Top 10 Hardest Accents to Pull Off
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Date: 2023-11-21
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Christo
the South African accent is actually a little bit of a mix between British and Australian for the most part. the SAFFA accent is slightly less melodic than the Aussie accent, but carries the same relaxed vibe. While the general Saffa accent is influenced by all 11 Official Languages, several of the languages have a much more prominent role in shaping the South African English accent; nl Afrikaans, Tswana and Zulu. Andy Serkis did a fantastic job doing what sounded like a soft Afrikaner-accent, he had me convinced, and I am an Afrikaans speaker, btw they did actually film his Avengers scenes in Johannesburg, so he likely had an accent coach on set. One sound that is uniquely South African is the Brey. This affects a small group of Afrikaans-speakers involving the letter R. Afrikaans people tend to produce a trill sound when pronouncing an r. This involves the tip of the tongue flapping rapidly up against the front section (right behind the incisors) of the upper palate in your mouth. People who brey cannot produce that trill sound properly, so the trilling sound is more focused in the back of the mouth, specifically at the uvula and is very similar to the gutteral g sound Afrikaans people also use. For people who want to learn how to brey, just lift the back of your tongue when your about to say an r'.
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the South African accent is actually a little bit of a mix between British and Australian for the most part. the SAFFA accent is slightly less melodic than the Aussie accent, but carries the same relaxed vibe. While the general Saffa accent is influenced by all 11 Official Languages, several of the languages have a much more prominent role in shaping the South African English accent; nl Afrikaans, Tswana and Zulu. Andy Serkis did a fantastic job doing what sounded like a soft Afrikaner-accent, he had me convinced, and I am an Afrikaans speaker, btw they did actually film his Avengers scenes in Johannesburg, so he likely had an accent coach on set. One sound that is uniquely South African is the Brey. This affects a small group of Afrikaans-speakers involving the letter R. Afrikaans people tend to produce a trill sound when pronouncing an r. This involves the tip of the tongue flapping rapidly up against the front section (right behind the incisors) of the upper palate in your mouth. People who brey cannot produce that trill sound properly, so the trilling sound is more focused in the back of the mouth, specifically at the uvula and is very similar to the gutteral g sound Afrikaans people also use. For people who want to learn how to brey, just lift the back of your tongue when your about to say an r'.
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aj
4: 45 - To say that Emma Watson can't do an American accent is a TOTAL WRETCHED LIE, HORRIBLY BIASED INFO, and at worse, a horribly misleading bullcrap misinformation. Like, Watchmojo/MsMojo GOT IT ALL TOTALLY WRONG and are fed with pure lies and misinformation, and let alone making this video's inclusion on her within that horrible biased list, NULL AND VOID, and making it as NOT CREDIBLE.
Like, it's not the first time that Emma Watson had done an American accent, for she's donned an American accent in several American roles such as The Perks of Being a Wallflower (2012, The Bling Ring (2013, and Little Women (2019.
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4: 45 - To say that Emma Watson can't do an American accent is a TOTAL WRETCHED LIE, HORRIBLY BIASED INFO, and at worse, a horribly misleading bullcrap misinformation. Like, Watchmojo/MsMojo GOT IT ALL TOTALLY WRONG and are fed with pure lies and misinformation, and let alone making this video's inclusion on her within that horrible biased list, NULL AND VOID, and making it as NOT CREDIBLE.
Like, it's not the first time that Emma Watson had done an American accent, for she's donned an American accent in several American roles such as The Perks of Being a Wallflower (2012, The Bling Ring (2013, and Little Women (2019.
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Lauren
There is no such thing as a British accent. You mean educated southern English. Wales, N Ireland and Scotland are also part of the UK. But youll call them Irish, Welsh and Scottish. Not to mention, dialects change across the UK, but particularly England, literally every 20 miles. You travel 30 mins and a word will mean something entirely different to the people who live there.
So enough of this British accent crap. You mean educated southern. And we dont all bloody sound like that.
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There is no such thing as a British accent. You mean educated southern English. Wales, N Ireland and Scotland are also part of the UK. But youll call them Irish, Welsh and Scottish. Not to mention, dialects change across the UK, but particularly England, literally every 20 miles. You travel 30 mins and a word will mean something entirely different to the people who live there.
