Like, sometimes, well just start speaking in accents for the heck of it. Hell ive heard of convincing american accents from a lot of people in european countries who arent actors just due to the fact that they were raised on american shows. Ive seen a lot of hate towards american accents plural because theres a lot of regional variety, and i dont know if its just a small number of people or if most people are really bothered by it. Do british people imitate american accents out of good fun. Against his better judgment, lost in the pond editor laurence brown attempts to mimic various american accents. Im from salford and have a pronounced manchester accent, but. Against almost without exception, even the most gifted impersonator or linguist will feel a strong desire to pronounce against the same way he or she would back in england that is aghaynst. I personally think it sounds very classy and adds much beauty to the english language. Nov 27, 2008 americans like to imitate british accents. Bbc culture how americans preserved british english. What most people think of as an american accent, or most americans think of as no accent, is the general american genam accent, sometimes called a newscaster accent or network english. As an australian who lives and works in the us, i prefer some american accents to the standard bogan australian accent. Why british singers lose their accents when singing. Irish people trying out new foods or watching tv shows youtubers that they have never watched before.
Watch for the differences that location has on peoples english. I work with americans and i dont really think of them as having an accent. Jan 14, 2020 proof that english in america very quickly became distinct from british english is found in the fact that, as early as 1735, british people were complaining about american words and word usages, such as the use of bluff to refer to a bank or cliff. Singers who speak with an accent, but sing it without, arent trying to throw their voice. Right or wrong, we all make social judgments based on accents. For example, the word farther is often pronounced as father would be for an american. Nov 11, 2003 now it does not take a genious to realise that both americas and englands language are the same there are just different accents. Thats not to say we dont like americans, but i think in general terms we dont particu. The general belief at the time was that american english speakers of that. The british accent we think of, i think is the home counties accent, people mostly from london. American accent is actually a very broad, general term.
The transatlantic or midatlantic accent was a beautiful way of speaking and we should bring it back. In all reality, the standard british accent was the one that changed significantly in the last two centuries while the american accent stayed more or less the same. English accents have changed and diverted a lot from the original, especially with regards to rhoticity pronouncing r in, for example, car. For this reason, japanese speakers learning english find it hard to produce the right one at the right time, and they also have a hard time hearing the difference between english words like light and right. I asked a brit, an australian and an american about attitudes, beliefs, customs, and traditions duration. British people attempting their best american accent unilad. British people in london attempt their best american accent.
British and american english are an obvious example, but even within the two countries you can find many different accents, phrases and ways of speaking. Received pronunciation rp, commonly called bbc english and standard british pronunciation or southern british pronunciation, is an accent of standard english in the united kingdom and is defined in the concise oxford english dictionary as the standard accent of english as spoken in the south of england, although it can be heard from native speakers throughout england and wales. I believe that the british accent is far more popular in the us than the us accent is in the uk. Do british people like americans accents as much as. I think part of the backlash must have been resentment she. In almost all places in america with thick regional accents, you will find the upper middle class generally do not speak what is seen as the inferior accent, or speak a much more general american ised form of it. Nov 08, 2008 i think americans have such a cool and luxurious accent. As an american, with a general accent not california accent, i just want to point out a few things. Unlike many other accents, british people tend to slide over the rs in words as they speak. English, is the set of varieties of the english language native to the united states.
I suspect there are british people who might find strong glasgow, newcastle, belfast or liverpool accents hard to follow. As a brit who consumes a lot of american media i find a lot of american accents fairly generic. Anyway, there have always been multiple accents in britain and the us, and all of those accents have drifted over the centuries. Are there a vast array of american accents, as us brits seem to have countless different local accents. Mfw the american southern accent is the closest to how british people. The accent fell out of favor after world war ii however. Ranger ink inkssentials crackle accents crackle medium. And in fact, there is also a prestige accent which people trying to portray themselves as educated or intelligent will use. Do your panties drop the second you hear an american speak. The general american accent is rhotic and speakers pronounce the r in words such as hard.
I have a standard american accent similar to the accent you would hear on most american television programs. People speak differently depending on where theyre from. Five american actors who can do a decent british accent. The psychological syndrome that causes you to speak with a. Jun 10, 2015 americans react to people trying american accents buzzfeedvideo. What do the british think of the way americans talk. Being an american in britain makes you accidentally sexy. As an american, i know that we stereotype british accents as sounding more intelligent and cultured. The bbctype british accent is nonrhotic, and speakers dont pronounce the r, leaving hard sounding more like hahd. Why does american english sound clearer than british english. Donat is the handsome chap who remarks, daaahhhling, fancy seeing. Lets introduce the british to some of the american snacks and foods i grew up with.
