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Have you ever had a hard time telling the difference between an Aussie and a Kiwi accent? Dialect coach Erik Singer breaks down the subtle differences between a few commonly confused regional accents. What actually makes a New York and Boston accent different? What's the main differentiator between a northern and southern English accent?
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@CrownRock1 4 года назад

I feel like this guy could get my street address by hearing me talk.

@MCDexX 4 года назад

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.

@glassid 4 года назад

This comment made my day

@crackedemerald4930 4 года назад

@@MCDexX makes sense, English has been in England for a long time

@jaypatel3100 4 года назад

Dr Higgins.

@maka1la 4 года назад

this made me yodel

@HR-qk3wh 4 года назад

"you can draw a line *straight* across England" *That line:* ↖️↗️↘️↙️↩️↪️⬅️⬆️⬇️➡️⤴️

@abigailr3250 4 года назад

this sent me

@AbsurdAsparagus 4 года назад

compared to things that overlap i guess its more line like

@lunaticweeb250 4 года назад

@sassora 4 года назад

yes, "straight across" doesn't mean "straight line", who would have known? Not you apparently.

@Fandango541 4 года назад

🤣🤣🤣🤣Right? LOL

@GhostGardens 4 года назад

“ You can draw a line straight across England” The Line: 💫🎢🎡⚙️🔄🔄⬆️↘️↕️↗️⭕️♋️🛸🌪🔥

@zisforziggens 3 года назад

Oh well done op.

@xiaria 3 года назад

its the way he included midlands in the north as well, absolutely dire

@nigella1563 3 года назад

they seem to think that wales is part of England in said line... I'm fumin

@BPoweredLove 3 года назад

@@nigella1563 Well, you might as well be.

@nigella1563 3 года назад

@@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!

@FilthyVA 4 года назад

Easier way to tell Aussies and New Zealanders apart. Call them a "kiwi." If they come across the table at you; they're Austrailian.

@MysticDreamz 4 года назад

Lmao! 🤣 Is it really that offensive? My nationality gets mistaken all the time 😅

@jeeode8289 4 года назад

Honestly I’d be confused, I would act like: Wait, how did you know?

@TheTogam 3 года назад

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.

@KiwiTyTy 3 года назад

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.

@jaysonmcduck5476 3 года назад

Dead right it work's around the other way to 🤣

@Verlarn 4 года назад

Just give Erik the whole channel, we won't mind.

@SomeNiceMovies 4 года назад

And neither would we.

@rifqicarranza 4 года назад

Omg we need that

@crimsonhunter7598 4 года назад

Does he not have one?

@SiSi-xg1hk 4 года назад

He does have a channel, but it's a little old & the content is pretty short.

@karenvanhook6748 4 года назад

Totally agree.

@nikgeo8690 4 года назад

In Britain the accent changes almost by postal code...

@mikemorris4548 4 года назад

@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!

@mats7492 4 года назад

nik geo same in germany

@awsome013 4 года назад

@@mats7492 im a brit living in germany and I can absolutely confirm this!

@georgia3718 4 года назад

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

@christinecannibal844 4 года назад

Question. Do y'all like American accents? The way Americans love English accents?

@veronicagrave159 2 года назад

I love how excited the Geordie was to say, “David bakes great cakes.” Like he might actually know David. Lol

@Tomy_Yon 2 года назад

Then the phrase later: that's not a lot of pot(s) 😄

@soloexperiencer Год назад

Plot twist: he IS David.

@Echo_Isles 4 года назад

Aussie vs. Kiwi: ask them to say "deck". If you blush, they're a Kiwi.

@alexandrakelsey7406 4 года назад

Is 'deck' slang for something rude for kiwis lol?

@DistractedGlobeGuy 4 года назад

@@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".

@TheLeftie600 4 года назад

Jen with one N and ask an Aussie to say “six”, you’ll also blush.

@xoliag8524 4 года назад

@@TheLeftie600 That's also the Kiwis.

@TheLeftie600 4 года назад

Ryan Ferry nah, we end up saying sux.

@goatmeal5241 4 года назад

That New York guy was great. I felt like every word he said was either a personal attack or about to start an argument.

