You joke, but in a lot of the UK there are language experts who can pinpoint an accent to a suburb, a neighbourhood, and maybe even a specific street. UK accents are nuts.
@@BPoweredLove um excuse me Wales has its own culture, language and government, and we could most certainly run ourselves independently. We don't need England and we definitely don't need people thinking that we belong to England. Cymru am byth!
@Lil PUMP, I can also tell you, that's true. There are so many accents in the UK, it's madness lol. Best thing is, at times, you don't realise your own accent in comparison to somebody with the same accent, you can think to yourself, is that how I sound?? lol!
Yeah we have so many different accents it’s mad. Welsh, English, Scottish and Irish.. but then there’s LOADS of different accents inside of those 😂 there’s not just an accent each country follows lol
I knew a New Zealander once who was the nicest dude, humble and calm all the time. I once called him Australian as a joke and it's the only time I've seen him really pissed off, even if it was for just a fraction of a second.
Kiwi here - when my friend mentioned this video to me, I said something similar about Kiwis. Ask a Kiwi if they're Aussie, if they punch you, they're a Kiwi.
what if he's actually not American and he's doing a perfectly doing an American accent, he might be fooling us all this time I just noticed my grammar mistake. I'm not correcting it.
There's a bunch of videos of Reggie Watts shows where he does this, including his TED Talk. He fluidly shifts between tonnes of different accents mid-sentence and anybody seeing him there for the first time would have no idea what his natural accent is.
it'll probably have some lame Premise like he has to solve Crimes by listening to serial killers over the phone or listen to them on their Instagram or something redundant. and then you'll see him in an interrogation room making the suspect yell _"there's a bomb in the mall and you have 30 minutes!"_ over and over again And it'll be shot with really dated 90s effects, a poor man's _Numbers_
the internet: the smart accents man is hot. more of him. wired: we have a whole series on different professionals explaining- the internet: 🔪 wired: yes sir
I love that they have different professionals, because yes, he is great, but I seriously don't understand accent at all. Not a native english speaker I only hear differences if he says that there is one xD
As a southern NZer with a somewhat scots influenced accent, I'd love to hear Erik Singer break down the regional NZ accents. Not everyone sounds like an Aucklander!
The whole of New Zealand is somewhat Scots influenced, we had a higher percentage of Scottish migrants across New Zealand relative to most British colonies (I assume Nova Scotia had more) which influenced our vowels. Speaking of British influenced accents, the reason the English speaking Indian accent is like how it is, is because the primary group of white people going there early on were predominantly Welsh soldiers so Indians have Welsh accents.
@@RubyDoobieScoo otago and southland had a higher proportion of Scottish immigrants I think, hence the names such as Invercargill, Dunedin and Balclutha and the Clutha River
I'm not a native speaker and this guy is invaluable to me. Not only does he help me understand a lot about the various English accents (which I don't have direct access to, of course), but he also makes me realize the tons of inconsistencies I have in my own accent and where I might have picked them up. He just makes me wanna crave for his knowledge, you know? XD
dudeonthasopha because “straight” was not an adjective determining “line”, it was an adverb and determined “across”. Meaning “all the way through”, not having anything to do with how the line looked. Listening comprehension fail.
Yes, he was correct. You're conflating what he said, namely _"...draw a line straight across..."_ , with what you believe means the same as _"...draw a straight line across..."_ . In the first form, _"straight"_ is an adverb used to qualify the verb _"to draw"_ ; it describes *how* the action is to be done. As an adverb, _"straight"_ usually refers to carrying out an action _directly_ , _immediately_ , or-as used in this video- _continuously_ (i.e. without a break in the line). In the second form that you were thinking of, _"straight"_ is an adjective, which is used explicitly to describe a characteristic of the line itself. In adjectival usage, _"straight"_ will indicate the object it describes has _no bends_ , _no curves_ and _does not meander_ .
@@shrayyashtiwari9064 Radical.Compounds is correct, but it's not a wide-spread feature of Canadian accents. As a BCite born in Vancouver, the best way to hear our accent is listen for Ts. Go ahead and listen to Ryan Reynolds pronounce his Ts. He aspirates them like many Vancouverites, because most of us don't do the T/D mushing that most US accents have, when we say Kite it's "kh-eye-t". Crisp audible Ts, and frankly I love that.
Eric: I am Eric singer, a dialect coach. Me: ah thanks Eric, I think everyone here knows why we are here. No need for formalities. Now gimme the *stuff* ;)
Canadian raising is the biggest tell. A Canadian will pronounce the vowel in "prize" like an American, but the vowel in "price" will be different, and same for "loud" vs "out". It's not perfect tho, some American accents also have the "prize-price" split, and a few have the "loud-out" split, plus there's some variation in Canadian accents. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canadian_raising
How to tell an Aussie, just have them respond ‘no’ emphatically to something. If it has all the vowels in the English language put together and about a dozen letters long you’ve got an Aussie.
If it's also got a glottal stop at the end, they are South Australian. I think it's a variation on 'nope', where the p is unvoiced and you get a cut-off effect. Similar with 'yep', which is elsewhere pronounced 'yeah'.
Americans largely live in their own cultural world and consume their own entertainment, and most of them don't travel abroad either, so it's not surprising everyone sounds the same to them. Whereas we consume a lot more international media, sports and entertainment and travel a lot more. Accents are like fractals though, the more you zoom in the more you see. Even in a tiny country like Northern Ireland there are at least 6 different accents I can tell apart, and I'm sure the same is true everywhere.
