Dude, don't listen to the tools that are saying you aren't doing it right. You're spot on, obviously you are trying to show people how to get the general sound/feel of the words, from there they have to evolve the accent themselves. I'm learning a Scottish Accent right now and your video is amazing. I only wish it was longer...
The T only becomes a D when it's in the middle of a word. When a word starts with a vowel followed immediately by a T, the T is treated as if it were at the beginning. It's like there were two words: "a tack." But if there is a consonant before and a constant after the T, then it's in the middle and it becomes a D.
I'm surprised he didn't completely figure out the rule for t. It's pronounced like a t if it's at the beginning of a word or at the beginning of a stressed syllable. But it's pronounced like a d otherwise. I think that covers most situations pretty well. For example, the second syllable is stressed in "attack," so the t is pronounced like a t. But the first syllable is stressed in "attic," so the t is pronounced like a d.
to me one of the important aspect of the american accent is the schwa and the other vowels. there are times where people i talk to over the phone thinks i'm an american. the vowels are the main difference for me.
Good job. The American accent is actually closer to how the British people talked during the time of colonialism. The late 1780s or 1790s is when the British accent changed due to wealthy people wanting to sound different from the poor people. So at one time you guys spoke with that hard R until the posh accent trend throughout Britain.
Yeah, the "general" accent, or what you hear on tv, is commonly heard in about 3-4 states. Even then, there's some definite differences. Good video though, pretty accurate. I'd like to see you doing a southern US accent ;)
I agree with you. I'm Southern so this accent is NOT spoken where I live. This is what I call a "TV" accent. It's a good start though. No one can do a proper Southern accent though. I find actors are the WORST. I suppose you're either born knowing how to speak it OR you end up sounding like a cartoon version of what a Southern person sounds like. Actors always over exaggerate it. Also, within the Southern accents, there are variations. For example, I have a very twangy "Appalachian" Southern accent. However, my father who grew up in the Piedmont has a drawl. For example, I say "Fahrrrrrrrrrrrre" for "fire". He says "Fi-yuh". Very different accents despite living in the same house.
Capn Seanie ... It's in Missouri, Kansas, Colorado, Texas, Illinois, (personal experience) and seems to be present at the coasts to some extent, if TV is any indication. I'm from KC, and have spent a great deal of time in the places I listed.
Every state in the union uses the General American accent it seems. Even in southern states where you'd expect more Southern accent to be prevalent but it's more localised to smaller cities really. Except for Arkansas, Mississippi, Louisiana, and Alabama. They looove their southern accent and don't muddle it often. It sticks to you too, if you spend anytime there you start using the southern drawl unconsciously. I used to drive Truck all over the states so I've pretty much heard them all. Nashville's is my favorite, it's a light blend of Southern mixed with General accent. It's very nice on the ear and makes everyone sound so polite.
I don't think they're ready for that yet. Lord, he'd have them all confused. We have some of the most peculiar sayings down here that half the time we can't understand each other, ha!
I didn’t even realize our L’s are different! And yes there is such thing as general American accent. Like mine, that’s really the only way I can categorize it. In my opinion I don’t think it is “annoying” compared to other ones, mine is pretty neutral and soft ish. If that makes sense lol
The "general" American accent that you're talking about actually is regional. That flat accent is from the western US. Newscasters with other accents are trained in this one to read the news. I'm from California and can't tell where a person is from if he's from any of the mountain or pacific states. We all sound the same. The regional accents are in the eastern, southern and mid western US. Those I can pick up on immediately.
Joe Stewart-Paul it is Weally. 😄. Fogive may. I'm Native Alaskan (American) who grew up in a small village in Western Alaska speaking her very own native language and when after started school learning English, produced, has an accent unique that's not heard anywhere else, but, I been told that it's very "pretty." LOL 😄😆 Wow cool. Glad to run across this vids...
The American accent you hear on American newscasts and most American movies is not the General American accent, it is the American Mid-Western accent .
The American mid-Western accent and the main Canadian accent (being the same) is the accent used by American and Canadian radio/tv announcer / presenters. If you wan't to hear other examples of the General American accent or the "Standard American accent", go to C-Span. .C-Span, televises the accent of congressmen of the U.S. Congress from all 50 states as they speak. The hallmark of the mid-Western accent is an o is almost never fronted
Ok I’m freaking OuT as an American I had no idea that I even did any of these things when I spoke!!!! Wtheck I feel like I should re-evaluate my entire existence😦😯😯
Rebecca: And New Yorkers. However, in some parts of NYC (esp. in Queens and Manhattan), the "r" is pronounced but in a weak way, certainly not as strongly as out West or down South. Generally in NY and its suburbs, the lower your socio-economic standing is, the less rhotic your "r" will be.