@MCDexX 4 года назад

HEY! I'M TALKIN HERE! I'M TALKIN!

@mylesdlm 4 года назад

Trash! Trash! Trash! 😂😂😂

@Narokkurai 4 года назад

THAT'S NOT A LOT OF POTS

@NoNeedNoGreed 4 года назад

MCDexX For those that don't know the funny origin ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-c412hqucHKw.html

@Benjamin-bj6xj 4 года назад

Ephy AYGYY, AIM WAAWWKING EEERE

@mistyminnie5922 4 года назад

Guy: I'm Eric Singer Me: YES YOU ARE

@Catwomen4512 4 года назад

Erik*

@CptDangernoodle 4 года назад

Who's a good boy? YOU'RE a good boy. YES YOU ARE

@dazzledification 4 года назад

no, he's quite clearly Dennis Reynolds

@BvousBrainSystems 3 года назад

New Zealander: my deck is hardwood Australian: same

@flawyerlawyertv7454 3 года назад

Loll

@nathanielmitchell6383 3 года назад

Underrated comment this one is

@danishbutter1847 2 года назад

cheeky...

@NuttyRedBaBonkerz Год назад

😂

@racheln8563 4 года назад

I’d be interested to see him do the various American Southern accents. There are some subtle differences state to state.

@nataliatc1 3 года назад

you mean countries?

@racheln8563 3 года назад

@@nataliatc1 No, I mean between, say, South Carolina and Mississippi. Perhaps I should have said “Southern US”.

@blythy87 3 года назад

ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-H1KP4ztKK0A.html This is the video for you. May contain Northern US accents also.

@jennypai3763 3 года назад

part 2 is here ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-IsE_8j5RL3k.html

@markw-s5734 3 года назад

It doesn’t matter. I can’t comprehend any Southerners. And their accents are difficult to understand as well. 😂

@icefaery2030 4 года назад

Someone tell Netflix we need a whole documentary series so I can sit in my living room and watch this for 10 hours straight.

@donnadizucchero 4 года назад

Yessss, OHHH YEASS, WE BLOODY DO!!!! HEY NETFLIX!!! DID U GET THAT?!!!! In like WRITING?!!!!

@john15399 4 года назад

please

@charliedawson4877 4 года назад

The Bob Ross of linguistics.

@crimsonhunter7598 4 года назад

L0L

@Ruylopez778 4 года назад

TRAFFIC TRAFFIC TRAFFIC TRASH TRAFFIC TRASH TRASH

@eighteror 4 года назад

aussie: myth kiwi: M E T H

@SilentHotdog28 4 года назад

@Shayla-Skye Aussies have a Meth problem, but it's not how we say Myth.......

@michelletans687 4 года назад

Mith is how i sound saying Myth, ozzies sound like Meth lol

@SilentHotdog28 4 года назад

I'm Aussie and I say It like Myth (mith) not meth lol.

@michelletans687 4 года назад

@@SilentHotdog28 there you go so we actually sound the same "Mith"

@pugz01234 4 года назад

My dog is a Aussie

@dalebewan 4 года назад

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!

@RubyDoobieScoo 2 года назад

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 2 года назад

Also I'd rather not have South Island accents showcased to the world.

@josephjenks2550 2 года назад

@@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

@NixinovaMC 2 года назад

> Regional NZ accents What, all two of them, lol

@dalebewan 2 года назад

@@NixinovaMC Northland, Auckland, Waikato, Wellington, South Island West Coast, Otago, and Southland all have noticeable differences.

@morphykg1503 3 года назад

The Bostonian lady after saying the sentence was like "dang they got me"

@DrGlynnWix 3 года назад

That's what I said! You could tell she was laughing at realizing how Boston she sounded.

@GlenBradley 3 года назад

@@DrGlynnWix I thought she was laughing because she thought the word was "pot" not "pots."

@samr8407 4 года назад

"Fish and Chips!" "Fish and Chips!" "Fish and Chips!" Sounds like an English chant

@zealousheroes 4 года назад

Sam R 💀💀💀

@Samuel_J1 4 года назад

"Kettle on!" "Kettle on!" "Kettle on!" You're sorted now ;)

@samr8407 4 года назад

@@Samuel_J1 Very English indeed 😆

@sassora 4 года назад

Kettle of Fish

@FrankyBabes 4 года назад

"When you ask the kids what they want for tea"

@mar1am622 4 года назад

This guy NEEDS his own TV show.