I can distinguish a few of them, like southern and the new york centric accents, but a lot of americans sound very similar, certainly less distinct than the ridiculous differences in the various english accents. The bbctype british accent is nonrhotic, and speakers dont pronounce the r. I actually stopped off a day longer in minneapolis once because. During the american revolution, the english language started to change in britain.
Do british people think that american accents are cool. Id guess that the 50s accent you hear had much to do with the technology of. People around the world try an american accent youtube. Its really not as popular as the british might be lead to believe. Ill talk about why is the american accent so different from the british accent. I think american people forget how bombarded the rest of the world. Ive heard enough english people speak that i know society is crumbling everywhere. As a result, many people want to change theirs but how hard is it, and does it ever help, asks melissa. The 16 sexiest accents in the world thought catalog. Why dont british singers have british accents when they sing. Well be giving you some tips on what is referred to as general american. May 26, 2016 do british accents become unintelligible to americans as they get older.
Not to make fun of british but i love the way it sounds. Why do americans think british people have an accent. Researched and made to help fellow actors, looking specifically at accent. They might be kind of a darkhorse, but i assure everyone that they are the most wellliked accent of all the native english accents, at least among other native english speakers. Older british accents actually sounded more like americans. Simon pegg is one of geekdoms best and brightest, but the talented writerperformer behind shaun of the dead has an achilles heel. Non american redditors, do you swoon over american accents as much as we do with yours. I know more than a few people who seem to instantly start trying to adopt the accent as. Being a british gentleman myself i have to thank you on behalf of the uk. Aug 22, 20 with that out of the way, here are 5 words brits cannot pronounce when attempting an american accent. Nonamerican redditors, do you swoon over american accents. Jun 24, 2018 it was also a way to appeal to diverse english speaking populations.
When learning a british accent, try to soften your rs by keeping the back of your tongue down. Ive been brought up with american accents on tv all my life. Accent definition and meaning collins english dictionary. I dont think i do because i am from california and have the same accent as most of the people on tv haha kidding but of course we all have accents even people from other states have different american accents i know that when i hear someone trying to do an american accent it sounds nasally nerdy and hurts my ears. On this subject though, some british regional accents are hard to follow. Someone who speaks with a particular accent pronounces the words of a language in a. Americans british people dont try to use different accents, unless its for a movie, or tv. Do any brits like the sound of an american accent the way. Jun 28, 2010 american accents are great, especially as they represent a more archaic english accent, similar to the accent of the west country in england. Ilove my cousin to death, but she is the same person who told me that she loves to listen to american accents. Alfred hitchcocks the 39 steps is a wonderful piece of classic moviemaking, but there is something amiss with the accent not to mention dialect of its leading man, robert donat. What most people think of as an american accent, or most americans think of as. In the eighteenth century, american and british pronunciations were.
British redditors, do you think the american askreddit. Currently, american english is the most influential form of english worldwide. My friend recorded so apologies for some of the blurry footage. When you make a fart noise with your mouth, thats called a bronx cheera. British people do their best american accent youtube. British people attempt their best american accent youtube. Crackle accents from inkssentials is a 3dimensional, gloss medium that dries to a cracked finish. I really want to know if british people try talking and. It blended both the american and english accents of the time.
I think that developing unique associations around an accent requires exposure with a minimum amount of contextual baggage, but also an isolated audience, both of which force people to develop their own conclusions and invent their own stereotypes, and i dont think that the british have really had the opportunity to do that with american accents. The kinks could also have intentionally kept their accents in order to lure in the american audiences they were trying to. Why do british accents sound intelligent to americans. In fact, most british people overdo my accent so much its almost painful to listen to. So in the interests of international diplomacy, and in the shadow of an astonishing performance by meryl streep as margaret thatcher, here are just five of the many american actors who have nailed one of the accents which are native to the british isles. Perhaps british eagerness to mop up american food trends also.
Peter sellers english, jewish used to just do a bunch of r sounds to imitate the overall sound of american newscasters and announcers. While in london, i asked british people to give me their best american accent. Our accent says a lot about our identity, but can also make us prone to stereotypes. British people attempting their best american accents, with some funny results. Whether other british people will agree with me or not, but i think im used to listening to the british accent, that american accents sound amazing.
