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The Fascinating World of British Accents

Depending on where you're from, you'd speak your own accent, and it may be vastly different from all the other accents out there. The truth is, there's a multitude of fascinating accents on the British Isles. Here are 20 of the most interesting ones!

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Watch 50 Americans Speak In Their States’ Accents

There's more to American English than the southern, the New York and the New England accent. Watch these 50 people from different states speak in their own regional dialects and you'll hear all the magnificent diversity of speech right away. Can you hear all 50 of these accents?

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Can You Wake up With a Different Accent?

Cindy (1st video) always spoke with a regular American accent, all her life. Until one day she woke up with an Irish accent. Kay (2nd video) spoke with a British accent all her life, until one day she woke up with a French accent!

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Dialect Coach Checks If Star Actors Can Shed Their Accents

Nothing can spoil a movie like an actor doing a terrible job in faking an accent. For proof, just remember Dick Van Dyke’s cockney accent in Mary Poppins, for which he made an official apology. But the question is, how hard is it to fake an accent?

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Amazing - Woman Switches Between 21 American Accents!

Amy Walker is an actress and an accent coach, and in this amazing video, she showcases the insane variety of American regional accents by performing them herself!

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Is This Really How These Famous People Talked?

Arguably, the most important aspect is the accent. Watch this expert analyze 17 actors who played real-life characters. Did they nail it or not?

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Always Wanted to Sound Like You're British? Try This!

6 Practical Tips to Help You Sound Like a British Person British, linguistics, tips and tricks, English language, pronunciation, accents, language learning Always wanted to "try on" that coveted British pronunciation? Here's how to sound as British as the Queen herself!

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4 Mind-Blowing Facts About the English Language

pronunciation, but on the other hand, it has a pretty ordinary set of sounds, unlike many fascinating African languages that have so-called click sounds. 4 Mind-Blowing Facts about the English Language video, informative, languages, foreign language, interesting facts, English language, wired, pronunciation, accents

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What Do Americans Sound Like? A Question with 50 Answers

A lot of people outside America seem to believe there is only one American accent, but that couldn’t be farther from the truth. Listen to people from all over the US show us what their regional accent sounds like, often to hilarious results.

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This Actor Will Teach You Some Scottish Slang!

The distinctive rolling 'R' sound in Scottish accents is unique. But aside from their unique accents, the Scots also appear to have a sense of humor. Teaching you some Scottish slang is actor Gerard Butler. Were you familiar with any of these phrases before?

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Little Girl Story Time - Adorable and Hilarious!

I s it the charming French accent that makes this little girl's story so adorable, or is it the wild imagination she uses to create it? Either way, we fell in love with this girl and her amazing story right away! Little girl, you had us at 'hippopotamus!'

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This Stand-Up Routine is as Funny as They Come!

This thick accented Scottish comedian has a great dry delivery that will have you cracking from the first line to the end of his stand-up, we challenge you not to grin hugely as Kevin Bridges delivers a row of deadpan jokes as he tells stories and delivers killer one liners!

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These Animals Have a LOT to Say!

Well, these animals have quite a bit to say, although you may not understand their "accents". They are still so adorable and so fun to watch, I have seen this video 3 times and it still puts a huge smile on my face. These Animals Have a LOT to Say!

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Meet the Original Voice of GPS - Karen Jacobsen

With her unmistakable Australian accent and expert delivery, she has become one of the most recognizable voices in the world. In this video, we get an inside look at Karen's journey as the original GPS voice actor.