@ichangedthename 4 года назад

I patiently await for him to take over this channel

@maxcarter5148 4 года назад

No one watches TV anymore. He gets more viewers on this channel than he would on some obscure tv show

@pitchen 4 года назад

...why

@PACKERMAN2077 4 года назад

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_

@TheRasuo 4 года назад

He already stars on It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia

@heyuonthewall26 3 года назад

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.

@kierstenreynoso2195 2 года назад

I wonder if HE knows that. he should make a short video responding to it :D

@heyuonthewall26 2 года назад

@@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!

@joebleasdale5557 4 года назад

Nobody: Newcastle: *Deeeeivid beeeiks greeeeit ceeeeeiks*

@chrisnamaste3572 3 года назад

Apparently Kiwis and Aussies cant even agree on how to do meth....

@wolfsign9168 3 года назад

this is so underated omg

@danishbutter1847 2 года назад

a Drunk Shrek indeed

@budstik 2 года назад

I dunno. The Indian guy sounds Indian to me.

@DerekDerekDerekDerekDerekDerek 6 месяцев назад

Yank🤮

@nightspicer 4 года назад

Let's be honest. This is Erik's channel at this point...

@nebsu_ 4 года назад

Its Erik with a K! >:C

@cjrecord 4 года назад

I'm okay with that.

@kerryms11 4 года назад

@@cjrecord same!

@sdtpokemongo5964 4 года назад

Julio Rissio what’s a good thing, bad boy?

@nightspicer 4 года назад

@@nebsu_ whoops, didn't notice

@jimferry6539 4 года назад

Dealer: here’s your weed Me: that’s not a lot of pot

@EllaViewD 4 года назад

David: bakes great cakes

@danymartinez5885 4 года назад

New York buyer: That's Nat, a latte Pat

@5ilver42 4 года назад

Naddie Laddie Patt

@matthiasthulman4058 4 года назад

News Reporter: "It was a record number of stabs"

@nedflanders9215 4 года назад

EXACTLY HOW MUCH POT DID YOU SMOKE

@Liya2343 4 года назад

Me, a Philadelphian: “I can’t hear the Philly accent”

@LeNoLi. 4 года назад

Can't hear it as a Kentuckian

@johnnybrandman7017 4 года назад

Can’t hear it as an Oregonian

@AlShsj 3 года назад

In west Philadelphia born and raised in the playground is where I spent most of my days.

@timhefty504 3 года назад

Can't hear it as a dumbass

@micki7910 3 года назад

Say water ice lol "wada ice" 😂 live in west philly

@katy4639 3 года назад

This wired series is absolutely fascinating. I hope he makes more videos! I love learning as he breaks down accents.

@nikopackbier8087 4 года назад

"Here's a New York speaker" "Trash.Trash.Trash." XD

@username1568 4 года назад

Seems legit

@nataliaalfonso2662 4 года назад

Hahahaha as a born and bred NYer I’m cracking up. Truth is truth!

@pelineraslan1 4 года назад

I was cracking up about that too😂

@DeathsIntent96 4 года назад

He was asked about the Knicks.

@gadgetmama 4 года назад

Boston - traffic traffic

@charlesplaza7816 4 года назад

WIRED aka Erik Singer’s RU-vid Channel

@Rico_G 4 года назад

And I'm not complainin' (in my native NYC accent)!

@WombieFerguson 4 года назад

I wish. All these other jabronis they feature aren’t half as interesting as Accent Daddy Erik.

@placeholder29 4 года назад

@@Rico_G I live in NYC but I thought we didn't have an accent

@Skyfox94 4 года назад

@@Rico_G naht

@Rico_G 4 года назад

@@Skyfox94 Exactly! Naht, naht nawt.

@bryncb 3 года назад

The South African accent is a lot closer to NZ than I realised.