My fathers answer was that indeed people did speak or try to speak in the. I really want to know if british people try talking and faking american accents. Dec 10, 2010 every time i see a brit do an american accent i find it very amusing. Every person who speaks has an accent, which is defined asa manner of pronunciation peculiar to a particular indiv. You guys like the british accent because its an exotic style of talking and youre not used to it. American english ame, ae, ameng, useng, enus, sometimes called united states english or u.
Feb 27, 2009 people do have more exposure to american accents, but honestly i dont know how easy it actually is to imitate. Why american girls love a british accent literally, darling. Is there an american english dialect that sounds as. Do british people sit around trying to use american accents.
Why americans are so bloody awful at british accents if british actors american accents are bang on, why are americans british accents such rubbish. Non american actors in the us are generally pretty solid, but theyre getting constant feedback working with people with genuine american accents. American s dont constantly use totally or oh my gahd as much as the stereotype would like to credit us for. Us english is used by a broad variety of people across the world, and the us alone is home to hundreds of regional and cultural dialects. Americans react to people trying american accents youtube. The psychological syndrome that causes you to speak with a fake foreign accent. Do british people like americans accents as much as americans. If you think these people are doing a bad job, you should hear me doing a british accent. Obviously i cant speak for everyone but on the whole no. I wanted to find out, so i made this video during our most recent uk. What is it that makes american food irresistible to so many people this side of the atlantic. Why you put on an american accent when you sing telegraph. After that, ill use the question and answer technique for helping you develop your speaking skills.
British guy tries to do different american accents youtube. But the american accents i see on british tv are often pretty dire. Do british people impersonate eastern, southern, and northern american accents similar to the way americans impersonate cockney and scottish accents. May 17, 20 which british actor does the best american accent. What do you think about the difference between color and colour. Do british accents become unintelligible to americans as they. Just as the new york accent is different from the south, or california accent. British arent generally better at copying the american accent. Heres a compilation of british actors portraying american characters. In other words, the reflexive reaction to most southern accents used to be fond oh, look at how quaint it is.
Hugh laurie, catherine zetajones, christian bale using american accents, or natalie portman using an english accent. This just goes to show that some people do not think that american english is proper. British people singing with american accents not just. I was to be disappointed until i ended up in a home depot, betcha yaaa. With that out of the way, here are 5 words brits cannot pronounce when attempting an american accent. Just my opinion, but the further north you go, the less desirable the accent in britian, even though i like scots. If you do this in front of an american, be prepared. Aug 27, 2009 bizarrely, this attraction can be the same in reverse ive met countless english people that seem to think the american accent is the equivalent of a chocolate covered strawberry. Aug 21, 2019 because they just have to add a lot of r sounds. Accents based in british or american english accenthelp. Ever wonder what us americans sound like to our friends over in england.
A 2014 yougov poll found that 35 percent of american respondents find the british accent to be attractive. There are some really cool ones for sure, i do quite like deep southern accents like texan, for instance matthew mcconaughey. How come british people can adopt a american accent easily. So there are lots of possible versions of english for people s speech to be based in, beyond varieties of american accents and british accents. Is it easier for a british actor to do an american accent. I also suspect there are british people who would find some regional american accents hard to follow regardless of what you think. Your pathetic attempt at trying to be a knowitall has failed, and you look like a complete idiot, just so you know. An english speaker would have similar problems trying to speak and understand thai, which distinguishes between aspirated and.
I was wondering if anyone with a british accent try to do american accents. Not like how american people think brtish accents are cool, no. How americans preserved british english americans today pronounce some words more like shakespeare than brits do but its in 18thcentury england where theyd really feel at home. Rustoleum american accent s crackle sprays is a two step spray application designed to produce a crackled paint finish. And while its easy to generalize the uk as a nation of invariably charming, teasipping, queenloving people who live in thatched cottages near pubs with silly names, those stiffupperlipped. Now im about as taken as they come im hitched to an awesome brit whos the best ever. Jan 02, 2017 i think its very easy or much easier for other countrys actors to do american accents then the other way around because of how much american media is out there. I must say i rather do admire the way you americans try to grasp the queens english and am particularly fond of the new england accent, why its almost like being back in blighty when im over there old boy almost. And a lot of the responses are based on pop culture and news that we get over this side of the pond. Before and during the american revolution, the english, both in england and in the colonies. British people trying to do an american accent is a gd delight categories. British people singing with american accents not just trying to sound cool. I know a lot of people including myself who do british accents.