To be fair, any North American that consumes a decent amount of British entertainment knows. Otherwise, it's just a lack of exposure. There's still a general sense that there is "a" Canadian accent when we're geographically the 2nd largest country.
Alexander Bond Eh, to a certain extent that can be true but America doesn’t really have ‘their own culture’ they are kind of a mixture of other cultures. I am pretty sure most can differentiate the different British accents if they are listening but they either just don’t know the names of the different accents or just don’t care to talk about them separately; as in generally identifying the accent like is that an Scottish accent or is that an Australian accent.
Alexander Bond I think that‘s an overgeneralization, but I‘ll forgive you since you said “largely” rather than “all.” The American stereotype is annoying and embarrassing, but I can’t deny that is partially true. Lots of Americans, like myself, are obsessed with European shows and movies, so we can easily tell the accents apart. 😀
This is a perfect thumbnail for getting at least 5 million views because all New Zealanders love seeing a popular video with our country being mentioned 😂
To an Australian, the phrase 'fish and chips' spoken by a New Zealander, with a southern accent particularly, sounds like 'fussh end chupps'. Aussies and Kiwis can tell who is who within one minute of talking to each other and we can't understand why the rest of the world can't. It's hugely obvious to us!
southern americans don't say "chips" or "fish and chips" and when they do, no one understands cuz we call them fries 99.99% of the time. :'D I can tell too tho lol
Yeah, that NY accent has burrowed into my brain. He said it with such conviction, like someone just asked him to make 30 batches of pasta and he wasn’t impressed with their pots situation
That's what it is! I was trying to put my finger on what makes him so relaxing to watch. It's the voice. Given he's a dialect coach, he must be very good at his job.
*Says England* *shows union jack* *draws a line through "england"* *cuts the corner of wales* *points arrow to north of England* *points arrow to south of England AND WALES*
I’d love to see a breakdown of Canadian accents, as many Americans think we all sound alike. An easy party trick is “the mouse ran out and about the house”, as the ou sound in Canadian English is very different than English spoken south of the boarder.
@@tdayz9144 a english speaking south african accent sounds NOTHING like an Australian or New Zealand english accent , trust me im east african and i hear it all the time on tv and stuff
this comment needs more attention! I really want that vid!!! It would be so interesting! I can't imagine anyone caring about accent difference between Australia and NZ.
@@wat5709 Apparently he's attractive. Personally I think he looks a bit like a sleep-deprived lima bean, but I'm also terrible at judging other men, so ^shrug^
Why, before even seeing the guy, did I immediately feel like the NY guy was gonna be a big bald dude looking like he’s sitting with his arms kind of resting upon something?
@@seriouslyryan6592 Wales hasn't been a principality since the mid-1500's if memory serves. Note that the "Prince of Wales" is just a traditional title and has nothing to do with Wales being an actual principality (at least not anymore).
it's the E and I sounds that make the difference. Australians enunciate differently - we mangle our vowels - ask an Aussie to say "pick up the stick" - and a kiwi - you will notice. Just watch some Aussie movies and Kiwi ones to notice the differences.
Yeah, there's a distinct difference between the Southern Drawl and the Texas Twang. :D I'd love to hear MN vs. Fargo vs. Chicago, cuz there's a surprising amount of range there!
I’d like to see an accent graph that expresses all native English speaking accents based on how similar they are to one another. I feel like there are far more similarities between South England, Ireland, New England (particularly Massachusetts, and New York), South Africa, Australia and New Zealand. Another good phrase to test is ‘park the car in far harbor’
New York isn't a part of New England. I think you meant North-East of America which would include both New England (Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, Rhode Island) and the Mid-Atlantic (New York, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, and probably Delaware and Maryland).
![Natanael Cano - Amor Eterno [Official Video]](http://i.ytimg.com/vi/EO4prCs6WpM/mqdefault.jpg)
I feel like this guy could get my street address by hearing me talk.
You joke, but in a lot of the UK there are language experts who can pinpoint an accent to a suburb, a neighbourhood, and maybe even a specific street. UK accents are nuts.
This comment made my day
@@MCDexX makes sense, English has been in England for a long time
Dr Higgins.
this made me yodel
Just give Erik the whole channel,
we won't mind.
And neither would we.
Omg we need that
Does he not have one?
He does have a channel, but it's a little old & the content is pretty short.
Totally agree.
Someone tell Netflix we need a whole documentary series so I can sit in my living room and watch this for 10 hours straight.
Yessss, OHHH YEASS, WE BLOODY DO!!!! HEY NETFLIX!!! DID U GET THAT?!!!! In like WRITING?!!!!
please
The Bob Ross of linguistics.
L0L
TRAFFIC
TRAFFIC
TRAFFIC
TRASH
TRAFFIC
TRASH
TRASH
“ You can draw a line straight across England”
The Line: 💫🎢🎡⚙️🔄🔄⬆️↘️↕️↗️⭕️♋️🛸🌪🔥
Oh well done op.
its the way he included midlands in the north as well, absolutely dire
they seem to think that wales is part of England in said line... I'm fumin
@@nigella1563 Well, you might as well be.
@@BPoweredLove um excuse me Wales has its own culture, language and government, and we could most certainly run ourselves independently. We don't need England and we definitely don't need people thinking that we belong to England. Cymru am byth!
