Differences between British And American accents.wmv

[kerryincolumbus]

ok... this bitch's voice is making my ears bleed... SHUT UP ALREADY!!!! your voice is fucking ugly and I'm sure so is your JAP FACE!

[blessedbyignorance]

the trouble with a broad comparison like this is that it's like comparing apples bananas and squash to oranges lemons and peas all at the same time. There are hundreds of distinct American accents, and dozens each of Irish, Scottish, Welsh, and English accents, all of which are Britrish.

[eskimospy77]

When the 'R' sound is stressed within a word, the pronouciation is known as rotic, such is the case for the American and Canadian accent. When the 'R' sound within a word is not stressed, the pronounciation is known as non-rotic., such is the case for the British and Australian accent.

[alicebelieberxx]

if anything we add extra 'r's into words when we say them..R's that aren't there, like with, ask, or last etc...

[xtheenAini05]

thank you so much.. it helped me a little bit but actually its a big help..

[inkari1981]

sorry but your voice bleed my ears!!

[TheReven1]

Yah problem here is that there are a few different accents in america. You stated that one of the differences between the two is english don't pronounce their r's. See I am from Massachusetts and I would guesstimate our accent and the southern accent are the strongest. What makes our accent so different and noticable from much of the rest of the country is... We don't pronounce our r's. Car is cah, butter is buddah etc...

[TheReven1]

@TheReven1 I apologize ahead of time, Anyone can pick out a New Yorkers accent too lol.

[TexxazVixxen]

@TheReven1 I AM FROM THE SOUTH AND WE PRONOUNCE THE "R" IT SEEMS LIKE THE MIDWEST DOESN'T PRONOUNCE THE "R" AS U STATED. I HAVE HEARD PLENTY OF "CAH" AND "BUDDAH" MY FAMILY IN TENN. DO NOT PRONOUNCE THE "R" THOUGH

[Terriblyawfulshows]

Thats utter bullshit

[gogo1148]

thank you

it is very nice

[dario2015]

the American (USA) lies to kill and steal natural recurzos ... invades the English colonial countries and makes .. for me are the cancer in the world .. Get out of all countries illegally occupying .. Argentina malvinas .. Enough of imperialism and colonization "" "

[TexxazVixxen]

@dario2015 IM AMERICAN AND I DONT AIM TO DO SHIT TO YOU AND YOUR COUNTRY. QUIT MAKING GENERALIZATIONS ABOUT ALL AMERICANS BY WHAT OF WHAT THE GOVERNMENT AND COMPANIES DO IN OTHER COUNTRIES!

[HaylesIrene]

Italian?



[breefvision]

the girl is swedish

[mataldave]

thats not true its just the difference between normal english speakers and retarded english speakers.

[MissManasi]

I don't think she is an Indian.That is evident from her accent

[yasashii89]

ok, this has to be one of the most ignorant vids ive seen on youtube in a long while. You cannot say things like "in British", it sounds incredibly retarded, you may just as well say "in European". R's are pronounced in Britain it just depends on where you go. Actually I think the areas in Britian where R's are pronounced in that sense is greater than the area where they aren't pronounced, for example, Scotland and West country etc. America also has its areas where R's aren't always pronounced

[Chuck7814]

loll i dont found different when u tried to pronounce "ca" and "car", haha

[wayneujin]

are you an indian?

[slapmyfunkybass]

there is no great difference here, it's just another accent... the uk alone has many different accents, and the american accent is just another one... i don't know why people always compare the two... no british person would have trouble understanding an american

[lizzieashMK]

now i know the differnce... but i know that was diffrent but now i know how :) thank you :)

[joanxyla]

>.> eeerrr i bet your from russia? or somewhere near russia >.> eeerr.....its hard to understand when you cant say some words properly......eerr no offence D;

[amaurythewarrior]

it's really oversimplified ... there may be more rotic accents in the usa that in the uk, but they exist in both, and there are varieties of accents ...

[nostalgiamelancolia1]

If the "R" is followed by a verb in a sentence,yes,the Brits do pronounce it.

for example,for instance,etc,etc,.the "R" before "E" in example is pronounced as well as the "R" before "i" in instance.