So enough of this British accent crap. You mean educated southern. And we dont all bloody sound like that.
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Petra
I'm from Sweden so English is not a first language. Listening to the different dialects in America I can hardly hear the difference. Some of course, but not that many. But when someone is going to portray a person from a country they clearly is not from, that can be quite amusing. In dr. Quinn for example they have Swedish immigrants played by Americans. They even speak Swedish. Some words are ok, others are like what are they saying. Like the effort of trying though
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I'm from Sweden so English is not a first language. Listening to the different dialects in America I can hardly hear the difference. Some of course, but not that many. But when someone is going to portray a person from a country they clearly is not from, that can be quite amusing. In dr. Quinn for example they have Swedish immigrants played by Americans. They even speak Swedish. Some words are ok, others are like what are they saying. Like the effort of trying though
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aj
4: 45 - This video's inclusion of Emma Watson on that list has no credibility and let alone that video is only focusing on an intention of smearing and sabotaging the latter's reputation with lies and misinformation.
Like, whoever did that horrible suggestion in Watchmojo/Msmojo did a horrible research that are full of lies and misinformation, and should be reprimanded and fired.
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4: 45 - This video's inclusion of Emma Watson on that list has no credibility and let alone that video is only focusing on an intention of smearing and sabotaging the latter's reputation with lies and misinformation.
Like, whoever did that horrible suggestion in Watchmojo/Msmojo did a horrible research that are full of lies and misinformation, and should be reprimanded and fired.
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Dan_Gaming_Fan
Having lived in the South Eastern United States all my life, I can tell you with confidence that when a Southern accent is done wrong, it is done very wrong. As for which is hardest for me to master, South African is definitely the one I have the hardest time with, and the one I hear get butchered most often.
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Having lived in the South Eastern United States all my life, I can tell you with confidence that when a Southern accent is done wrong, it is done very wrong. As for which is hardest for me to master, South African is definitely the one I have the hardest time with, and the one I hear get butchered most often.
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C.
as you said right off the bat, there is no Southern US accent. there are a dozen of them at least which sound totally different. not as bad as Norwegian dialects, which don't even spell things the same in a territory much smaller than the South. nic cage has to be the worst though at all of them
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as you said right off the bat, there is no Southern US accent. there are a dozen of them at least which sound totally different. not as bad as Norwegian dialects, which don't even spell things the same in a territory much smaller than the South. nic cage has to be the worst though at all of them
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jacob
The weirdest thing for me is that I can do partial Irish and Scottish accents, though the thing with those is I have to be at the right moment to pull it off. If I just think of doing it it doesn't work well, yet if it happens out of the blue then that's a different story for me
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The weirdest thing for me is that I can do partial Irish and Scottish accents, though the thing with those is I have to be at the right moment to pull it off. If I just think of doing it it doesn't work well, yet if it happens out of the blue then that's a different story for me
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Lydia
African accents are butchered in American movies and it's done so badly that it has become irritating. They forget that Africa is a large continent and has various countries and each country has not less than 100+ dialects and languages. Hollywood should do better.
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African accents are butchered in American movies and it's done so badly that it has become irritating. They forget that Africa is a large continent and has various countries and each country has not less than 100+ dialects and languages. Hollywood should do better.
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Robin
If I were living in a place it would be a lot easier to pick up the accent, I have a good ear for them. Catriona Balfe has a wonderful English accent for someone born in Ireland and Sam Heughan has occasional slight trouble even though he grew up in Scotland.
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If I were living in a place it would be a lot easier to pick up the accent, I have a good ear for them. Catriona Balfe has a wonderful English accent for someone born in Ireland and Sam Heughan has occasional slight trouble even though he grew up in Scotland.
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Peggy
Urban Cowboy is a great movie. I love Conair Nicholas Cage is an amazing actor. Braveheart is a very good movie the best ever. Mary Poppins is a classic. I love watching videos like this keep up the good work.