@goodputin4324 3 года назад

Dutch influenced

@lacari0805 3 года назад

They’re both one of the few English speaking non English countries

@MsLouisez 3 года назад

@@lacari0805 are they? Pretty sure new zealand is an English country. Both Oz and ZN have native aboriginal languages as well.

@slevin6544 3 года назад

As a kiwi I can confirm. Our vowels are pronounced very similarly.

@lacari0805 3 года назад

@@MsLouisez Their first language is English and majority don’t speak another language. Meaning they are basically just English speaking

@EzioHanitore 3 года назад

Alternative phrase for NY vs Boston: Thats an awfully hot coffee pot

@Dan-ii5wz 2 года назад

Lol I was thinking the exact same thing

@dietcokeluvr12 4 года назад

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

@Ora-DR 4 года назад

😂😂😂😂

@RBadmaev 4 года назад

Sure, accent guy is hot, but how about that Bostonian girl? 😍

@ololo518 4 года назад

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

@edabakb 4 года назад

I really enjoyed the video with the young doctor lady as well. More of her please!

@skmuzammilzeeshan6173 4 года назад

This guy reminds of early days "Gerard Butler" in Hollywood.🤔 The lean and more prominent jawline.

@dudeonthasopha 4 года назад

>"You can draw a line straight across England" >Proceeds to draw a very not straight line across England.

@schokoladendonut 4 года назад

dudeonthasopha 😂😂

@sassora 4 года назад

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.

@MikePhoenix007 4 года назад

There is no curvature; the line is straight. - Flat earther standing on the ground

@schokoladendonut 4 года назад

R S it’s a joke

@RichHobo 4 года назад

R S I feel like I just met the dictionary

@AlexanderChilds 4 года назад

"You can draw a line straight across England..." *Proceeds to draw the most squiggly line

@7822welshsteam 3 года назад

If the word "straight had come before "line", you'd have a point.

@mikespearwood3914 3 года назад

That's actually the official accent line to divide the "southern" and "northern" accents. It actually vaguely corresponds with the Danelaw division.

@kaidrewry4378 3 года назад

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?

@coyotelong4349 3 года назад

Maybe he doesn’t even speak English, but he memorized just enough to do this video only

@sahibabedi760 3 года назад

I think he's Swedish

@someguy2744 3 года назад

Who knows. Maybe he's Lithuanian. We'll never know.

@acookie7548 3 года назад

singer is a common surname in the caribbean, more specifically in st kitts and nevis. but he couldve changed his name

@whiteowl4097 2 года назад

So much paranoia.

@alyson2298 4 года назад

“fish and chips, *fish and chips* , fish and chips, *fish and chips.* “ *My Dad in the hallway:* Sounds good to me!”

@crimsonhunter7598 4 года назад

L0L Now I'm hungry

@ethanii7544 4 года назад

*fush and chups

@eleSDSU 4 года назад

We might be brothers

@Cbyneorne 4 года назад

It's weird people think the entirety of both Aus and NZ have one accent each.

@ToriJaneIsAmazing 4 года назад

@@Cbyneorne Yes! even a country as small as NZ has different accents in different places!

@suntansizzle6431 4 года назад

Boston speaker: “That’s not a lotta pots” NY speaker: “That’s nuddaluddapuds”

@genghisgalahad8465 4 года назад

Boston (I agree): that's not a lotta pot. (singular)

@chudduppls 4 года назад

BAHAHAHAHAHA

@heartsthekitteh6239 4 года назад

Bro, people think the Boston accent sounds normal? To me it's like "nwot a lwotta pwots."

@Tavieme 4 года назад

😂😂😂😂 my husband is a New Yorker! Soo true 😊😊😊 he aslo says "Sangwhich"👀👀

@jasminea11hh 4 года назад

Deadass it’s the other way around dawggg

@eyekandy3000 3 года назад

I wish he’d expanded more on the difference between New Zealand and Australian accents

@bernardbarry447 Год назад

There’s really not much else that’s different IMO.

@carrier411 Месяц назад

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.