@@moonlithistorian8105 Yeah I lived in GA for a year and a half, and heard that with some folks. Also some from SC. My great uncle from Sumter spoke like that. Mostly here in NC we hear hard r, but not universally.
You're wrong with regards to "t" at the end of words. We actually tend to pronounce the "t's" in words like "white", "right", "sight", "might". With the exception of areas like North Texas or other south-central regions, where the "t" near the end of words can be barely heard.
*Lives in America* Mastered it.
I'm from Missouri... and this is spot on.
charlotte graham me too, saint louis lol
Dude, don't listen to the tools that are saying you aren't doing it right. You're spot on, obviously you are trying to show people how to get the general sound/feel of the words, from there they have to evolve the accent themselves. I'm learning a Scottish Accent right now and your video is amazing. I only wish it was longer...
daggum21dog o
I'm only watching this to see our stereotype
Same
same lmao
The T only becomes a D when it's in the middle of a word. When a word starts with a vowel followed immediately by a T, the T is treated as if it were at the beginning. It's like there were two words: "a tack." But if there is a consonant before and a constant after the T, then it's in the middle and it becomes a D.
This is valuable as an American trying to do an English accent because now I'm aware of what I'm doing and can switch it.
your american accent sounds like George Takei ROFL "ohhhhh myyyyy"
2:10 "If you see an r, you say an r" Which of course makes a lot of sense.
I'm surprised he didn't completely figure out the rule for t. It's pronounced like a t if it's at the beginning of a word or at the beginning of a stressed syllable. But it's pronounced like a d otherwise. I think that covers most situations pretty well. For example, the second syllable is stressed in "attack," so the t is pronounced like a t. But the first syllable is stressed in "attic," so the t is pronounced like a d.
I thought it was between two vowels but you covered it all, thanks
nice, thanks for keeping this live
Attitude is pronounced Aditewde lmao. I love it (btw I'm Moroccan)
to me one of the important aspect of the american accent is the schwa and the other vowels. there are times where people i talk to over the phone thinks i'm an american. the vowels are the main difference for me.
Me as a german watching your accent videos to nail them one da to confuse the shit out of people where the hell im actually from. Lol.
Good job. The American accent is actually closer to how the British people talked during the time of colonialism. The late 1780s or 1790s is when the British accent changed due to wealthy people wanting to sound different from the poor people. So at one time you guys spoke with that hard R until the posh accent trend throughout Britain.
Honestly the T sounds more of a tapped R than a D...
Yeah, the "general" accent, or what you hear on tv, is commonly heard in about 3-4 states. Even then, there's some definite differences.
Good video though, pretty accurate. I'd like to see you doing a southern US accent ;)
I agree with you. I'm Southern so this accent is NOT spoken where I live. This is what I call a "TV" accent. It's a good start though. No one can do a proper Southern accent though. I find actors are the WORST. I suppose you're either born knowing how to speak it OR you end up sounding like a cartoon version of what a Southern person sounds like. Actors always over exaggerate it. Also, within the Southern accents, there are variations. For example, I have a very twangy "Appalachian" Southern accent. However, my father who grew up in the Piedmont has a drawl. For example, I say "Fahrrrrrrrrrrrre" for "fire". He says "Fi-yuh". Very different accents despite living in the same house.
Capn Seanie ... It's in Missouri, Kansas, Colorado, Texas, Illinois, (personal experience) and seems to be present at the coasts to some extent, if TV is any indication. I'm from KC, and have spent a great deal of time in the places I listed.
Every state in the union uses the General American accent it seems. Even in southern states where you'd expect more Southern accent to be prevalent but it's more localised to smaller cities really. Except for Arkansas, Mississippi, Louisiana, and Alabama. They looove their southern accent and don't muddle it often. It sticks to you too, if you spend anytime there you start using the southern drawl unconsciously. I used to drive Truck all over the states so I've pretty much heard them all. Nashville's is my favorite, it's a light blend of Southern mixed with General accent. It's very nice on the ear and makes everyone sound so polite.
I don't think they're ready for that yet. Lord, he'd have them all confused. We have some of the most peculiar sayings down here that half the time we can't understand each other, ha!
You meant to say "where is my BIG car" instead of "my little car". ;-). Just sayin', it's America.... : D
when you say something with the r sound it sounds like Matthew McConaughey.
