My experience with the Canadian accent (I'm from Milwaukee) is primarily the Windsor area, which I know is uniquely both American and Canadian... but it sounds like a more civilized version of what we call "up north." Not as hokey as a Yooper, not as retarded as a SoCal, but a mix of the two.
For the most part, you talk like me (i'm from michigan) except you tend to say your final "a's" oddly. like instead of "americAAAh" you said "americer". the letter "z" is just from the french alphabet. so pretty much you have a midwesterners accent with a canadian things going on...
apparently youtube ate the first part of this comment as it was too long and I can't bring myself to rewrite it. In the end reading you comments for this I'm just going to agree with oliverburke there.
lol New York addes like a Second Vowel after Every Orignal Vowel like "Hello" "Heelloo" all Extended and Since im from New jersey i can tell what my accent is.
Wow lol that doesn't sound anythin like Jersey!!! haha but yea ur really good at American accents!! Im a southern American. SO we talk wayy wayy differently than New york and the rest of the North eastern area and the rest of America. Good job though
yea your great. im american and i think its so wird that we have adopted the accent we have today. my theory is that all of the accents mixed together from immigrants that have came here over the years giving us the american/canadian accent.
not sure where you are originally from but that was pretty good, if your just trying to pass for an american. im from the midwest and I can pick out a few letters that you pronounce distinctly different
H-have, you draw it out too much
P-peter, not peeder
T-tony say quicker
U-umbrella, pronounce 'a' stronger at end
v-vanilla, VA-nil-LAA
Zed, its Zeee
you would pass for american though, there are many dialects/accents within, you sound northwestern/coastal
Americans: Vanilla Brits: Vaniller A: Peeder B: Peter A: -soft on the 't' in elephant B: -you 't' it out more than Americans do. A: "h" - "ayche" B: "h" - "hayche" You said "Tony" with a 'happier' "o" than Americans would. Am: "z" - zee Br: "z" - zed Brits and Canadians "t" out the "t"s more and Americans swallow it or "d" it out - softer. Your American alphabet - Impressive. Keep it up!
Brits ?? In accents there isnt a british accent it's either an English, Welsh, Scottish. Theres So much different accents... I'm from England, A place called Essex i would say "Vanillahh" Elephant would be "Elaphan'". Teacher "Teachaah". Nothing "Nuffin-Nauffin" Thirty " Fir'ee" ... Sorry for the Essay .. But just wanted to inform Ya ! :P Any Questions Message me on my page.
Even within London, in England, in Great Britain, in the U.K., there are many accents in that one city, so my broad "Brits" stroke is incorrect & stands to be precised! I rather meant "one of the English accents". T'anks a boonch! -OB (I loved the "fir'ee" the best!)
No problem, Oh yeh .. "thanx" would be "Fanx" But most people say "cheers" to show appreciation:) ( I'm a 14 year old boy from Essex:P I never really talk this formal.. If you want any idea on how the things I am typing actually sound Search " Cockney Accent " Or " Essex Accent ". "Safe Bruv" << Young Slang :P
you sound like your from Southeastern Connecticut. That is pretty amazing that you taught yourself all that. You should try learning a Boston or Providence Accent next, that would be fun for you.
That sounds pretty good! Like other people have mentioned earlier, 'Umbrella' and 'Vanilla' sound a little off, but otherwise fantastic. You sound very Western Canadian.
Pretty good! I'm from Canada, and we say zed as well, not zee like americans. We do have a slight accent compared to Americans. And I've been to America, Canada (of course) and most of the UK, and of the three, I'd say you sound more Canadian. But it's quite convincing. Good job! :)
anyways, why do pple keep saying the Jersey accent? No such thing as a that man! Trust me i live right nextdoor to NJ and they don't hav an accent i got family that live dere. Peeps from Nj jus hav the Eastern PA/New Yorker accent. if you don't believe me den go to wikipedia. org and then type in New Jersey accent it should come up. Btw, i neva heard not one New Jerseryan say " Joyzee " it must be heard of on like the vErY vErY fAr cORnEr of " Joyzee " cus i ain't neva heard that. LOL
yeah that's not a Cali accent at all it's jus plain like a Inland North which would be like " The AMeRiCan " accent. Peeps from there dont sound like there from anywhere so this is how our news anchors hav to learn how to sound, LiKE there from no region. i think Pacific Northwest sound like There from no where also, i THiNK!
i live in california... we dont really have a specific accent... yours was kinda just a main stream american accent... thats what most americans have... but i can assure you that that isnt a new jersey accent
n_n Good job! I think you sound like a mash of a whole bunch of American accents. If I had to pin it down: Californian raised in New Jersey (NU JOY-ZEE!!!) :\
NOW I'm done. Don't ever try to match wits with me unless you're ready to read a three page essay. I can admit when I'm wrong, but I can't stand to be called wrong when I know what I'm talking about. People, reading IS fundamental. Read with understanding, and stop always looking for someone to correct. There are professions for that: editing, critiquing, teaching, coaching, etc. Go get paid for it, but leave ME out of it.
For all future replies: I am an American. I was simply astonished at how we can speak the same language but have such distinctive differences. Such as the letter "z" being said "zee" here and and "zed" in some other countries. I simply am fascinated with colloquial differences, which I've noticed in both of my languages (English & Spanish). For instance, in Spain, I have a harder time understanding their Spanish than in Puerto Rico. I don't have that problem with British English, though. =)
hey good job, Im NY born and raised and no i do NOT have the "NY accent"....with that said maybe i can give you a few pointers. Dont over pronouce T's, Dont say Zed for the letter Z, say Zee, keep your words more monotone, dont raise the tone of your voice when ending a word or sentence unless your telling someone something exciting. you sound like a your west coast american with very light english influence.
Well, I'm from New Jersey and it sounds mostly like a very neutral American accent -- not one specifically identifiable as being from New Jersey. Like others have said, we say zee for zed and aych for haych, the only thing I'd add is to maker your t's into d's like lader for later or ledder for letter. Great job though.