@carcasses5131 3 года назад

How did I know the phrase for NZ was going to be "fish and chips" Every time

@lauragranger9813 2 года назад

It was either that or 'beached as bro'

@keilanihong6237 4 года назад

He looks so different dressed informally. He's a cool dude

@oliviah5651 4 года назад

Keilani H He’s trying to be more Aussie

@BeGummi 4 года назад

Immediately hit the like button before he introduces himself. I am your fan.

@Nimesay1 4 года назад

Did the same

@mjdbaga 4 года назад

How did you know that?!?

@Marc_prime 4 года назад

Much rather subscribe to a dedicated channel

@olhydra 4 года назад

he NEEDS his own channel. the man’s knowledge is fascinating.

@Hattes 4 года назад

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.

@DanDownunda8888 3 года назад

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!

@lyssao.8308 2 года назад

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

@RubyDoobieScoo 2 года назад

@@lyssao.8308 he means the South Island of New Zealand, not the former Confederate States of America.

@RubyDoobieScoo 2 года назад

It should be noted that the norm for Australians is "feesh and cheeps" so the difference is more extreme to them.

@evalewin7335 2 года назад

No that's not the norm

@RubyDoobieScoo 2 года назад

@@evalewin7335 what's not the norm?

@vinnyvidivici 3 года назад

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.

@pokepalacer 4 года назад

"You can draw a line straight across England and..." *draws squiggliest line ever across England*

@adamstockley9683 4 года назад

Jessie Luna Because that’s the border between south and north of England ?

@Msfinable 4 года назад

@@adamstockley9683 but he said a straight line. That ain't straight, right?

@hhughes9465 4 года назад

@@adamstockley9683 that was not a north-south divide line. that was like,, three quarters down lmao.

@theowleyeyes 4 года назад

H H it’s about half way down England, don’t forget the whole top chunk is Scotland not England

@ellahughes4068 4 года назад

@@theowleyeyes midlands. arent. notherners.

@hxc205 4 года назад

4:20 "Here's a New York speaker" I'M CACKLING WHY does that man look like the perfect New Yorker

@steffen5121 4 года назад

4,20. Nice.

@tvhead 4 года назад

Had me laughing as well - such an honest delivery. Head shake and everything.

@GrAYvTrAnE 4 года назад

same bro, i was like "yoo vinny, i use to flip pizzahs witchu"

@cadwelltanner7616 4 года назад

Yotecai Luz live in new york, can confirm ive met at least 50 identical copies of that man

@ben-wm6yc 3 года назад

Accent Australian: ehxent New Zealand: ixnt

@naomigwolfe8112 3 года назад

I read that as 'isnt' and was so confused lol

@ben-wm6yc 3 года назад

@@naomigwolfe8112 new Zealand simply isn't

@naomigwolfe8112 3 года назад

@@ben-wm6yc lol

@flawyerlawyertv7454 3 года назад

Lol

@RubyDoobieScoo 2 года назад

Maybe in Southland. We really haven't been sending out best people overseas.

@rogercarter1265 3 года назад

Such a relief when an actual linguists explains language ;) Nice job!

@vilxonik 4 года назад

“Born in west Philadelphia, where vowels are raised”

@tessa7463 4 года назад

Phil how does this only have 6 likes this is comedy gold right here

@jamaljackson9933 4 года назад

I suppose you spent most of your days on the playground??

@LeeDee5 4 года назад

I suppose you also chilled out and maxed and relaxed all cool as well?

@reyacastle6456 4 года назад

💯💯💯💯💯

@grainn_ 4 года назад

Tess now it has almost 600 likes

@whoahanant 4 года назад

Is it just me or does everyone else really love this guy explaining accents? Every time he comes on I instantly click.

@alfredogonzalez9420 4 года назад

He's the Bob Ross of accents everyone loves him

@ZioFeda 4 года назад

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

@bjaarki 4 года назад

Nah I'm kinda obsessed tbh I need more

@dorianjareth9198 4 года назад

Yeah it's just you, thats why theres thousands of other people watching this video as well

@nothingoriginal4202 3 года назад

Can we appreciate how we all just love this dude who gives us English lessons once in a while

@angellorah7689 Год назад

very helpful, thanks

@fidget0227 4 года назад

“You can draw a line straight across England.” *Shows the wonkiest line I’ve ever seen.”

