj3699
      @turnerj3699 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Every month

    • @rommervillalba6983
      @rommervillalba6983 5 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      its very hard to make these videos i bet

    • @iwantwafflefries7599
      @iwantwafflefries7599 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      +Jonathan Aitken I'vе sp𝐞nt *9 days, 22 hоurs 𝖺nd 46 minutеs* 𝞸n YouTub𝗲 s𝔦nc𝐞 21.6.2018! Ch𝗲ck y𝞸ur stats: jgxihi.viewr.stream

  • @tommo9176
    @tommo9176 4 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    :O When I was listening to the aussie accents I was expecting the host to think they were on point, but as an aussie in the back of my head they sounded off. Super impressed it was picked up on.

  • @Manusoftarhiba
    @Manusoftarhiba 4 ปีที่แล้ว +38

    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