Your North American is very good. It sounds like a "normal" American accent with a slight lisp, which is just an artifact of your British coming through.
Keep up the good work! I'd sure like to learn the London accent.
5) I never said you are ignorant in general because you don't use linguistic terminology. (However, an objective, scientific understanding of language does help.) I was simply correcting you about a few points. You didn't err in failing to use terminology. You simply implied that American English is the only English variety subject to regional variation, which is not the case.
Wouldn't you want to know where you might be mistaken? I would accept it gracefully. That's how we learn.
Did I ever say American English is the ONLY country with a colloquial difference? No. My Aunt actually just spent 6 months in Austrailia, and she's told me all about the colloquial differences. I'm intellegent enough to understand that much, sir. I'm also bi-lingual, so I've had this experience not only in English, but in Spanish. Hell, even in different parts of the US, the English is different. And in Canada, it's different.
I'm aware of colloquial differences. That's like... 5th grade Language Arts information. BTW, I read my old comments, and if anything I sounded like I find language arts intriguing, not that I wasn't aware that people in different countries that speak the same language speak it differently. Gosh, why does everyone assume Americans are locked in some little bubble where we aren't aware of the rest of the world? I just wasn't aware of "zed." I haven't been to any other English speaking country.
But in linguistics, I'm pretty intelligent. I've studied German, I'm trying to learn French and Japanese, and I try to learn as much as I can about the English language. That includes vernaculars and colloquialism from Austrailian, British, and Canadian English (I'm aware there are more English speaking countries, but these are my favorites.) Also, French Creole of Louisiana, and Gullah, and Jamaican Patwah interest me. I plan to be well versed. For a 19-year-old, that's not bad huh?
Finally (I know, shut up, right?) I'm young, and this is youtube. My original comments were written in MY vernacular (kind of an Afro-Latina/American teen thing) and were written for limited space. And it's kind of sad that my way of e-typing caused you to assume I was confused in my information. Who the hell doesn't know that soccer is really called football. I mean, it just makes sense. What do you kick the damn ball with? And it's not uncommon for an American teen to be unaware of zed (space)
I actually believe I used the term "anthropology" which means "history" not "terminology." Which is basically saying that just because I didn't do what you just did (get into the makings and history and geography of English) doesn't mean I don't know it. Studying is my life. I study things I don't even have to know for any reason except curiosity. And, I believe you may be completely misreading everything I say.
And finally, Brandon, I KNOW THAT! How in the HELL did I imply that ONLY US English is different? How are your fundamental reading skills, sir? "American English is different from British, Canadian, and Austrailian English." Disected would mean all three forms of English. Not implying that they are the same. That's a perfectly accepted interpretation of that sentence. Would saying "Englishes" even be correct English? If it would, then I'll admit THAT error, but I doubt that "Englishes" is a word
And either way, at least in American English, the plural form is not needed there, as it was used as a title. Like saying "... in both the Catholic and Agnostic Church." or even "elementary and high school." Elementary is k-5, while high is 9-12, but you do not need to say "elementary and high schools" to distingush that the two are different types of institutions.
2) Yes, Americans DO pronounce some words more as the French do than as the British do; the way Americans say "fillet", "envoy", and "garage" all resemble the French more than the way the British say these words.
3) The overwhelming majority of American English words are spelt exactly as they are elsewhere.
4) People from other countries also ask why Canadians say things the way they do, Australians the way they do, New Zealanders the way they do, South Africans the way they do, et cetera.
Sir, we Americans use French pronunciations, Spanish pronunciations, etc. I know. I'm not aware that the British don't pronounce "fillet" or words such as that "fillay" as we do. That is something you've taught me. But yes, we do use French and Spanish pronunciations, because the majority of our country was once French or Spanish owned. Louisina, California, Texas. Yes, I know my US history. English IS a Germanic language, but still has Greek and Latin roots as well. Proper, not colloquial.
Also, Brandon darling, did I EVER say American English is spelled different? The only spelling differences I can think of are either slang or favorite & color (favourite, colour). Geez, man... I gotta say it. You're an information Nazi. Geez, you tried to teach me things I knew when I was freaking 5 years old in this post. Do you know how much of an ass you're being? BTW, I tried to let it go, because when people try to match wits with me I go off! But you had to keep pushing, huh Brandon? Ass.
oh, and I had no idea that "zee" was "zed" overseas! wow, why do we have to be so different here? football= soccer. miles= kilometers (well, not equals, but in the stead of)... man, american english is so different.
Stop trying to correct me. Many American English words are different from British, Canadian, Australian, Scottish, and any other form of English. Again, I may be 19, but I've known people from MANY different countries that have asked me why we say things so differently. And saying "not really" but saying we pronounce things more as the French do (which is weird because I'd say a lot of our words are more Spanish influenced than French influenced) is actually in agreeance with what I said.
Just because I didn't feel like using Linguistic anthropology for that post doesn't mean I'm not informed. I'm in my second year as an English major, so I do know something about the language and the history. I just wasn't aware of "Zee" being "zed". Now, go try someone else.
Wow. That was a totally unnecessary backlash. I was not attacking your intelligence. I was simply offering a slightly different interpretation of the facts.
1) When I said Americans spell some words ("defense") as the French do ("la Defense"), I was not trying to show its similarity to British English; I was showing its similarity to other languages.
Hey hey, if you were replying to me... that's exactly what I was saying. Here in the US "football" is "soccer" and what we call football is more likened to rugby. I said miles & kilometers aren't equal, but in England you drive kilometers and we drive miles. In other words, we're like one of the only nations who doesn't use the metric system (we learn it, we just don't use it =). ) IDK why everyone keeps trying to correct me. If you read my comment, all I said was American English is so diff.
yeah, not jersey. jersey would be like "new joisey" lol if that makes sense. orr maybe "new jehsey". idk, they do something weird with their "r"s. you sound more like a typical California girl... not quite valley girl but just typical.
you have trouble on catch, Peter, and Vanilla: the English accent seeps through a wee bit. And you definitely sound American, not Canadian, although the differences are so slight between the more ''neutral'' accents that you'd have to be born in North America to catch them. Brilliant work!