@bucksmoke2018 4 года назад

Yes

@outlanderfrog 4 года назад

Straight as in, "12 straight wins." That is, consecutive or uninterrupted.

@Thutil 4 года назад

@@outlanderfrog Straight wins are consecutive, straight lines are straight.

@outlanderfrog 4 года назад

@@Thutil Yes. Which is why he didn't day "straight line." 👍🏼

@Thutil 4 года назад

@@outlanderfrog If a line is drawn straight, it is a straight line: he did say "straight line."

@meinsouza 4 года назад

Wired: "Hey guys, how much Erik Singer you want?" All of us: "Yes!!"

@aalever 4 года назад

New Zealanders: "Yis!"

@15sixmedia 4 года назад

Me: “Grossly overused style of joke!”

@isl7873 4 года назад

He actually is the only reason I followed Wired

@stevetibbs5936 4 года назад

КISФL 78, same here.

@OhioWeddingOfficiant 3 года назад

Your videos are so informative. And you're so engaging. Well done my friend!

@calebsmith6792 2 года назад

"you can draw a line straight across england” *draws an insanely squiggly line that goes into Wales*

@calebsmith6792 2 года назад

also *draws an arrow pointing to Wales while referring to the south of england*

@lepermessiah2011 4 года назад

2:51 South England: Cut your foot North England: Cuh yuh fuh

@francesweetman 4 года назад

Juan T can confirm this is 100% accurate

@Confucius_76 4 года назад

Cu' yuh fu'

@ovaloctopus8 4 года назад

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

@TheAlps36 4 года назад

@@ovaloctopus8 Cockney would be like ca' ya foot

@sirtinderloin7399 4 года назад

For me the vowel in southerner's "foot" sounded longer. The northerner's "foot" was more "stabby".

@username7790 4 года назад

Australian: Myth New Zealander: Meth

@yoonmikim5663 4 года назад

Makes sense, since Lord of the Rings was filmed in New Zealand, and Tolkien intended it to be an addictive myth.

@LoFiAxolotl 4 года назад

i thought kiwis do sheep not meth

@BDBarnyard 4 года назад

@@LoFiAxolotl both there's a huge meth problem in nz these days

@xSunnyDaysx 4 года назад

IDDQD 😂😂😂

@trajectoryunown 4 года назад

@@LoFiAxolotl what

@ycajal 4 года назад

This is incredibly helpful Thank you

@sebasrm1 3 года назад

Loved this video!!!

@AronBagel 4 года назад

"Here's a New York Speaker:" "TRASH" Okay Eric chill

@slamblamboozled1245 4 года назад

I'm the trash man. I come on stage and I throw trash

@geminikid609 4 года назад

He was talking the soxs

@kaidoloveboat1591 3 года назад

@@slamblamboozled1245 my man

@MoreFSL 4 года назад

1:55 “you can draw a line straight across England” *draws super squiggly line across England*

@jacobrobinson884 4 года назад

And Wales

@theseahag6639 4 года назад

😂

@evanrowe4657 3 года назад

And Wales 😭😭😭

@kurtsudheim825 3 года назад

Because it goes by cities, for the accents, not toilet on a map

@ChristoferKelly 3 года назад

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_ .

@salvadoroars 4 года назад

Australian: Fish and chips Kiwi: fish and chips Me as a Filipino: pish and chifs 🤣 Just kidding guys don't crucify me.

@hollyh4275 4 года назад

im laughing harder than i should at this

@theaniediaries 4 года назад

Ahhh the p’s and f’s always get me 😂😂😂

@BlackStar-oh9lp 3 года назад

Lmao

@komikuslucu785 3 года назад

Wow, it's also happen with my Indonesian father 😂😂😂

@Dan_Ben_Michael 3 года назад

Aussie: Fish and Chips Kiwi: Fush N Chups Filipino: Salted Pish and Rice!

@bettyboop73 3 года назад

very useful, thanks!!!!

@nilsr.k.7007 4 года назад

His face is literally like clickbait

@wat5709 4 года назад

Nils R.K. What???

@truthsmiles 4 года назад

@@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^

@melsyoutube 4 года назад

a seat!