"you can draw a line *straight* across England"
*That line:* ↖️↗️↘️↙️↩️↪️⬅️⬆️⬇️➡️⤴️
this sent me
compared to things that overlap i guess its more line like
Fr
yes, "straight across" doesn't mean "straight line", who would have known? Not you apparently.
🤣🤣🤣🤣Right? LOL
That New York guy was great. I felt like every word he said was either a personal attack or about to start an argument.
HEY! I'M TALKIN HERE! I'M TALKIN!
Trash! Trash! Trash! 😂😂😂
THAT'S NOT A LOT OF POTS
MCDexX For those that don't know the funny origin ruclips.net/video/c412hqucHKw/видео.html
Ephy
AYGYY, AIM WAAWWKING EEERE
In Britain the accent changes almost by postal code...
@Lil PUMP, I can also tell you, that's true. There are so many accents in the UK, it's madness lol. Best thing is, at times, you don't realise your own accent in comparison to somebody with the same accent, you can think to yourself, is that how I sound?? lol!
nik geo same in germany
@@mats7492 im a brit living in germany and I can absolutely confirm this!
Yeah we have so many different accents it’s mad. Welsh, English, Scottish and Irish.. but then there’s LOADS of different accents inside of those 😂 there’s not just an accent each country follows lol
Question. Do y'all like American accents? The way Americans love English accents?
Easier way to tell Aussies and New Zealanders apart.
Call them a "kiwi."
If they come across the table at you; they're Austrailian.
Lmao! 🤣 Is it really that offensive? My nationality gets mistaken all the time 😅
Honestly I’d be confused, I would act like:
Wait, how did you know?
I knew a New Zealander once who was the nicest dude, humble and calm all the time. I once called him Australian as a joke and it's the only time I've seen him really pissed off, even if it was for just a fraction of a second.
Kiwi here - when my friend mentioned this video to me, I said something similar about Kiwis. Ask a Kiwi if they're Aussie, if they punch you, they're a Kiwi.
Dead right it work's around the other way to 🤣
Immediately hit the like button before he introduces himself.
I am your fan.
Did the same
How did you know that?!?
Much rather subscribe to a dedicated channel
he NEEDS his own channel. the man’s knowledge is fascinating.
I thought of doing it, but stopped myself. I actually entertained for a few seconds the possibility that I wouldn't like this... I am ashamed.
WIRED aka Erik Singer’s RUclips Channel
And I'm not complainin' (in my native NYC accent)!
I wish. All these other jabronis they feature aren’t half as interesting as Accent Daddy Erik.
@@Rico_G I live in NYC but I thought we didn't have an accent
@@Rico_G naht
@@Skyfox94 Exactly! Naht, naht nawt.
Let's be honest.
This is Erik's channel at this point...
Its Erik with a K! >:C
I'm okay with that.
@@cjrecord same!
Julio Rissio what’s a good thing, bad boy?
@@nebsu_ whoops, didn't notice
I love how excited the Geordie was to say, “David bakes great cakes.” Like he might actually know David. Lol
Then the phrase later: that's not a lot of pot(s) 😄
Plot twist: he IS David.
what if he's actually not American and he's doing a perfectly doing an American accent, he might be fooling us all this time
I just noticed my grammar mistake. I'm not correcting it.
*pulls out baguette*
Yoù idìòť còwàŕď
Edit: my most liked comment on RUclips is a French stereotype lol
You're a genius
He is a dude doing another dude's accent in another dude's body! Lol
I had a stroke reading this.
There's a bunch of videos of Reggie Watts shows where he does this, including his TED Talk. He fluidly shifts between tonnes of different accents mid-sentence and anybody seeing him there for the first time would have no idea what his natural accent is.
This guy NEEDS his own TV show.
I patiently await for him to take over this channel
No one watches TV anymore. He gets more viewers on this channel than he would on some obscure tv show
...why
it'll probably have some lame Premise like he has to solve Crimes by listening to serial killers over the phone or listen to them on their Instagram or something redundant.
and then you'll see him in an interrogation room making the suspect yell _"there's a bomb in the mall and you have 30 minutes!"_ over and over again
And it'll be shot with really dated 90s effects, a poor man's _Numbers_
He already stars on It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia
Guy: I'm Eric Singer
Me: YES YOU ARE
Erik*
Who's a good boy? YOU'RE a good boy. YES YOU ARE
no, he's quite clearly Dennis Reynolds
Aussie vs. Kiwi: ask them to say "deck". If you blush, they're a Kiwi.
Is 'deck' slang for something rude for kiwis lol?
@@eyk7294 so do Australians, just a bit less. Actually, the Kiwi pronunciation is SO far into the "I" range, it almost becomes more like "deek".
Jen with one N and ask an Aussie to say “six”, you’ll also blush.
@@TheLeftie600 That's also the Kiwis.
Ryan Ferry nah, we end up saying sux.
"Fish and Chips!"
"Fish and Chips!"
"Fish and Chips!"
Sounds like an English chant
Sam R 💀💀💀
"Kettle on!"
"Kettle on!"
"Kettle on!"
You're sorted now ;)
@@Samuel_J1 Very English indeed 😆
Kettle of Fish
"When you ask the kids what they want for tea"
Dealer: here’s your weed
Me: that’s not a lot of pot
David: bakes great cakes
New York buyer: That's Nat, a latte Pat
Naddie Laddie Patt
News Reporter: "It was a record number of stabs"
EXACTLY HOW MUCH POT DID YOU SMOKE
"Here's a New York speaker"
"Trash.Trash.Trash."