That's really good. I think it sounds more midland American. Not really an accent I know many people who sound like that. Zed though we say Zee so I'd say kind of Canadian with that one.
I noticed someone said it isn't zed, that it is zee, but Canadians say zed... well at least, I do. I noticed you say vanilla with an "er" at the end...
You do have a good American accent. I don't think its distinguished enough to be a Jersey accent, but definitely some where on the west coast like California!
ya that is stereotypical i've lived in nj since i was 3 so thats like 13 years even people with jersey accents don't say joisey or goigeous or goil etc... it sounds more like an ny accent
This proves my opinion that people from the UK have more potential in picking up north american accents than vice versa... I'm no expert in North American accents (although I live in Canada) but this could well be a normal non-annoying canadian accent =)
Pretty good. Your R in bear isn't hard wnough. And vanilla and umbrella weren't really sad with the accent your aiming for. They should end with Ah not ahr. <---Is this rude? sorry if it's rude. it's not meant to be. you did well.
Your accent kinda either sounds central alberta, canada or somewhere in the USA.
Yea I agree with most people the umbreller thing was odd. Other then that though your doing a good job. I'm from Toronto and you sound basically the same. I always thought i could do a good English accent. Maybe one day I'll post and get feed back.
I'm candadian and you sound like me! But I don't say "umbreller" I say "umbrell-uh"....anyways, it's hard to tell where someone is from, just from using this accent, because like 3/4 (of all canadians and americans who speak english of course all talk in the accent you were using.
i agree with kutieboo some of the words were different then americans....i'm actually curious do english people say pop, soda or fountain drink? or what do they call that drink? I'm from Ohio and we say pop....but other places in the us say those other ones...weird
Peter: American English uses a short "d" sounds for "t"s that occur between a stresses syllable and an unstressed syllable. So when you say "Peter" it should sounds more like "Peder."
there are different accents here in canada.. there is the french-canadian accent and the east coast accent... but i am from the west coast and we sound just like your immitation! good job. (there is not alot of difference between western canadian accents and american accents)
Are you living in North America? I'm not sure why you want to sound like a Canadian/American. I'm Canadian and I love your English accent, sounds sexy ;).
and vodka cuz Americans don't say VOD-KA...we say VAH-KA! likle the d almost didsapears...lol...... and then u were like umbreller.... we say Unbre-l-luh! lol...... anyways when u talk american accent its pretty good its definatly not New Jersy or Southern soo I dunno. Maybe California like they say.
You sound very much like a Standard American English speaking person really.
Which is most commonly spoken presently in starting North in the lower New England States, all the way down to the Washington DC area. Much of the Mainstream News Media organizations seem to stick to this form of American English.
woah! that was really awesome haha. you slipped up a bit on tony and umbrella, but all the other ones were really spot on. Im Canadian (from vancouver, now in toronto) and would say you just sound kind of generic with a more "international", metropolitan sort of north-american accent, like someone who learned english as a second language and can speak totally fluently, they just don't have any regionally specific phrases or intonations.
you were awsome. it sounded very good. an eglish accent in north america is a tad awkward to hear and i wonder if a normal american accent in engalnd is weird to hear? other then that keep up the good work!
id say you sound more like a canadian. we got our mix of an enlish/ american accent from the english that settled here earlier in history, with a mix of all the american tv we watch.
Wow, that was very, very good! I've never heard someone from England perform an American accent (it's usually always the other way around, and we usually end up failing miserably, haha).
Anyhow, its mainly the tone, accent and pronouciation of Canadians that'll diffrentiate them. They tend to pronounce their words with more emphasis, while Americans are more relaxed (ex. Amer - prAcess, Canad - prOcess). Plus we apparently talk differently too, like Canadians will bob their head (I've noticed this on myself too after someone told me that).
One of my best friends lives in New Jersey, and i dont think you have an accent like hers. But you definitely sound American, but when you say a word ending in "a" such as umbrella, it sort of sounded like you said "umbrellaR". but besides that, you couldve fooled me.
Some comments, you already were informed about letters H and Z. "Octopus" - give the "u" a less pursed, lower sound. "Indigo" - round out your "o", don't end it too soon. "Elephant" - softer t, don't aspirate at the end, end on the n sound with only a hint of t (just t, not the full "tuh"). And "No", the "o" should be less rounded, less nasal and from the top. Overall well done.
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Wow, great job!! You sound maybe from western part of US. It's not valley girl but just clearer than the stronger accents in the southern and northern parts of US. I will do a video response to this using the words you used. I will try and do another brit accent. :-D
Wow, it's interesting to hear someone from the UK emulate an American accent. When Americans try to speak with British accents, how do we generally sound? For example, when you listen to Johnny Depp in the Pirates of Caribbean movies, does he sound like an American TRYING to sound British? Your accent sounded normal and natural for the most part. Like someone else pointed out, the "t" in "Peter" isn't as sharp, but the "t" in Tony is just how you said it in the video.
I have also noticed that when I hear folks in England say long words they tend to drop the second to the last syllable. For example the word "secondary"
In America a person would say "Sec-ond-ary", but in the UK it would sound more like without the 'a' secondry Is that correct?
this is good, your accent sounds very mid-western american, im from ohio, so it sounds pretty normal to me. just a few things wrong.
like ive seen in other comments:
Haitch is in fact Aitch...its just Zee not Zed. but it americans dont use the intrusive R unless they are from appalachia, so it would just be Umbrella and Vanilla not extra R needed on the end. many many brits do this when mimicking an american accent.
U is for....U should get a nose job.
zeromattbee 3 years ago
I'm from Toronto, Canada and you sound just like me and my friends!