@cyan.6399 4 года назад

@@truthsmiles No, the joke is that he looks constantly distressed or smug.

@mediocre_violist 4 года назад

Yup. People love seeing him in videos now, so if they see his face in a thumbnail they instantly click.

@roy4173 4 года назад

Erik Singer: You may have seen me here before... Me: It's the only time I ever watch WIRED so...yeah that checks out.

@NnekaShakeZ 5 месяцев назад

I enjoy this so much!

@kathrynwitte3398 2 года назад

The socioeconomic variations within each of these regional accents can be great.

@anniecompton503 4 года назад

I love how the Boston speaker starts cracking up because she knows she’s given herself away 100% lol

@polkablues 4 года назад

It's like she's realizing what her own accent actually sounds like for the first time. I love it.

@LisaBeergutHolst 2 года назад

Meanwhile the New York speaker was just annoyed that there were so few pots lol

@joman5307 4 года назад

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.

@coolname8511 4 года назад

*pulls out baguette* Yoù idìòť còwàŕď Edit: my most liked comment on RU-vid is a French stereotype lol

@davidezonta 4 года назад

You're a genius

@kifayayusuf3106 4 года назад

He is a dude doing another dude's accent in another dude's body! Lol

@maaw7648 4 года назад

I had a stroke reading this.

@auracle6184 4 года назад

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.

@Tryinglittleleg 3 года назад

Australia and New Zealand is so different how do people get them mixed up?!?!?!

@evandavid3271 4 года назад

*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*

@evandavid3271 4 года назад

@?? Some really dumb people say that Europe is a country

@georgia9809 4 года назад

wish he talked about Canadian vs. American accents

@WilliamAndrea 4 года назад

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

@querps1043 4 года назад

Accents within Canada and America vary more than Canadian and American accents as a whole would.

@saynotop2w 4 года назад

I can't tell a B.C. person (British Colombian?) and a Californian apart.

@treebush 4 года назад

@@saynotop2w all of canadian accent is basically Californians.

@themarquis8716 4 года назад

@@treebush umm no

@marycanary86 4 года назад

"draw a ling straight across england" *squiggliest line EVER*

@RB-747 4 года назад

They also drew it across Wales lol

@1209c 4 года назад

thats because he didn't want to draw the line into Wales

@wishiwaslizbennet924 4 года назад

I mean Welsh accents are completely different anyways

@__-fm5qv 4 года назад

@@wishiwaslizbennet924 And even the difference between a cardiff and swansea accent is pretty stark if you've lived in either one for a bit.

@fraserfir476 4 года назад

L i n g

@michaelryan3031 3 года назад

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’

@NuttyRedBaBonkerz Год назад

how would you expect aussies vs kiwis to pronounce that?

@MultiKswift Год назад

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).

@CraigBass1988 3 года назад

You need to do a series where subscribers submit videos of them speaking and Erik has to try to place their accent. Please!?

$@parafraceren$

@parafraceren 4 года назад

California: That’s not a lot of pot.

@MrYouarethecancer 4 года назад

Colorado: This is.

@TheUltraViolets08 4 года назад

Accurate.

@tyreebrownart 4 года назад

parafraceren 😂😂😂

@bellsTheorem1138 4 года назад

That's not enough pot.

@errhka 4 года назад

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

@bubblybubbles4023 4 года назад

Do the American vs the Canadian accents. Many ppl outside of North America can't distinguish the two.

@shrayyashtiwari9064 4 года назад

Make them say "about" lmao

@Delinae 4 года назад

@@shrayyashtiwari9064 actually that's a decent way to tell an Atlantic Canada accent.

@purpleghost106 4 года назад

@@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.

@shrayyashtiwari9064 4 года назад

I was joking people, lol.

@shrayyashtiwari9064 4 года назад

But, thank y'all, honestly. This is good info.

@amilton1015 3 года назад

Amazing lesson

@kdadrianblount1520 2 года назад

This is soo cool!!

@sianvaladian8574 4 года назад

Me literally the second he mentions aussie vs kiwi accents: whoever is mockingly saying 'fush and chups' is australian you can bet on it

@Cbyneorne 4 года назад

@Lord Farquaad No more or less funny than feesh and cheeps.