XD
Seems legit
Hahahaha as a born and bred NYer I’m cracking up. Truth is truth!
I was cracking up about that too😂
He was asked about the Knicks.
Boston - traffic traffic
I’d be interested to see him do the various American Southern accents. There are some subtle differences state to state.
you mean countries?
@@nataliatc1 No, I mean between, say, South Carolina and Mississippi. Perhaps I should have said “Southern US”.
ruclips.net/video/H1KP4ztKK0A/видео.html This is the video for you. May contain Northern US accents also.
part 2 is here ruclips.net/video/IsE_8j5RL3k/видео.html
It doesn’t matter. I can’t comprehend any Southerners. And their accents are difficult to understand as well. 😂
the internet: the smart accents man is hot. more of him.
wired: we have a whole series on different professionals explaining-
the internet: 🔪
wired: yes sir
😂😂😂😂
Sure, accent guy is hot, but how about that Bostonian girl? 😍
I love that they have different professionals, because yes, he is great, but I seriously don't understand accent at all. Not a native english speaker I only hear differences if he says that there is one xD
I really enjoyed the video with the young doctor lady as well. More of her please!
This guy reminds of early days "Gerard Butler" in Hollywood.🤔
The lean and more prominent jawline.
He looks so different dressed informally. He's a cool dude
Keilani H He’s trying to be more Aussie
Boston speaker: “That’s not a lotta pots”
NY speaker: “That’s nuddaluddapuds”
Boston (I agree): that's not a lotta pot. (singular)
BAHAHAHAHAHA
Bro, people think the Boston accent sounds normal? To me it's like "nwot a lwotta pwots."
😂😂😂😂 my husband is a New Yorker! Soo true 😊😊😊 he aslo says "Sangwhich"👀👀
Deadass it’s the other way around dawggg
New Zealander: my deck is hardwood
Australian: same
Loll
Underrated comment this one is
cheeky...
😂
“fish and chips, *fish and chips* , fish and chips, *fish and chips.* “
*My Dad in the hallway:* Sounds good to me!”
L0L
Now I'm hungry
*fush and chups
We might be brothers
It's weird people think the entirety of both Aus and NZ have one accent each.
@@Cbyneorne Yes! even a country as small as NZ has different accents in different places!
4:20 "Here's a New York speaker"
I'M CACKLING WHY does that man look like the perfect New Yorker
4,20. Nice.
Had me laughing as well - such an honest delivery. Head shake and everything.
same bro, i was like "yoo vinny, i use to flip pizzahs witchu"
Yotecai Luz live in new york, can confirm ive met at least 50 identical copies of that man
"You can draw a line straight across England and..."
*draws squiggliest line ever across England*
Jessie Luna Because that’s the border between south and north of England ?
@@adamstockley9683 but he said a straight line. That ain't straight, right?
@@adamstockley9683 that was not a north-south divide line. that was like,, three quarters down lmao.
H H it’s about half way down England, don’t forget the whole top chunk is Scotland not England
@@theowleyeyes midlands. arent. notherners.
As a southern NZer with a somewhat scots influenced accent, I'd love to hear Erik Singer break down the regional NZ accents. Not everyone sounds like an Aucklander!
The whole of New Zealand is somewhat Scots influenced, we had a higher percentage of Scottish migrants across New Zealand relative to most British colonies (I assume Nova Scotia had more) which influenced our vowels.
Speaking of British influenced accents, the reason the English speaking Indian accent is like how it is, is because the primary group of white people going there early on were predominantly Welsh soldiers so Indians have Welsh accents.
Also I'd rather not have South Island accents showcased to the world.
@@RubyDoobieScoo otago and southland had a higher proportion of Scottish immigrants I think, hence the names such as Invercargill, Dunedin and Balclutha and the Clutha River
> Regional NZ accents
What, all two of them, lol
@@NixinovaMC Northland, Auckland, Waikato, Wellington, South Island West Coast, Otago, and Southland all have noticeable differences.
Is it just me or does everyone else really love this guy explaining accents?
Every time he comes on I instantly click.
He's the Bob Ross of accents everyone loves him
I'm not a native speaker and this guy is invaluable to me. Not only does he help me understand a lot about the various English accents (which I don't have direct access to, of course), but he also makes me realize the tons of inconsistencies I have in my own accent and where I might have picked them up. He just makes me wanna crave for his knowledge, you know? XD
Nah I'm kinda obsessed tbh I need more
Yeah it's just you, thats why theres thousands of other people watching this video as well
“You can draw a line straight across England.”
*Shows the wonkiest line I’ve ever seen.”
Yes
Straight as in, "12 straight wins." That is, consecutive or uninterrupted.
@@outlanderfrog Straight wins are consecutive, straight lines are straight.
@@Thutil Yes. Which is why he didn't day "straight line." 👍🏼
@@outlanderfrog If a line is drawn straight, it is a straight line: he did say "straight line."
aussie: myth
kiwi: M E T H
@Shayla-Skye Aussies have a Meth problem, but it's not how we say Myth.......
Mith is how i sound saying Myth, ozzies sound like Meth lol
I'm Aussie and I say It like Myth (mith) not meth lol.
@@SilentHotdog28 there you go so we actually sound the same "Mith"
My dog is a Aussie
The Bostonian lady after saying the sentence was like "dang they got me"
That's what I said! You could tell she was laughing at realizing how Boston she sounded.