JackieHLS 3 years ago
My experience with the Canadian accent (I'm from Milwaukee) is primarily the Windsor area, which I know is uniquely both American and Canadian... but it sounds like a more civilized version of what we call "up north." Not as hokey as a Yooper, not as retarded as a SoCal, but a mix of the two.
beerme0369 3 years ago
For the most part, you talk like me (i'm from michigan) except you tend to say your final "a's" oddly. like instead of "americAAAh" you said "americer". the letter "z" is just from the french alphabet. so pretty much you have a midwesterners accent with a canadian things going on...
Abrfitch1892 3 years ago
apparently youtube ate the first part of this comment as it was too long and I can't bring myself to rewrite it. In the end reading you comments for this I'm just going to agree with oliverburke there.
Great job.
wickedripeplum 3 years ago
comment part the second.
Vodka should have more of an "ahh" sound. You fell out of your groove a bit with Vanilla.
Switch up the stresses on window.
Zebra was good but Z is zed in CA but zee in the US
wickedripeplum 3 years ago
you sound exactly like i do.
i'm from michigan, and thats how we talk. haa
fersureyermom 3 years ago
AWAWAWEWA!!!!!!!!!!!
k9k8k7k6k5k4k321 3 years ago
lol New York addes like a Second Vowel after Every Orignal Vowel like "Hello" "Heelloo" all Extended and Since im from New jersey i can tell what my accent is.
SoilderSide 3 years ago
Wow lol that doesn't sound anythin like Jersey!!! haha but yea ur really good at American accents!! Im a southern American. SO we talk wayy wayy differently than New york and the rest of the North eastern area and the rest of America. Good job though
GGGRRR 3 years ago
yea your great. im american and i think its so wird that we have adopted the accent we have today. my theory is that all of the accents mixed together from immigrants that have came here over the years giving us the american/canadian accent.
scottypoe 3 years ago
why is it that everyone compairing our accents are form the uk
GeorgeandMerdolf 3 years ago
Pointing out a between Canadian and American accents ->
I'm Canadian, and we say "Zed" like in England. So if you say "Zed," in a Canadian/American accent, you just sound Canadian :). "Zee" is American.
kenichiito 3 years ago
not sure where you are originally from but that was pretty good, if your just trying to pass for an american. im from the midwest and I can pick out a few letters that you pronounce distinctly different
H-have, you draw it out too much
P-peter, not peeder
T-tony say quicker
U-umbrella, pronounce 'a' stronger at end
v-vanilla, VA-nil-LAA
Zed, its Zeee
you would pass for american though, there are many dialects/accents within, you sound northwestern/coastal
mcd915pball 3 years ago
oliverburke 3 years ago
Brits ?? In accents there isnt a british accent it's either an English, Welsh, Scottish. Theres So much different accents... I'm from England, A place called Essex i would say "Vanillahh" Elephant would be "Elaphan'". Teacher "Teachaah". Nothing "Nuffin-Nauffin" Thirty " Fir'ee" ... Sorry for the Essay .. But just wanted to inform Ya ! :P Any Questions Message me on my page.
FootballStarJackNunn 3 years ago
Thank you for the reminder, FSJackNunn.
Even within London, in England, in Great Britain, in the U.K., there are many accents in that one city, so my broad "Brits" stroke is incorrect & stands to be precised! I rather meant "one of the English accents". T'anks a boonch! -OB (I loved the "fir'ee" the best!)
oliverburke 3 years ago
No problem, Oh yeh .. "thanx" would be "Fanx" But most people say "cheers" to show appreciation:) ( I'm a 14 year old boy from Essex:P I never really talk this formal.. If you want any idea on how the things I am typing actually sound Search " Cockney Accent " Or " Essex Accent ". "Safe Bruv" << Young Slang :P
FootballStarJackNunn 3 years ago
I live in Los Angeles. I think you sound very LA or west coast and well spoken. Educated, not trashy and low brow. Nice job.
DavidMoney 3 years ago
I have heard I have a blended Canadian/American accent as well! :)
CanadianFan 3 years ago
p is for peeeeter haha are you jews. Not being racism just wondering
EdisonSkater 3 years ago
sorry my reply went in the wrong place it was meant to be a reply to american who said.. "you said "zed" instead of "Z""
KibbyCC 3 years ago
You sound Canadian
JamesTunstal 3 years ago
nice fish
smokinwild8 3 years ago
in america we dont say zed, we just say z lol but other then that it sounds good
justinmitts134 3 years ago
I'd even go as far as saying you are from the Cambridge area? Tell me I'm wrong.
almulrooney 3 years ago
No way are you Canadian. You are from England.
almulrooney 3 years ago
you sound like your from Southeastern Connecticut. That is pretty amazing that you taught yourself all that. You should try learning a Boston or Providence Accent next, that would be fun for you.
adoucevw20 3 years ago
you said "H" as "hay-che" Dont pronounce the h sound at the beginning.
xflawedesign 3 years ago
Initially, I would probably say neutral North American accent ie prarie states/provinces.
JPCondren 3 years ago
The way you said vanilla and umbrella, if we were to write it, would be vaniller and umbreller.
maxudaskin 3 years ago
That sounds pretty good! Like other people have mentioned earlier, 'Umbrella' and 'Vanilla' sound a little off, but otherwise fantastic. You sound very Western Canadian.
kreateyourworld 3 years ago
Vanilla, as awkward as it may be, is pronounced as if there was a "U" in lue of the last "A", in the american accent.
dfgggg 3 years ago
pretty good except for two words
umbrella and vanilla
"umbreller" and "vaniller"
essveepee 3 years ago
Pretty good! I'm from Canada, and we say zed as well, not zee like americans. We do have a slight accent compared to Americans. And I've been to America, Canada (of course) and most of the UK, and of the three, I'd say you sound more Canadian. But it's quite convincing. Good job! :)
TheBeatles193 3 years ago
H is 'aich', not haich.
maxudaskin 3 years ago
BS...she ain't Canadian
vanessameneghin 3 years ago
i'm canadian and she doesn't sound canadian, maybe part british part australian
stramey8866987 3 years ago
theres a fish in the background
ambiludarni 3 years ago
its aytch not hetch also zee not zed
ishakxxx 3 years ago
good job on it!
horselover19932007 3 years ago
you say rs on the end of things.
americar, umbreller, vanillar xDD
wombaaaaaat 3 years ago
LOL.