[AwesomeLegoDude100]

in britain we do not make the R's silent are u dumb

[SpitfireFortyFour]

Why would you know the difference between them your not from either if the countries and also your wrong

[themachman19691]

sounds like the fucker who keeps ringing,offering cheaper utility bills!!!!

[JT8746]

Your wrong, in all of your 'examples' you were wrong, and you are an idiot.

[jamiemoxon]

British accents vary so much, think of the Scottish, they sound so different to English and American but they're still British.

[songoli6679]

I think if you said your retarded versions of car etc in Britain, you would look like a right twat! Those american versions sounded exsacly how we would say it.

[lvdm4life]

you can't generalize the "accents" because I'm sure that like in America, in different parts of Britain people say things differently. Like I'm from Boston...If you've ever heard one of us talk, you'll realize that not all Americans sound the same. I never pronounce the 'r' in things like car...it's just how we talk here. So you can't just say this is how people in a nation talk, cuz it's different everywhere you go.

[thejoeyjoejoe]

In ENGLAND they may not pronounce the "R" in words like "car" or "learn", In SCOTLAND, however the "R" is always pronounced or as some call it "rolled" as it is prominent in the way we speak ! English is the language we speak in Great Britain which is made up of Scotland,England,Wales and Norther Ireland, there is no "British Accent", if English is not your first tongue then please don't try to teach others about it because that just sounded stupid

[1875HIBEESFC]

I'm Scottish and I pronounce the r's

[1875HIBEESFC]

I'm Scottish but I pronounce the r's

[Fjantefoten]

I think English accent is nice and stuff, but I think the American accent sounds cooler and more rough. Just awesome.

[MultiSenhor]

People, see it that way: it may be her homework, "discourse/write about the differences between the british and the american accent", and this video wasn't exactly supposed to be public.

If else, she is just trying to help.

[tobuscuschild97]

bullshit im british and i would not stay words like that so if your a learner youself dont tell people how to speak

[songsandlyricsdotcom]

I'm from birmingham,england and were known for missing out h's I can't help it and it gets on my nerves

[angie131310]

i could barley understand her

[callumo06]

thats bullshit im english and i do not fucking miss out the R so shut the fuck up you nothing about britain, yes SOME of london speak like that but the rest of us dont so dont patronise us!

[MrAjkiller125]

@callumo06 i actually do speak like that i live in Birmingham, was born in solihul and i tend to miss out the r if it has an "e" next to is the i pronounce it as an "a" and i know alot of other Brummies that talk like that, where about in britain are you

[PhoenixLegand]

car!

[GedinThaMotor]

why learn english if you still dont sign a visa

[MelodyPond33]

Foa

Four

Teacha

Teacher

Leon

Learn

[lhorlogerie]

Actually, I would say that she might have a better, less "biased" view on these accents since she isn't natively an English speaker. Since she is learning the language, she will be trying to catch on to the subtle ways to pronounce English words, and be more conscious of the little things than if her first language was English.

[livingincrete]

I am English (There is no British Accent) and whilst there is some truth in the point this person is trying to make it is too much of a generalisation to be of any relevance. English accents vary greatly by town and even by street, far more than the US. For example English speakers from some areas in the south of England actually add 'R' s to words that do not have them, example 'Bath' is often pronounced 'Barth'. I feel this channel may do more harm than good.

[FunOnEarth2011]

@livingincrete

free + unreliable information + mass display = modern world, there's nothing we can do about it :)

[jigoku66]

@livingincrete

She was referring to received pronunciation. 

[Trotzdem2]

I didn't know that "R" - thing before seeing this vid, but I think it is - at least for a part of England - true.

When I hear British people talking, I have the impression that they are able to express much more "between the lines" with their way of talking.

US American dialects seem more "flat" to me, compared to most British native speakers I know.

But then, I'd say I know most of my English from TV - shows, both British and US American. That may draw a false picture of dialects.