@@DrGlynnWix I thought she was laughing because she thought the word was "pot" not "pots."
“Born in west Philadelphia, where vowels are raised”
Phil how does this only have 6 likes this is comedy gold right here
I suppose you spent most of your days on the playground??
I suppose you also chilled out and maxed and relaxed all cool as well?
💯💯💯💯💯
Tess now it has almost 600 likes
I love how the Boston speaker starts cracking up because she knows she’s given herself away 100% lol
It's like she's realizing what her own accent actually sounds like for the first time. I love it.
Meanwhile the New York speaker was just annoyed that there were so few pots lol
>"You can draw a line straight across England"
>Proceeds to draw a very not straight line across England.
dudeonthasopha 😂😂
dudeonthasopha because “straight” was not an adjective determining “line”, it was an adverb and determined “across”.
Meaning “all the way through”, not having anything to do with how the line looked.
Listening comprehension fail.
There is no curvature; the line is straight.
- Flat earther standing on the ground
R S it’s a joke
R S I feel like I just met the dictionary
Nobody:
Newcastle: *Deeeeivid beeeiks greeeeit ceeeeeiks*
Apparently Kiwis and Aussies cant even agree on how to do meth....
this is so underated omg
a Drunk Shrek indeed
I dunno. The Indian guy sounds Indian to me.
Yank🤮
1:55 “you can draw a line straight across England”
*draws super squiggly line across England*
And Wales
😂
And Wales 😭😭😭
Because it goes by cities, for the accents, not toilet on a map
Yes, he was correct. You're conflating what he said, namely _"...draw a line straight across..."_ , with what you believe means the same as _"...draw a straight line across..."_ . In the first form, _"straight"_ is an adverb used to qualify the verb _"to draw"_ ; it describes *how* the action is to be done. As an adverb, _"straight"_ usually refers to carrying out an action _directly_ , _immediately_ , or-as used in this video- _continuously_ (i.e. without a break in the line). In the second form that you were thinking of, _"straight"_ is an adjective, which is used explicitly to describe a characteristic of the line itself. In adjectival usage, _"straight"_ will indicate the object it describes has _no bends_ , _no curves_ and _does not meander_ .
2:51 South England: Cut your foot
North England: Cuh yuh fuh
Juan T can confirm this is 100% accurate
Cu' yuh fu'
Juan T tbf a lot of southern accents also drop the “t” sound so if you do want to differentiate better off just listening to the vowel
@@ovaloctopus8 Cockney would be like ca' ya foot
For me the vowel in southerner's "foot" sounded longer. The northerner's "foot" was more "stabby".
"Here's a New York Speaker:"
"TRASH"
Okay Eric chill
I'm the trash man. I come on stage and I throw trash
He was talking the soxs
@@slamblamboozled1245 my man
I love Erik’s videos. I read that he’s being referred to as “Dialect Daddy”. I searched that and this came up. They’re not wrong.
I wonder if HE knows that. he should make a short video responding to it :D
@@kierstenreynoso2195 I actually sent him some of the hair product I make after we exchanged some emails. He hasn’t let me know if he likes it or not!
Do the American vs the Canadian accents. Many ppl outside of North America can't distinguish the two.
Make them say "about" lmao
@@shrayyashtiwari9064 actually that's a decent way to tell an Atlantic Canada accent.
@@shrayyashtiwari9064 Radical.Compounds is correct, but it's not a wide-spread feature of Canadian accents.
As a BCite born in Vancouver, the best way to hear our accent is listen for Ts.
Go ahead and listen to Ryan Reynolds pronounce his Ts. He aspirates them like many Vancouverites, because most of us don't do the T/D mushing that most US accents have, when we say Kite it's "kh-eye-t". Crisp audible Ts, and frankly I love that.
I was joking people, lol.
But, thank y'all, honestly. This is good info.
Me literally the second he mentions aussie vs kiwi accents: whoever is mockingly saying 'fush and chups' is australian you can bet on it
@Lord Farquaad No more or less funny than feesh and cheeps.
Another way to discover aussies in a crowd: Shout 'aussie aussie aussie!' They're genetically disposed to answer 'oi oi oi!'
"There's a phrase you can use..."
""Oh god he's gonna say Fish and Chips isn't he""
🐟&🍟
I have a NZ accent, but my mother has a Aussie accent. I was always make fun of her for saying “fush and chups” xD
Australia vs. New Zealand: Just ask them to say the word ”deck”. If it sounds dirty, you’re talking to a Kiwi.
Ask a kiwi to say knackered.
And if you're not sure ask them to count to 10 ... if the number after 5 sounds dirty you've got an aussie
Fiona Nicol I missed out the word ‘after’ when reading your comment and was sounding out in my head how an aussie Five can sound dirty
@@fionanicol8129 You mean Kiwi?
Let's get this guy to play comparison clips of Aussies and Kiwis saying six and deck, then we'll know whose talking dirty. *cough* The Aussies *cough*
Me, a Philadelphian:
“I can’t hear the Philly accent”
Can't hear it as a Kentuckian
Can’t hear it as an Oregonian
In west Philadelphia born and raised in the playground is where I spent most of my days.
Can't hear it as a dumbass
Say water ice lol "wada ice" 😂 live in west philly
Erik Singer: You may have seen me here before...
Me: It's the only time I ever watch WIRED so...yeah that checks out.
Eric: I am Eric singer, a dialect coach.