This was really useful, thank you
Yes people can finally under stand me I have a Liverpool accent
I lived for 5 years in UK, and I can understand all British accent, except one person on this planet, Sir Alex Ferguson ... lol
I didn’t even realize our L’s are different! And yes there is such thing as general American accent. Like mine, that’s really the only way I can categorize it. In my opinion I don’t think it is “annoying” compared to other ones, mine is pretty neutral and soft ish. If that makes sense lol
Bleep…bloop…beeebooo…beeeboo.
Good heavens, who would WANT to have an American accent!
You’ve got beautiful eyes
Oh no, now I know how to do my own accent
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The "general" American accent that you're talking about actually is regional. That flat accent is from the western US. Newscasters with other accents are trained in this one to read the news. I'm from California and can't tell where a person is from if he's from any of the mountain or pacific states. We all sound the same. The regional accents are in the eastern, southern and mid western US. Those I can pick up on immediately.
I’m calling your bluff on that.
The 'general American' accent is the American Midwestern accent.
Is it really?
No
Joe Stewart-Paul it is Weally. 😄. Fogive may. I'm Native Alaskan (American) who grew up in a small village in Western Alaska speaking her very own native language and when after started school learning English, produced, has an accent unique that's not heard anywhere else, but, I been told that it's very "pretty." LOL 😄😆 Wow cool. Glad to run across this vids...
I'd say it's more of northwest/west accent
Given that most media companies are based in New York City, it is more of a middle-class Northeastern accent.
Your American accent reminds me of Nick Cage
is anyone here because they need an american accent for acting career, because i am haha I'm finding it hard to adapt from Northern irish - american.
This is not general American, this is Kansas Nebraska area, way to twangy to be general american
We have an accent?
It's way harder to figure out an An
American or Canadian accent than a British, Welsh, Scottish or Irish accent...I really like this guy though...
The American accent you hear on American newscasts and most American movies is not the General American accent, it is the American Mid-Western accent .
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/General_American_English
The American mid-Western accent and the main Canadian accent (being the same) is the accent used by American and Canadian radio/tv announcer / presenters. If you wan't to hear other examples of the General American accent or the "Standard American accent", go to C-Span. .C-Span, televises the accent of congressmen of the U.S. Congress from all 50 states as they speak.
The hallmark of the mid-Western accent is an o is almost never fronted
Ok I’m freaking OuT as an American I had no idea that I even did any of these things when I spoke!!!! Wtheck I feel like I should re-evaluate my entire existence😦😯😯
Me having that voice and watching this just hear other people call it an accent.
I DIDNT EVEN REALIZE WE DO THE WHITE AND THE TIGHT
If you see an R, you say an R. Seems logical to me!
I feel like we don't say our L's that way. I feel like we say them a lot lighter than what you are doing
Americans pronounce the letter "R," expect for those of us in Massachusetts!
Yep, I'll agree with that. I went to Boston (I'm from the south) and scarcely heard an r the whole time, LOL.
Rebecca: And New Yorkers. However, in some parts of NYC (esp. in Queens and Manhattan), the "r" is pronounced but in a weak way, certainly not as strongly as out West or down South.
Generally in NY and its suburbs, the lower your socio-economic standing is, the less rhotic your "r" will be.
@@agoogleuser4443 some regions of the south such as Savannah drop the r
@@moonlithistorian8105 Yeah I lived in GA for a year and a half, and heard that with some folks. Also some from SC. My great uncle from Sumter spoke like that. Mostly here in NC we hear hard r, but not universally.
@@agoogleuser4443 just curious, did you hear anyone speaking that way with anyone under the of 50 or so.
You're wrong with regards to "t" at the end of words.
We actually tend to pronounce the "t's" in words like "white", "right", "sight", "might".
With the exception of areas like North Texas or other south-central regions, where the "t" near the end of words can be barely heard.
we do. but when people talk quickly, there isn't much of an emphasis on it, so it can be hard to hear sometimes.
That's irrelevant when pronounced singularly or at a normal pace and not like a baboon, we PRONOUNCE the "T"s in the words I've mentioned above.
Don't lie to your self... Most states don't pronounce the 't'
In the more Southern States, a T at the end makes more of an abrupt stop than a proper letter.
yeah this is a midwestern accent. we dont pronounce the T.
2:10 Owen Wilson??
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Why am i watching this? I'm american
English accent is very funny, but all world are using the US accent. It is a strong real. I’m sorry. I geda kickada you!
Why the hell would anyone want to have an Amercan Accent. ?
Amewicanish
Basically take RP, and make it a lot less interesting.
As an American with a 'normal' accent (I'm from CA) this is absolute shit.
Would you like to do it better then? Seeing as if you have such an issue with it. Its not shocking. Its actually quite accurate, sorry to say.
It's because It's a Midwestern accent, I have never heard someone west of the rockies speak like this