Good job!
You did that really well. :)
Ohwowitskatie 3 years ago
If we were having a conversation under normal circumstances I would assume you're from California. Very nice accent!
Catpowerrrr 3 years ago
You say vaniller and unbreller as well as zed rather than z. You also dropped the last r on Peter. Pretty good though.
dorielementary 3 years ago
people from california and people from southern ontario talk very similar
HappyandCheery 3 years ago
anyways, why do pple keep saying the Jersey accent? No such thing as a that man! Trust me i live right nextdoor to NJ and they don't hav an accent i got family that live dere. Peeps from Nj jus hav the Eastern PA/New Yorker accent. if you don't believe me den go to wikipedia. org and then type in New Jersey accent it should come up. Btw, i neva heard not one New Jerseryan say " Joyzee " it must be heard of on like the vErY vErY fAr cORnEr of " Joyzee " cus i ain't neva heard that. LOL
omfgCantGetaUsername 3 years ago
yeah that's not a Cali accent at all it's jus plain like a Inland North which would be like " The AMeRiCan " accent. Peeps from there dont sound like there from anywhere so this is how our news anchors hav to learn how to sound, LiKE there from no region. i think Pacific Northwest sound like There from no where also, i THiNK!
omfgCantGetaUsername 3 years ago
i live in california... we dont really have a specific accent... yours was kinda just a main stream american accent... thats what most americans have... but i can assure you that that isnt a new jersey accent
morinthemoron 3 years ago
I'm from Los Angeles and you say almost everything like I do. Except you say Peter and you also said "h" and "z" weird, why did you say "zed"?
xlickidyx 3 years ago
zed is how z is pronounced in most english speaking places outside the US
TheJoeShow08 3 years ago
french.
ch33rxcrazii 3 years ago
Whoa...What bitching.
OhSnapsItsSkyler 3 years ago
The adverb is 'differently' or use 'distinctly'. 'Different' is an adjective.
jrutid 3 years ago
LMAO "Umbreller"
n_n Good job! I think you sound like a mash of a whole bunch of American accents. If I had to pin it down: Californian raised in New Jersey (NU JOY-ZEE!!!) :\
COLONDsuperb 3 years ago
NOW I'm done. Don't ever try to match wits with me unless you're ready to read a three page essay. I can admit when I'm wrong, but I can't stand to be called wrong when I know what I'm talking about. People, reading IS fundamental. Read with understanding, and stop always looking for someone to correct. There are professions for that: editing, critiquing, teaching, coaching, etc. Go get paid for it, but leave ME out of it.
RaeOfficial 3 years ago
For all future replies: I am an American. I was simply astonished at how we can speak the same language but have such distinctive differences. Such as the letter "z" being said "zee" here and and "zed" in some other countries. I simply am fascinated with colloquial differences, which I've noticed in both of my languages (English & Spanish). For instance, in Spain, I have a harder time understanding their Spanish than in Puerto Rico. I don't have that problem with British English, though. =)
RaeOfficial 3 years ago
im canadian and it shouldnt be zed for z, because you dont say zedbra its zeeeeeebra
schafer1234 3 years ago
so then should double-you be wuh? as in what?
alex0888 3 years ago
Yot? or wye?
cvrnut09 3 years ago
and the alphabet its not zed is for zebra you say it like z zeeee
DEEMOOLAH 3 years ago
hey good job, Im NY born and raised and no i do NOT have the "NY accent"....with that said maybe i can give you a few pointers. Dont over pronouce T's, Dont say Zed for the letter Z, say Zee, keep your words more monotone, dont raise the tone of your voice when ending a word or sentence unless your telling someone something exciting. you sound like a your west coast american with very light english influence.
Ryantravisaol 3 years ago
Well, I'm from New Jersey and it sounds mostly like a very neutral American accent -- not one specifically identifiable as being from New Jersey. Like others have said, we say zee for zed and aych for haych, the only thing I'd add is to maker your t's into d's like lader for later or ledder for letter. Great job though.
dthernandez 3 years ago
LOL the one accident I found (in Canada we say Zed too) but it was the H. It's pronounced like the letter A then adding CH to the end, not Heych
Adamtheflyer 3 years ago
Your North American is very good. It sounds like a "normal" American accent with a slight lisp, which is just an artifact of your British coming through.
Keep up the good work! I'd sure like to learn the London accent.
PatriotForJesus 3 years ago
1- Future, You said it brittish! Lol
2-Zed here in American, is morre prounced like 'Zee'.
sweetthang134 3 years ago
when you do your "American" accent you have it nailed as an educated/upper middle class American
well done (cept we dont say "zed" we say "Z")
letshelose 3 years ago
Yea, what shelose said...Great job~!!
sweetthang134 3 years ago
you don't say "Z" you say "zee"
...
get it?
KibbyCC 3 years ago
sounds midwest, which is what most outsiders consider your 'typical american' accent.
Seanis777 3 years ago
5) I never said you are ignorant in general because you don't use linguistic terminology. (However, an objective, scientific understanding of language does help.) I was simply correcting you about a few points. You didn't err in failing to use terminology. You simply implied that American English is the only English variety subject to regional variation, which is not the case.
Wouldn't you want to know where you might be mistaken? I would accept it gracefully. That's how we learn.
Brandon112878 3 years ago
Did I ever say American English is the ONLY country with a colloquial difference? No. My Aunt actually just spent 6 months in Austrailia, and she's told me all about the colloquial differences. I'm intellegent enough to understand that much, sir. I'm also bi-lingual, so I've had this experience not only in English, but in Spanish. Hell, even in different parts of the US, the English is different. And in Canada, it's different.
RaeOfficial 3 years ago
I'm aware of colloquial differences. That's like... 5th grade Language Arts information. BTW, I read my old comments, and if anything I sounded like I find language arts intriguing, not that I wasn't aware that people in different countries that speak the same language speak it differently. Gosh, why does everyone assume Americans are locked in some little bubble where we aren't aware of the rest of the world? I just wasn't aware of "zed." I haven't been to any other English speaking country.