Me: ah thanks Eric, I think everyone here knows why we are here. No need for formalities. Now gimme the *stuff* ;)
its erik! ERIK! with a K! >:CCC
Wired: "Hey guys, how much Erik Singer you want?"
All of us: "Yes!!"
New Zealanders: "Yis!"
Me: “Grossly overused style of joke!”
He actually is the only reason I followed Wired
КISФL 78, same here.
The South African accent is a lot closer to NZ than I realised.
Dutch influenced
They’re both one of the few English speaking non English countries
@@lacari0805 are they?
Pretty sure new zealand is an English country.
Both Oz and ZN have native aboriginal languages as well.
As a kiwi I can confirm. Our vowels are pronounced very similarly.
@@MsLouisez Their first language is English and majority don’t speak another language. Meaning they are basically just English speaking
wish he talked about Canadian vs. American accents
Canadian raising is the biggest tell. A Canadian will pronounce the vowel in "prize" like an American, but the vowel in "price" will be different, and same for "loud" vs "out". It's not perfect tho, some American accents also have the "prize-price" split, and a few have the "loud-out" split, plus there's some variation in Canadian accents.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canadian_raising
Accents within Canada and America vary more than Canadian and American accents as a whole would.
I can't tell a B.C. person (British Colombian?) and a Californian apart.
@@saynotop2w all of canadian accent is basically Californians.
@@treebush umm no
"draw a ling straight across england"
*squiggliest line EVER*
They also drew it across Wales lol
thats because he didn't want to draw the line into Wales
I mean Welsh accents are completely different anyways
@@wishiwaslizbennet924 And even the difference between a cardiff and swansea accent is pretty stark if you've lived in either one for a bit.
L i n g
"Then you're dealing with a Geordie" that sounded so much like a warning 😂
Step 2: Diffusing the oncoming attacks
Preparation is half the battle.
Batten down the hatches
"You can draw a line straight across England..."
*Proceeds to draw the most squiggly line
If the word "straight had come before "line", you'd have a point.
That's actually the official accent line to divide the "southern" and "northern" accents. It actually vaguely corresponds with the Danelaw division.
You forgot the most important aussie phrase “we hate our priminister”.
And of course, "fuckin outta grog again"
Its insane how he went for holidays when Australia is burning.
fuckin scomo
it’s prime minister mate
@@ellatheghost194 no its prrraaeem ministaa mate
California: That’s not a lot of pot.
Colorado: This is.
Accurate.
parafraceren 😂😂😂
That's not enough pot.
He should do one where it's the accents of California - we supposedly don't have accents but there are actually tons around the state
I wish he did the actual accents, would love to hear him doing all of them
i think he did.... 👀🤯
Especially the Geordie
Perhaps this guy is Russian or something and we will never know. He knows how to imitate every accent. How do we even know his identity is real?
Maybe he doesn’t even speak English, but he memorized just enough to do this video only
I think he's Swedish
Who knows. Maybe he's Lithuanian.
We'll never know.
singer is a common surname in the caribbean, more specifically in st kitts and nevis. but he couldve changed his name
So much paranoia.
In a NY Accent just have them say: "Hey, I'm walking here.." Then you'll know
Lol or when they keep saying "On my momma" 😂😂
Ay, Aem Woakin' eah.
Did you know that line wasn't actually in the script? He improvised it when he was almost hit by a car. Cool huh?
@@nikiTricoteuse mmhm. It was a real taxi driver that ignored the signs that said they were filming.
Sheila P and that’s how you tell it’s a New York driver
How to tell an Aussie, just have them respond ‘no’ emphatically to something. If it has all the vowels in the English language put together and about a dozen letters long you’ve got an Aussie.
If it's also got a glottal stop at the end, they are South Australian. I think it's a variation on 'nope', where the p is unvoiced and you get a cut-off effect. Similar with 'yep', which is elsewhere pronounced 'yeah'.
naou!
Naough!
As a brit this is the first american person I've seen on RUclips that acknowledges that there is more than one or two British accents
Americans largely live in their own cultural world and consume their own entertainment, and most of them don't travel abroad either, so it's not surprising everyone sounds the same to them.
Whereas we consume a lot more international media, sports and entertainment and travel a lot more.
Accents are like fractals though, the more you zoom in the more you see.
Even in a tiny country like Northern Ireland there are at least 6 different accents I can tell apart,
and I'm sure the same is true everywhere.
Neato
To be fair, any North American that consumes a decent amount of British entertainment knows. Otherwise, it's just a lack of exposure. There's still a general sense that there is "a" Canadian accent when we're geographically the 2nd largest country.
Alexander Bond Eh, to a certain extent that can be true but America doesn’t really have ‘their own culture’ they are kind of a mixture of other cultures. I am pretty sure most can differentiate the different British accents if they are listening but they either just don’t know the names of the different accents or just don’t care to talk about them separately; as in generally identifying the accent like is that an Scottish accent or is that an Australian accent.
Alexander Bond I think that‘s an overgeneralization, but I‘ll forgive you since you said “largely” rather than “all.” The American stereotype is annoying and embarrassing, but I can’t deny that is partially true. Lots of Americans, like myself, are obsessed with European shows and movies, so we can easily tell the accents apart. 😀
Australian: Fish and chips
Kiwi: fish and chips
Me as a Filipino: pish and chifs
🤣
Just kidding guys don't crucify me.
im laughing harder than i should at this
Ahhh the p’s and f’s always get me 😂😂😂
Lmao
Wow, it's also happen with my Indonesian father 😂😂😂
Aussie: Fish and Chips
Kiwi: Fush N Chups
Filipino: Salted Pish and Rice!
