"Peta Paka" made me laugh because "paka" is the Swahili word for cat. Once, in Kenya, I had the privilege of overhearing a Kenyan guy reacting to an American guy called Parker introducing himself to a class. The Kenyan guy quietly said to his fellow Kenyan "Ati amesema Paka..." (Did he just say Cat?)
My partner used to be an Essex girl, but is gradually developing the ability pronounce the letter 'L'. She does still sometimes go shopping at Audi for groceries, though.
The British accent is wonderful in all its many variations, with the exception of Scouse. Really? Is that the accent they are going with? It makes Black Country accent sound like the queen. Not going to work on it at all?
It still amazes me there are regional accents in a place as relatively small as, for example, just the city of London. There's no such thing as a "North Dallas Accent" over here, for example.
Well america is functionally a baby compared to the rest of the world. So most of your accents are just slightly changed version of the settlers in that region. In the rest of the world it's a mix of long time and how long they were invaded(and occupied) by other countries.
Here in LA, the āValley Girlā accent lacks the letter T to a point that I couldnāt understand a girl asking āFor Buttonsā at the fabric store. Iām a Beach city kid, so we have the flattened vowels and drawl, but keep all our consonants. But thatās a 30 mile stretch in between.
The regional dispersion of accents is largely based on speed/ease of travel when a community is forming. More and easier travel over long distances creates larger pools of similar accents.
My Grandma grew up in a certain part of London, but moved out when she was a young adult and then moved around a lot. She once got on a bus in the very south of England and the driver asked her 'are you from {district of London}?'. He could tell just by her accent.
As the country is mixing more, and the youngest generations especially are exposed to international media pretty much daily, very local accents are diluting (neutral) but regional accents are still going strong.
Other European countries have varied regional accents but still not quite on the same scale. I have no idea why we have so many and the US has so few relative to everyone else.
We have "midwestern," which is what most think of as "no accent," there's Boston, New Jersey, and New York accents which are somewhat similar, there's a Mainer accent, and then there's "southern" (like in Gone with the Wind) and what many call "redneck," which is found nearly everywhere. I suppose California has a "valley" accent, maybe? But apart from the North Eastern ones, they're all pretty far apart.
There's 4 or 5 distinct southern dialects, plus Cajun/ creole. But TV and movies have suppressed a lot of diversification that would otherwise be happening. For instance , people used to talk like the old timey gangsters do in early films. That was based on a real dialect.
To make an accent, you need two things: A regional population and time.
It takes about 200 to 300 years for a stable population to form a distinct dialect. This is why there are regional accents all across the Eastern seaboard of the United States (and Canada) but fewer the further west you go.
Apparently, the regions of NYS have different accents, too. CNY, western NY, etc. I met another NYer in another state and he pinged mine on the first try. Kinda neat!
GhostC1pher
"Peta Paka" made me laugh because "paka" is the Swahili word for cat. Once, in Kenya, I had the privilege of overhearing a Kenyan guy reacting to an American guy called Parker introducing himself to a class. The Kenyan guy quietly said to his fellow Kenyan "Ati amesema Paka..." (Did he just say Cat?)
Zuegma197777
Fabulous.
0ldGregg
Yeah, but you still love us.
MrPoodle
L1ttl3J1m
My partner used to be an Essex girl, but is gradually developing the ability pronounce the letter 'L'. She does still sometimes go shopping at Audi for groceries, though.
TheGriffin
ByThePowerOfSCIENCE
KleptoKea
Do Americans not know the difference between British and English? And even within English, that Cockney is just one of SO MANY accents.
q2grapple
That backing AI vocal can go straight to hell though
tooomanystevesgotbanned
Americans be like "The grass is covered in doo!"; "With all do respect"; "It's Toosday"; "That bird is an eemooo" xD --Aussie
giganticroboticpenguin
Frog with English accent. It is Chewsday my dudes.
WalkItOutLikeTheFlash
*Me mates
KleptoKea
Americans be like "wHUTS dEMOCRACY?" and "tHAT NaZi rAPIST lOOKS LikE lEadERshIp MaterIAl!!!!"
luciferian669
English accent specifically cockney London
ThanatosElNyx
Americans be watching Hairy Podder.
tangybreath
Do English people pronounce Hairy and Harry differently?
SamMunitions
The A in hairy has an 'ay' sound to it. The A in Harry has an 'ah' sound to it. Brits also pronounce mirror to include the 'rro' in the middle.
seoras13
English people not British people ya fucking arse
PballQhead
Fookin' cunt, FTFY
(I learned from a Scotswoman)
deadmansshoes861
I like the hint of Aussie that creeps in at the end š
MoodyMagpie
https://media4.giphy.com/media/v1.Y2lkPTY1YjkxZmJlMXZicmtvYWh6dmJ2cTdsMGx5NnBtYW81dmI5MDNvZ2dwNnNkbTN6NiZlcD12MV9naWZzX3NlYXJjaCZjdD1n/3B8rHP89iUUZlcsoqf/giphy.mp4
iamthemanwithnoname
As a Brit I find this deeply offensive. These are all just cockney accents, we have loads of other stupid sounding accents to make fun of!
Zootsoot
Yar. https://media0.giphy.com/media/v1.Y2lkPTY1YjkxZmJlajRwZTQzb2dyY3R2Z2s3MWs5Y2F3N3Z5cDN4bTVoemhuY3I1MHM5YyZlcD12MV9naWZzX3NlYXJjaCZjdD1n/66AIoTFi8yQwx0qctK/giphy.mp4
welluhwhatdoyouwantmetosay
The British accent is wonderful in all its many variations, with the exception of Scouse. Really? Is that the accent they are going with? It makes Black Country accent sound like the queen. Not going to work on it at all?