@peterbrazukas7771 4 года назад

Another way to discover aussies in a crowd: Shout 'aussie aussie aussie!' They're genetically disposed to answer 'oi oi oi!'

@ahhaboom 4 года назад

"There's a phrase you can use..." ""Oh god he's gonna say Fish and Chips isn't he""

@jamieian 4 года назад

🐟&🍟

@phia6862 4 года назад

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

@hannalowenherz4839 4 года назад

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* ;)

@nebsu_ 4 года назад

its erik! ERIK! with a K! >:CCC

@yoda8949 3 года назад

I have to say as an Aussie with many New Zealand friends this is quite accurate but cmon are those really the most Aussie and New Zealand people you could find at least in my opinion.

@joachimkoka5030 4 года назад

All the videos with Erik are the greatest videos on the internet

@stealthassasin1day291 4 года назад

In a NY Accent just have them say: "Hey, I'm walking here.." Then you'll know

@trinaewicker4206 4 года назад

Lol or when they keep saying "On my momma" 😂😂

@wheeze2429 4 года назад

Ay, Aem Woakin' eah.

@nikiTricoteuse 4 года назад

Did you know that line wasn't actually in the script? He improvised it when he was almost hit by a car. Cool huh?

@user-lb1ob4wf5k 4 года назад

@@nikiTricoteuse mmhm. It was a real taxi driver that ignored the signs that said they were filming.

@Kekkai_ 4 года назад

Sheila P and that’s how you tell it’s a New York driver

@kristoferjuztin2406 4 года назад

You forgot the most important aussie phrase “we hate our priminister”.

@cora-illus 4 года назад

And of course, "fuckin outta grog again"

@AryanSharma-ce6hw 4 года назад

Its insane how he went for holidays when Australia is burning.

@avaaa2496 4 года назад

fuckin scomo

@ellatheghost194 4 года назад

it’s prime minister mate

@LiverpoolfcEPL 4 года назад

@@ellatheghost194 no its prrraaeem ministaa mate

@valentinventures 3 года назад

I honestly think the kiwi accent really stands out. Very distinct vowel sounds, whereas the more cultivated city dweller version of the Aussie accent has some similarities to certain southern British accents if you aren’t familiar with it (I’m not talking about the strong, Steve Irwin country Aussie accent, that’s different). It’s the vocab that really sets these dialects apart though.

@anthonyjohnson5650 2 года назад

this is great!

@arunghadi 4 года назад

Nobody: ..... New Yorker: That's NADALADAPATS

@ephy9590 4 года назад

It's some milliseconds faster to do the A than the O. If you know New Yorkers, you know we gotta go fast lol

@notsogreen 4 года назад

No that's Baston. Or someone pretended they were a NYer.

@themarquis8716 4 года назад

im dying

@noahrobinson5954 4 года назад

*cough cough* New Yaakor. Us in Upstate New York talk normally.

@brendanfoehr5086 4 года назад

I think you mean Nahda lahda pahts.

@timeb4ndit 4 года назад

Australia vs. New Zealand: Just ask them to say the word ”deck”. If it sounds dirty, you’re talking to a Kiwi.

@futbolind 4 года назад

Ask a kiwi to say knackered.

@fionanicol8129 4 года назад

And if you're not sure ask them to count to 10 ... if the number after 5 sounds dirty you've got an aussie

@KaizerMan 4 года назад

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

@patrickhector 4 года назад

@@fionanicol8129 You mean Kiwi?

@Lillipie81 4 года назад

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*

@judiroth7855 2 года назад

I love this❤️👏👍. Thanks so much👍

@hunter5w6 3 года назад

bostonians be like “naught a laught of paughts”

@omfgCantGetaUsername 3 года назад

😂

@webwarren 2 года назад

Harrisburg, PA, and some points east of there...

@jinhyuks 4 года назад

he should do one with latinamerican accents so americans stop assuming everyone is mexican

@biancabm90 4 года назад

YES PLEASE

@mrsdv 4 года назад

PLEASE!!!! That would be amazing! You'd definitely have to break it down my areas so maybe not just one video, but still.

@HisameArtwork 4 года назад

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.