RaeOfficial 3 years ago
But in linguistics, I'm pretty intelligent. I've studied German, I'm trying to learn French and Japanese, and I try to learn as much as I can about the English language. That includes vernaculars and colloquialism from Austrailian, British, and Canadian English (I'm aware there are more English speaking countries, but these are my favorites.) Also, French Creole of Louisiana, and Gullah, and Jamaican Patwah interest me. I plan to be well versed. For a 19-year-old, that's not bad huh?
RaeOfficial 3 years ago
Finally (I know, shut up, right?) I'm young, and this is youtube. My original comments were written in MY vernacular (kind of an Afro-Latina/American teen thing) and were written for limited space. And it's kind of sad that my way of e-typing caused you to assume I was confused in my information. Who the hell doesn't know that soccer is really called football. I mean, it just makes sense. What do you kick the damn ball with? And it's not uncommon for an American teen to be unaware of zed (space)
RaeOfficial 3 years ago
I actually believe I used the term "anthropology" which means "history" not "terminology." Which is basically saying that just because I didn't do what you just did (get into the makings and history and geography of English) doesn't mean I don't know it. Studying is my life. I study things I don't even have to know for any reason except curiosity. And, I believe you may be completely misreading everything I say.
RaeOfficial 3 years ago
And finally, Brandon, I KNOW THAT! How in the HELL did I imply that ONLY US English is different? How are your fundamental reading skills, sir? "American English is different from British, Canadian, and Austrailian English." Disected would mean all three forms of English. Not implying that they are the same. That's a perfectly accepted interpretation of that sentence. Would saying "Englishes" even be correct English? If it would, then I'll admit THAT error, but I doubt that "Englishes" is a word
RaeOfficial 3 years ago
And either way, at least in American English, the plural form is not needed there, as it was used as a title. Like saying "... in both the Catholic and Agnostic Church." or even "elementary and high school." Elementary is k-5, while high is 9-12, but you do not need to say "elementary and high schools" to distingush that the two are different types of institutions.
RaeOfficial 3 years ago
2) Yes, Americans DO pronounce some words more as the French do than as the British do; the way Americans say "fillet", "envoy", and "garage" all resemble the French more than the way the British say these words.
3) The overwhelming majority of American English words are spelt exactly as they are elsewhere.
4) People from other countries also ask why Canadians say things the way they do, Australians the way they do, New Zealanders the way they do, South Africans the way they do, et cetera.
Brandon112878 3 years ago
Sir, we Americans use French pronunciations, Spanish pronunciations, etc. I know. I'm not aware that the British don't pronounce "fillet" or words such as that "fillay" as we do. That is something you've taught me. But yes, we do use French and Spanish pronunciations, because the majority of our country was once French or Spanish owned. Louisina, California, Texas. Yes, I know my US history. English IS a Germanic language, but still has Greek and Latin roots as well. Proper, not colloquial.
RaeOfficial 3 years ago
Also, Brandon darling, did I EVER say American English is spelled different? The only spelling differences I can think of are either slang or favorite & color (favourite, colour). Geez, man... I gotta say it. You're an information Nazi. Geez, you tried to teach me things I knew when I was freaking 5 years old in this post. Do you know how much of an ass you're being? BTW, I tried to let it go, because when people try to match wits with me I go off! But you had to keep pushing, huh Brandon? Ass.
RaeOfficial 3 years ago
oh, and I had no idea that "zee" was "zed" overseas! wow, why do we have to be so different here? football= soccer. miles= kilometers (well, not equals, but in the stead of)... man, american english is so different.
RaeOfficial 3 years ago
Not really. "Zed" is just one exception. Americans often pronounce and spell words more as the French do--e.g. "defense" rather than "defence".
Brandon112878 3 years ago
Stop trying to correct me. Many American English words are different from British, Canadian, Australian, Scottish, and any other form of English. Again, I may be 19, but I've known people from MANY different countries that have asked me why we say things so differently. And saying "not really" but saying we pronounce things more as the French do (which is weird because I'd say a lot of our words are more Spanish influenced than French influenced) is actually in agreeance with what I said.
RaeOfficial 3 years ago
Just because I didn't feel like using Linguistic anthropology for that post doesn't mean I'm not informed. I'm in my second year as an English major, so I do know something about the language and the history. I just wasn't aware of "Zee" being "zed". Now, go try someone else.
RaeOfficial 3 years ago
Wow. That was a totally unnecessary backlash. I was not attacking your intelligence. I was simply offering a slightly different interpretation of the facts.
1) When I said Americans spell some words ("defense") as the French do ("la Defense"), I was not trying to show its similarity to British English; I was showing its similarity to other languages.
Brandon112878 3 years ago
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dumbass
go away
letshelose 3 years ago
Are you English or American?
You mixed you =s up. We say Zed in England. Football in England and we say Miles and Kilometers ones metric the others not. :]
GlamGal66 3 years ago
Hey hey, if you were replying to me... that's exactly what I was saying. Here in the US "football" is "soccer" and what we call football is more likened to rugby. I said miles & kilometers aren't equal, but in England you drive kilometers and we drive miles. In other words, we're like one of the only nations who doesn't use the metric system (we learn it, we just don't use it =). ) IDK why everyone keeps trying to correct me. If you read my comment, all I said was American English is so diff.
RaeOfficial 3 years ago
yeah, not jersey. jersey would be like "new joisey" lol if that makes sense. orr maybe "new jehsey". idk, they do something weird with their "r"s. you sound more like a typical California girl... not quite valley girl but just typical.
RaeOfficial 3 years ago
haha new jersey accents are really funny. :) try saying
purple
noodles
turtles
with a jersey accent its hilarious
barbiebabe890 3 years ago
you sound american and canadian, not the stereotypical ones though, just the neutral one.