TrumpRapesChildren
Tbh I'd love a cockney accent for my ghost in Destiny 2. Oi gawdian, theys a right brute ovuh there, what about we smack him in his stewpid gob.
gboigbhoy
As a Scottish cunt I think she done a great job
Alzeido
Cornish is truly indecipherable
SorryThatUserIsUnavailable
Sorry, as an American I couldn't understand a word of what you just said. Could you please use English?
vilikke
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OADwd5gOpCE
ticktockbent
how I feel when my overseas friends think all Americans sound like John Wayne
Arenlor
What about Geordie?
spookymormonhelldream
Toblerone Rolo combo
https://youtu.be/wN-DysOWcGw?si=Evaig7n3EG5kdjY8 1:20 mark for reference
Blasfemur
Okay, I'll give it a shot: "People from Tiverton be like, "Rrright, me loverrr... earrrly closin'?" I don't know... I'm from Texas.
baals
https://media3.giphy.com/media/v1.Y2lkPWE1NzM3M2U1a3c3cnExODhlMzI5eGp5OXQ3b2g5NnJpbGFlMG9rOTZudW4yejgxYSZlcD12MV9naWZzX3NlYXJjaCZjdD1n/N8yNp4IpGAoCc/200w.webp
alabak2002
As a spaniard that usually considers himself as "educated in english language"...
HUH....? WH....! ???
InfocalypseRising
Get Guy Ritchie to make a movie where everyone has one of the other accents and we'll be all over it
thundercactus
The Death of Stalin
TheOtherLucas
that'sh bananersh
ItHappenedInThe20thCentury
Sean Connery permanently surprised at the look his grandkids gave him when he told them to sit on his lap
TheOtherLucas
"that'sh rawyet, I'm shawn Connedy kidsh, why don't shue have a shit on my lap?"
ps238principal
It still amazes me there are regional accents in a place as relatively small as, for example, just the city of London. There's no such thing as a "North Dallas Accent" over here, for example.
Selvtae
Well america is functionally a baby compared to the rest of the world. So most of your accents are just slightly changed version of the settlers in that region. In the rest of the world it's a mix of long time and how long they were invaded(and occupied) by other countries.
iMcFly
Iām from Cheshire and thereās a roundabout on the East Lancs Road and the moment you cross it the accent changes dramatically.
Zootsoot
Here in LA, the āValley Girlā accent lacks the letter T to a point that I couldnāt understand a girl asking āFor Buttonsā at the fabric store.
Iām a Beach city kid, so we have the flattened vowels and drawl, but keep all our consonants.
But thatās a 30 mile stretch in between.
andexer
The world was once bigger
rocinanteismyhorse
My brother can correctly identify which part of Pittsburgh someone is from within ten words. Incredibly there are several dialects of Pittsburghese
frozenlake247
The regional dispersion of accents is largely based on speed/ease of travel when a community is forming. More and easier travel over long distances creates larger pools of similar accents.
RunawaySpoons
My Grandma grew up in a certain part of London, but moved out when she was a young adult and then moved around a lot. She once got on a bus in the very south of England and the driver asked her 'are you from {district of London}?'. He could tell just by her accent.
As the country is mixing more, and the youngest generations especially are exposed to international media pretty much daily, very local accents are diluting (neutral) but regional accents are still going strong.
iamthemanwithnoname
Other European countries have varied regional accents but still not quite on the same scale. I have no idea why we have so many and the US has so few relative to everyone else.
ps238principal
We have "midwestern," which is what most think of as "no accent," there's Boston, New Jersey, and New York accents which are somewhat similar, there's a Mainer accent, and then there's "southern" (like in Gone with the Wind) and what many call "redneck," which is found nearly everywhere. I suppose California has a "valley" accent, maybe? But apart from the North Eastern ones, they're all pretty far apart.
ChippinStrata
There's 4 or 5 distinct southern dialects, plus Cajun/ creole. But TV and movies have suppressed a lot of diversification that would otherwise be happening. For instance , people used to talk like the old timey gangsters do in early films. That was based on a real dialect.
RayneOfSalt
For every 20 meters you move away from central london you'll find a new accent.
PballQhead
As an Americanā¦have you ever been to New York City?
PaintedOwl
To make an accent, you need two things: A regional population and time.
It takes about 200 to 300 years for a stable population to form a distinct dialect. This is why there are regional accents all across the Eastern seaboard of the United States (and Canada) but fewer the further west you go.
Frenchgeek
What's stopping you from making one?
ps238principal
Texans.
shiftingbits
There's 5 accents in New York City alone: Bronx, Brooklyn, Queens, Long Island and North Jersey.
PballQhead
You forget Manhattan, e.g. "Hey, what am I, chopped liver?"
Not spelled in the accent, but you know you read it in the accent.
coffeeandprozac
Apparently, the regions of NYS have different accents, too. CNY, western NY, etc. I met another NYer in another state and he pinged mine on the first try. Kinda neat!
HandoB4Javert
lrateyourrig
That's just in English. Every other language has its own melange.
pvtsquirel
...I don't think I like that word, I think I've finally found my "moist"
thedragonal
Never read any book in the Dune series then lol