This is a perfect thumbnail for getting at least 5 million views because all New Zealanders love seeing a popular video with our country being mentioned 😂
I love New Zealand. They're the Canada of the southern hemisphere.
too true
Lol it's true, we do
is it so wrong to feel pride fur our country? ;]
IKR thats why i clicked on this
Nobody: .....
New Yorker: That's NADALADAPATS
It's some milliseconds faster to do the A than the O. If you know New Yorkers, you know we gotta go fast lol
No that's Baston. Or someone pretended they were a NYer.
im dying
*cough cough* New Yaakor. Us in Upstate New York talk normally.
I think you mean Nahda lahda pahts.
"You can draw a line straight across England..."
*Line cuts across part of Wales*
"In the south [of England]..."
*Arrow points to Wales*
"And in the North" lil close to Scotland there, buddy
He got me at: 'You can draw a line straight across England'
Line: *squiggles all over England and half of Wales*
Two northern accents... BIRMINGHAM‽
Yes! And the video also ignores/doesn't know that the Midlands exist.... :/
England and Wales are legally the same jurisdiction known as England and Wales.
To an Australian, the phrase 'fish and chips' spoken by a New Zealander, with a southern accent particularly, sounds like 'fussh end chupps'. Aussies and Kiwis can tell who is who within one minute of talking to each other and we can't understand why the rest of the world can't. It's hugely obvious to us!
southern americans don't say "chips" or "fish and chips" and when they do, no one understands cuz we call them fries 99.99% of the time. :'D I can tell too tho lol
@@lyssao.8308 he means the South Island of New Zealand, not the former Confederate States of America.
It should be noted that the norm for Australians is "feesh and cheeps" so the difference is more extreme to them.
No that's not the norm
@@evalewin7335 what's not the norm?
Australian: Myth
New Zealander: Meth
Makes sense, since Lord of the Rings was filmed in New Zealand, and Tolkien intended it to be an addictive myth.
i thought kiwis do sheep not meth
@@LoFiAxolotl both there's a huge meth problem in nz these days
IDDQD 😂😂😂
@@LoFiAxolotl what
*me trying to sleep*
*the voices in my head*
*”THATS NOT A LOT OF POTS”*
looooooooool
Yeah, that NY accent has burrowed into my brain. He said it with such conviction, like someone just asked him to make 30 batches of pasta and he wasn’t impressed with their pots situation
Brien Elwood Washburn You're so right! His was the only example that didn't sound forced.
STAAAAWWPH
That’s an awfully hot coffee pot
How many acents do you know?
Eric Singer: yes
Uwu tae tae💜💜💜✌
Hold my vocab
Its erik with a K >:C
Hey I'm the 900 like
overused joke template
Alternative phrase for NY vs Boston: Thats an awfully hot coffee pot
Lol I was thinking the exact same thing
I literally love this guy. So comforting voice.
That's what it is! I was trying to put my finger on what makes him so relaxing to watch. It's the voice. Given he's a dialect coach, he must be very good at his job.
Wired and Bon Appetit both proving that they read the comments and provide what the viewers ask for... thank you just thank you
Then how come It's alive videos aren't daily?
More gourmet versions of common candy? Don't mind if I do...
im so glad wired is giving us more of this guy
*Says England*
*shows union jack*
*draws a line through "england"*
*cuts the corner of wales*
*points arrow to north of England*
*points arrow to south of England AND WALES*
@?? Some really dumb people say that Europe is a country
I’d love to see a breakdown of Canadian accents, as many Americans think we all sound alike. An easy party trick is “the mouse ran out and about the house”, as the ou sound in Canadian English is very different than English spoken south of the boarder.
correct me if im wrong, the ou pronounced like an eu, as in plateu?
As an Australian, Americans and Canadians sound similar but I can deff tell the difference.
@@infadelecharlton1090 I listen to words like about, which sounds like aboot
@@lauren.xo01 no. That's not how any Canadian talks... That idea was made up by some American, and the rest of you guys clung to it.
@@lauren.xo01 100% wrong.
Feel like he should do a breakdown between an English South African, an Australian and a New Zealand accent
Zane Reid an English South African?
Many South Africans speak English with an unique accent
@@LydiaKelso123 A South African accent/speaker who uses the English language instead of an African language like Zulu.
@@tdayz9144 a english speaking south african accent sounds NOTHING like an Australian or New Zealand english accent , trust me im east african and i hear it all the time on tv and stuff
@@medici__ I never said it did, I was just explaining what they meant by an English South African accent
How did I know the phrase for NZ was going to be "fish and chips"
Every time
It was either that or 'beached as bro'
Man, that “nat-a-latta-pats” guy really got me.
😂
Everyone else - "That line isn't straight"
Me - "Why is it pointing at Wales?"
Yeah that was pretty odd as a Welsh accent is a whole other ball game, he could do a 20 min vid just on the UK and Ireland tbf
Pilly pa
I thought the same mush
Accent
Australian: ehxent
New Zealand: ixnt
I read that as 'isnt' and was so confused lol
@@naomigwolfe8112 new Zealand simply isn't
@@ben-wm6yc lol
Lol
Maybe in Southland. We really haven't been sending out best people overseas.
he should do one with latinamerican accents so americans stop assuming everyone is mexican
YES PLEASE
PLEASE!!!! That would be amazing! You'd definitely have to break it down my areas so maybe not just one video, but still.
this comment needs more attention! I really want that vid!!! It would be so interesting!