0tetris0zelda0freak0 3 years ago
so close except north americans don't pronounce H as "haitch" , we pronounce it like "ey-tch"
oxfordpictionary 3 years ago 2
haha! That's what Yorkies do, mate. ;]
(English people from Yorkshire.)
GlamGal66 3 years ago
We Canadians say zed. Americans always say zee. This is one of those words that tells us apart. Like toque.
cosmicbandito76 3 years ago 3
Yeah because there is no word for tuque in America.
DeificShadow 3 years ago
I don't think it sounds like a Jersey accent.
Deffinatly American, but not Jersey. You could get away with Cali though.
I'm not sure if it's just because I'm a New Englander, but it seems as if you talk very slowly?
xXItalianFryXx 3 years ago
you have trouble on catch, Peter, and Vanilla: the English accent seeps through a wee bit. And you definitely sound American, not Canadian, although the differences are so slight between the more ''neutral'' accents that you'd have to be born in North America to catch them. Brilliant work!
jimmyandjody 3 years ago
Yes you do sound Californian, you sound like a valley girl.
Javier09123 3 years ago
good job! that was really cool!
iLipSync 4 years ago
also the letter h should sound like it starts with an a.
mseasick 4 years ago
how many american accents are there?
theres the southern, new jersey, new york, boston
i think theres also different versions of the southern accent...like someone in texas wouldnt sound the same as someone in georgia.
im from pennsylvania and i think everyone pretty much sounds the same except for the few accents i mentioned.
canadians sound almost the same as americans except for certain words.
VeNoM9A 4 years ago
That's really good. I think it sounds more midland American. Not really an accent I know many people who sound like that. Zed though we say Zee so I'd say kind of Canadian with that one.
nomadicsky 4 years ago
I noticed someone said it isn't zed, that it is zee, but Canadians say zed... well at least, I do. I noticed you say vanilla with an "er" at the end...
SayuriTe 4 years ago
Well done. As a Canadian I can say you sound like the average person.
There are quite a bit of people here that still have British accents or at least sort of British.
claypunk 4 years ago
You do have a good American accent. I don't think its distinguished enough to be a Jersey accent, but definitely some where on the west coast like California!
cheerangel213 4 years ago
I thought you're American accent was pretty good. Just remember in American English Z is pronounced "Zee", not "Zed".
Kguevara21 4 years ago
Canadian
SF80CAMARO 4 years ago
Canadian! Mostly
SF80CAMARO 4 years ago
you sound canadian
ziggyrizzo 4 years ago
Why exactly are you trying to sound like an American/Canadian?
You have a pretty strong British accent imo.
tool235 4 years ago
It is not zed it is z it zebra not zedbra
1althesmall2 4 years ago
def. south canadian
u sound kinda like me
slebee2 4 years ago
you sound like a typical canadian/american without the all the stereotypes
beastlymonsterMan 4 years ago
your english eh
thecokdealer 4 years ago
yeah you sound Canadian
and you said 'zed' not 'zee' =D
ashmantoronto 4 years ago
I know in New Jersey they tend to add "oi" to r-sounding words.
Example: Joisey, or Goigeous. But maybe that's just the stereotypical accent.
Amefuriayanotanpopo 4 years ago
ya that is stereotypical i've lived in nj since i was 3 so thats like 13 years even people with jersey accents don't say joisey or goigeous or goil etc... it sounds more like an ny accent
CeLticFire1251 4 years ago
I think you sound just fine
GordoCabrona 4 years ago
you sound british a little
mmcici 4 years ago
sounds a little jersey...if you put a question at the end of everything you say you sound ignant
snaporaz1 4 years ago
This proves my opinion that people from the UK have more potential in picking up north american accents than vice versa... I'm no expert in North American accents (although I live in Canada) but this could well be a normal non-annoying canadian accent =)
DenisLD 4 years ago
It's easy for people to pick up American accents because so much American media is played everywhere.
kiyonepbs 4 years ago
That's one component of it being relatively easy, yes.
DenisLD 4 years ago
that alphabet sounded english to me...
08TheKill 4 years ago
You sound like middle America. (except the 'zed' part) no regional accent. Well done.
bfachada 4 years ago
Pretty good. Your R in bear isn't hard wnough. And vanilla and umbrella weren't really sad with the accent your aiming for. They should end with Ah not ahr. <---Is this rude? sorry if it's rude. it's not meant to be. you did well.
Your accent kinda either sounds central alberta, canada or somewhere in the USA.
amythepure 4 years ago
Harder Rs.
devourerofbabies 4 years ago
not new jesery or anywhere in the northeast for sure.
hrmm.. it's very relaxed, probably something from the west...
Nexcet 4 years ago
lol... and your fish needs a bigger bowl XD
Taliaa070 4 years ago
They're my brothers tropical fish.. and yes, we are getting a new tank! :)
Thanks. :) x
Sezzera 4 years ago
oh, thats good, an yup =)
Taliaa070 4 years ago
My brother is going to be soo stoked someone messaged about the fish.
And you know what?
I'm actually pet sitting them whilst he's busy skiing in Canada for three weeks. :)
Lucky me! =) x
Sezzera 4 years ago
haha yea
and LoL, do you know how to change the water & all that?
Taliaa070 4 years ago
I've got my sister cleaning them out.. I go to far too many concerts and need to catch up on my sleep! haha.
Sezzera 4 years ago
haha I see.
Taliaa070 4 years ago
oh btw, about that pepper girl, im from kansas too. =]
Taliaa070 4 years ago
Yea I agree with most people the umbreller thing was odd. Other then that though your doing a good job. I'm from Toronto and you sound basically the same. I always thought i could do a good English accent. Maybe one day I'll post and get feed back.
xoC33ox 4 years ago
I'm candadian and you sound like me! But I don't say "umbreller" I say "umbrell-uh"....anyways, it's hard to tell where someone is from, just from using this accent, because like 3/4 (of all canadians and americans who speak english of course all talk in the accent you were using.
janelle3princess 4 years ago
i agree with kutieboo some of the words were different then americans....i'm actually curious do english people say pop, soda or fountain drink? or what do they call that drink? I'm from Ohio and we say pop....but other places in the us say those other ones...weird
baileyzito 4 years ago
Some people in Northern counties of England say Pop meaning Coke/Pepsi drinks..