[mmirekelite56]

@Trotzdem2: that's why my american friend says that i have a "posh accent"

[Trotzdem2]

@mmirekelite56

Maybe he should discuss that topic with a British dock worker :D

[grimsbyraver]

This is such a sweeping generalisation. Yes, in standard British English (RP), the R is generally silent but there are areas of England such as the South West, where the R is clearly heard. Likewise the R is pronounced in many parts of Scotland, Also, although the R is generally pronounced in the United States (General American accent) there are areas such as Boston and Eastern New England, where it is silent. I'm not meaning to be rude but you are not a native English speaker.

[panarkas]

I have neither British or American accent so it's all good. 

[MegaAngela90]

@tranphuongthuy92 everyone got their own opinion. so mind bothering while i put in my 2 cents. do what you good at n dont destroy some other people accent.

[blahmehblah1]

I honestly don't understand why she got so many thumbs up

English accents commonly drop the R and Americans much like Irish and Scottish pronounce their R's heavily

[blahmehblah1]

@jasonvega10 The irony is that you typed in English

[MegaAngela90]

seriously YOU ARE SUCK GIRL..........sorry to say....im asian but we didnt speak like that.

[tranphuongthuy92]

@MegaAngela90 Haha, every country has its accent. You're Asian; I'm Asian, too. But I guess the way we speak English is different. Don't claim someone suck while you aren't sure you've got a perfect accent like English native speaker. I'm just saying. Btw, I think she's from Saudi Arabia.

[TheMegarabbit]

When you say 'British' what you really mean is 'English'. I'm from Scotland (part of Britain sadly) and we pronounce 'R' in a similar way to the Americans.

[kosovoboooy]

this actually helped me alitlle bit thank u

[raghunitin]

You suck at English!

[Annie1997x]

we british do use R's thats mean!

[TheNightSlayer666]

Yeah, your not British.

[ilona5533]

You are from Asia

[youareamongo]

That was horrendously and completely misinformed, "learn", so basically, if my R's are silent i'm saying lean correct? Wrong. You = my username. Well done.

[DennTinoO]

Is it okay, when I'm not waiting for the other lessons? Because that sucks!

[Chukzy112]

u are one weird person there's no difference ur saying the same thing jeezzz :P

[155383]

What British accent are you talking about.Scottish, Irish or one of the many accents in England. I think you need to learn about long and short soundings of letters. In the example word "car" the R is short for most people which you are interpreting as silent which it is not.In some places in the UK (the north of England and Scotland)the R is long giving a long burr to the words making it longer than the US accent.(Carrrr)

[BFFbleachfansforever]

@155383 ireland is'nt part of england we neutral

[mariogamersidequest]

THIS IS THE SAME SHIT

[TheXXxShiningStarxXx]

If you first language is not English you should not be saying this stuff!

[BasicallytoBasics]

@TheXXxShiningStarxXx I agree.

[mistersmith6000]

@TheXXxShiningStarxXx . I don't think she is assumed to be an authority. I am a native English speaker and my attempt to do accents from other native English speaking countries can be entertaining, but not very good. In fact, I guess, people would laugh at me. Having said that, yes, if you set out to consciously examine the accents, you would have a head start being a native English speaker.

[raisen90timpa]

@TheXXxShiningStarxXx actually my sister is studying english and they teach her all about accents and even history of the english language, so I bet she knows more about the english language than actual english/american people do

[neighbor1961]

@TheXXxShiningStarxXx Actually, it is funny how foreigners grasp these ideas just as well as a native speaker. Did you know English is taught around the world by many non-native speakers? By the way, why did you use the term "this stuff"? I think you probably meant "these things". Now, how does it feel to have a foreigner correct your mistakes? I teach Spanish to foreigners and I find it amusing to see my students correct the Mexican people when they say "fuistes" instead of "fuiste".

[helkat14]

@TheXXxShiningStarxXx People who don't speak english as a first language aren't allowed to talk about it?

[TheXXxShiningStarxXx]

And also what you are saying is not right I'm British and I use the letter R

[GamemasterRing]

but if your a posh English you pronounce the r like Americans do

[fuckusersname]

she is indian i think....

[bbustermark]

In America or in New England typically in Boston, people there barley pronounce their r's. Boston accent is similar to a New York accent except we usually keep the R silent. Im also a native speaker. Thought this might help.

[emadaii]

are u French ?