I can't imagine anyone caring about accent difference between Australia and NZ.
Hisame Artwork The world is not just America, so many people will care.
YES!
His face is literally like clickbait
Nils R.K. What???
@@wat5709 Apparently he's attractive. Personally I think he looks a bit like a sleep-deprived lima bean, but I'm also terrible at judging other men, so ^shrug^
a seat!
@@truthsmiles No, the joke is that he looks constantly distressed or smug.
Yup. People love seeing him in videos now, so if they see his face in a thumbnail they instantly click.
Why, before even seeing the guy, did I immediately feel like the NY guy was gonna be a big bald dude looking like he’s sitting with his arms kind of resting upon something?
It is known 😂
As an American, I’m glad I’m not the only person who was curious about this comparison, and very grateful to have a video as detailed as this one.
“South of England”
Points to Wales
Suicidal Theron That was the first thing I noticed
It was more so that fact that he said Birmingham was in the North for me haha
This is why Americans keep calling the entirety of the UK "England" 🙄
@@freyaporter99 William Wallace is disgusted by the very thought.
@@freyaporter99 Americans know Scotland exists, but probably don't realize its also part of the UK
"draw a line straight across england"
.....im glad youre not a surgeon.
Wow, he means England, not Britain (Scotland's excluded, which means the line is pretty much going right through the Middle of it)
@@LionKing-ew9rm draw a line *straight* through england
🤣
The people on the wrong side of the line shall kindly move themselves to the proper side
Lion King ..the line went through wales as well
"The south of England"
Arrow points to Wales
Wales isn’t actually a country, it’s a principality owned and joint under the kingdom of England. Also a reason why wales can’t gain independence
Well, it is *south* of England.
@Anglo Commando There's no such thing; their accent is incredibly placid
Possibly referring to llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwllllantysiliogogogoch
@@seriouslyryan6592 Wales hasn't been a principality since the mid-1500's if memory serves. Note that the "Prince of Wales" is just a traditional title and has nothing to do with Wales being an actual principality (at least not anymore).
I wish he’d expanded more on the difference between New Zealand and Australian accents
There’s really not much else that’s different IMO.
it's the E and I sounds that make the difference. Australians enunciate differently - we mangle our vowels - ask an Aussie to say "pick up the stick" - and a kiwi - you will notice. Just watch some Aussie movies and Kiwi ones to notice the differences.
I'd love to hear him break down American southern accents. As a Texan, i'd love to see that!
Yeah, there's a distinct difference between the Southern Drawl and the Texas Twang. :D I'd love to hear MN vs. Fargo vs. Chicago, cuz there's a surprising amount of range there!
That would be really good!
Me at 2am: "Cut your foot, cut your foot, cut your foot..."
Hahahaha
reading this at 3am lol
@@strawberrymoon89 me too man, me too
No one does a New Zealand accent better than an American trying to do an Australian accent!
UGHHH that is me :( they thought i was a kiwi and i thought that was a good sign until i learned ppl think new zealanders are a off brand australia 😭😭
Australia and New Zealand is so different how do people get them mixed up?!?!?!
When I hear a new york accent, My brain: " Hey! Am Woalking ere!"
WHY IS THIS THE TYPICAL NY PHRASE
+1 for midnight cowboy reference
Kudos to the volunteers who recorded random phrases for us!
I'd love to see him go through the southern US accents some time.
He's done it a little in the movie series! Comparing different regions.
Andy Bernard does a decent breakdown
Since everyone thinks we sound the same
"you can draw a line straight across england”
*draws an insanely squiggly line that goes into Wales*
also
*draws an arrow pointing to Wales while referring to the south of england*
Australians are like "Where's the car"
And us kiwis are like "Where's the car"
Kiwis be like: I want a red delicious
@@jn2263 how about i give you a brown delicious to the face
It's more like "Where's the car".
Chuck O'Malley Naha nah it’s “Where’s the car”
if yer a southern kiwi you say "Where's the cahh"
Me: watching this video intently
My roommate: *walks in and hears "TRASH, TRASH, TRASH, TRASH"
That "wtf...." look on her face LOL
Came when she was called. *Runs away*
Here's a New York speaker:
TRASH TRASH TRASH
oh I see.
_apply ice to burned area_
Truer things have never been said
And I thought the best example Cowfee. Dawghter and doggg.... ( insert Snl cofee talk)
lmao
Underrated reply
I’d like to see an accent graph that expresses all native English speaking accents based on how similar they are to one another. I feel like there are far more similarities between South England, Ireland, New England (particularly Massachusetts, and New York), South Africa, Australia and New Zealand. Another good phrase to test is ‘park the car in far harbor’
how would you expect aussies vs kiwis to pronounce that?
New York isn't a part of New England. I think you meant North-East of America which would include both New England (Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, Rhode Island) and the Mid-Atlantic (New York, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, and probably Delaware and Maryland).
the new york guy sounds literally as new york as possible
Das nadaladapads
julia c aye he’s walkin here
“You can hear it here.”
*METH*
*FISHIN CHIPS*
*Illusion 100*
My favourite pretend to be a kiwi word is academic.
Ekka-dimmick
Katie_pol DEAD 😂