Rarely do you ever hear anyone in England say, "Would you like a Soda?".
You are more likely to hear them say, "Do you fancy a can of Coke?" :)
Sezzera 4 years ago
our british neighbors said they called soda, or pop ( we say pop) but anyways they called it fizzie. i think thats pretty kwl haha
Taliaa070 4 years ago
Peter: American English uses a short "d" sounds for "t"s that occur between a stresses syllable and an unstressed syllable. So when you say "Peter" it should sounds more like "Peder."
mrpeach32 4 years ago
there are different accents here in canada.. there is the french-canadian accent and the east coast accent... but i am from the west coast and we sound just like your immitation! good job. (there is not alot of difference between western canadian accents and american accents)
howaboutjenna 4 years ago
did she say "zed" for "Z"???
theINFAMOUStreeFROG 4 years ago
Are you living in North America? I'm not sure why you want to sound like a Canadian/American. I'm Canadian and I love your English accent, sounds sexy ;).
holyschnicky 4 years ago
you can tell your british when you say lemon and vanilla
trigidentity1 4 years ago
and vodka cuz Americans don't say VOD-KA...we say VAH-KA! likle the d almost didsapears...lol...... and then u were like umbreller.... we say Unbre-l-luh! lol...... anyways when u talk american accent its pretty good its definatly not New Jersy or Southern soo I dunno. Maybe California like they say.
kutieboo 4 years ago
He, He! You said Umbreller!!! But the rest sounds pretty good!!
pammynnn 4 years ago
new jersey haha
skaggstastic 4 years ago
You sound very much like a Standard American English speaking person really.
Which is most commonly spoken presently in starting North in the lower New England States, all the way down to the Washington DC area. Much of the Mainstream News Media organizations seem to stick to this form of American English.
I consider you efforts very well.
rarehouse 4 years ago
You guys are lucky !!
Where can I find someone to help me get rid of my Arabic accent?
Firewall2153 4 years ago 2
Wow is it hard to do an American accent?..
afreakinferret 4 years ago
woah! that was really awesome haha. you slipped up a bit on tony and umbrella, but all the other ones were really spot on. Im Canadian (from vancouver, now in toronto) and would say you just sound kind of generic with a more "international", metropolitan sort of north-american accent, like someone who learned english as a second language and can speak totally fluently, they just don't have any regionally specific phrases or intonations.
dchsdl 4 years ago
you were awsome. it sounded very good. an eglish accent in north america is a tad awkward to hear and i wonder if a normal american accent in engalnd is weird to hear? other then that keep up the good work!
MICHINATOR1 4 years ago
id say you sound more like a canadian. we got our mix of an enlish/ american accent from the english that settled here earlier in history, with a mix of all the american tv we watch.
kaytiekaytiekaytie 4 years ago
Wow, that was very, very good! I've never heard someone from England perform an American accent (it's usually always the other way around, and we usually end up failing miserably, haha).
5 stars
asored2000 4 years ago
She has fish in the background :)
Scoutsifer 4 years ago
That's probably a Eastern American accent.
Anyhow, its mainly the tone, accent and pronouciation of Canadians that'll diffrentiate them. They tend to pronounce their words with more emphasis, while Americans are more relaxed (ex. Amer - prAcess, Canad - prOcess). Plus we apparently talk differently too, like Canadians will bob their head (I've noticed this on myself too after someone told me that).
CuffX 4 years ago
One of my best friends lives in New Jersey, and i dont think you have an accent like hers. But you definitely sound American, but when you say a word ending in "a" such as umbrella, it sort of sounded like you said "umbrellaR". but besides that, you couldve fooled me.
gbfs227 4 years ago
Some comments, you already were informed about letters H and Z. "Octopus" - give the "u" a less pursed, lower sound. "Indigo" - round out your "o", don't end it too soon. "Elephant" - softer t, don't aspirate at the end, end on the n sound with only a hint of t (just t, not the full "tuh"). And "No", the "o" should be less rounded, less nasal and from the top. Overall well done.
NYisontop 4 years ago
Good job, sounds American enough. However, Americans say the last letter of the alphabeta "zee" not "zed."
kailiusa 4 years ago
I was wondering if I was the only one that noticed that...
ckyhimfan2004 4 years ago
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cycimian 4 years ago
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737200LVR 4 years ago
Wow, great job!! You sound maybe from western part of US. It's not valley girl but just clearer than the stronger accents in the southern and northern parts of US. I will do a video response to this using the words you used. I will try and do another brit accent. :-D
exoticlass 4 years ago
Yes please do! :)
Look forward to hearing from you, m'dear!x
Sezzera 4 years ago
Wow, it's interesting to hear someone from the UK emulate an American accent. When Americans try to speak with British accents, how do we generally sound? For example, when you listen to Johnny Depp in the Pirates of Caribbean movies, does he sound like an American TRYING to sound British? Your accent sounded normal and natural for the most part. Like someone else pointed out, the "t" in "Peter" isn't as sharp, but the "t" in Tony is just how you said it in the video.
piroteknix 4 years ago
I have also noticed that when I hear folks in England say long words they tend to drop the second to the last syllable. For example the word "secondary"
In America a person would say "Sec-ond-ary", but in the UK it would sound more like without the 'a' secondry Is that correct?
trekfan92 4 years ago
That's right! :)
I would say "sec-ond-ry", it's just something we've adapted to using.
Sezzera 4 years ago
this is good, your accent sounds very mid-western american, im from ohio, so it sounds pretty normal to me. just a few things wrong.
like ive seen in other comments:
Haitch is in fact Aitch...its just Zee not Zed. but it americans dont use the intrusive R unless they are from appalachia, so it would just be Umbrella and Vanilla not extra R needed on the end. many many brits do this when mimicking an american accent.
again nice job.!
envirohodges 4 years ago 3