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Urban Cowboy is a great movie. I love Conair Nicholas Cage is an amazing actor. Braveheart is a very good movie the best ever. Mary Poppins is a classic. I love watching videos like this keep up the good work.
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Katrina
How did Australian not make the list? I've yet to hear a non-Aussie actor do it convincingly. Even Meryl Streep butchered it in A Cry in the Dark. If she can't do it well, what hope do the rest of them have?
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How did Australian not make the list? I've yet to hear a non-Aussie actor do it convincingly. Even Meryl Streep butchered it in A Cry in the Dark. If she can't do it well, what hope do the rest of them have?
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Timothy
The rare times a foreign actor has attempted the New Zealand accent it has mostly been butchered. For example, Elizabeth Moss in Top of the Lake. Anthony Hopkins came close.
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The rare times a foreign actor has attempted the New Zealand accent it has mostly been butchered. For example, Elizabeth Moss in Top of the Lake. Anthony Hopkins came close.
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semiretired86
american accents outside NYC are generally difficultthe moviemakers can't even make the difference between New York and New Jersey or NYC and upstate NY for that matter
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american accents outside NYC are generally difficultthe moviemakers can't even make the difference between New York and New Jersey or NYC and upstate NY for that matter
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Group
Antarctican is a hard one for me, especially with those cold undertones in the pitch of your vocal cords. Tried numerous times but my voice breaks like iceberg every time.
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Antarctican is a hard one for me, especially with those cold undertones in the pitch of your vocal cords. Tried numerous times but my voice breaks like iceberg every time.
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fanjoy
Why are British and Scottish separated on this list. You know Scotland is British dont you? Also cockney! And do you know how many British accents there are!
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Why are British and Scottish separated on this list. You know Scotland is British dont you? Also cockney! And do you know how many British accents there are!
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Matthew
i'll say that the Australian accent is another hard one for people to get right it just sound cringy when ever i hear someone tries the Aussie accent
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i'll say that the Australian accent is another hard one for people to get right it just sound cringy when ever i hear someone tries the Aussie accent
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marie
British? So english, irish scottish and welsh then? Why do americans always say british when they mean english? Any americans care to explain?
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British? So english, irish scottish and welsh then? Why do americans always say british when they mean english? Any americans care to explain?
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fanjoy
Jared Leto shouldve been casted for Mario, haha. Didnt even know it was him, but the more I looked at the character, is that Jared Leto.
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Jared Leto shouldve been casted for Mario, haha. Didnt even know it was him, but the more I looked at the character, is that Jared Leto.
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Tastebuds
I think doing an Austrian accent is simple. Anyone who does an Arnold Schwarzenegger impression more than once would probably agree.
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I think doing an Austrian accent is simple. Anyone who does an Arnold Schwarzenegger impression more than once would probably agree.
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Deanna
I'm Australian so I already have the Aussie accent but I can also do; Italian, British, Irish and Scottish. I'm half Scottish
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I'm Australian so I already have the Aussie accent but I can also do; Italian, British, Irish and Scottish. I'm half Scottish
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Finley
I will agree, Irish, Scottish, and Cockney are hard to master, but I also think that German is a difficult one to master
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I will agree, Irish, Scottish, and Cockney are hard to master, but I also think that German is a difficult one to master
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crafts
Trevor Noah for the model South African accent. Loved his early stand-up when he imitated politicians from his country.
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Trevor Noah for the model South African accent. Loved his early stand-up when he imitated politicians from his country.
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Jocelyn
Where was the Aussie accent as people mess it up and they end up sounding British and American at the same time?
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Where was the Aussie accent as people mess it up and they end up sounding British and American at the same time?
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monsterjambrony
I cant do an Irish accent! I dont know why, I can do Scottish just fine, but Irish is such a challenge.
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I cant do an Irish accent! I dont know why, I can do Scottish just fine, but Irish is such a challenge.
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BruhDuhMan
I haven't heard of anyone nailing the New Orleans accent, especially when New Orleans have multiple accents.
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I haven't heard of anyone nailing the New Orleans accent, especially when New Orleans have multiple accents.
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bluejew2
I cant believe half of these werent Benedict Cumberbatchs attempts at Southern, Boston, and general American
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I cant believe half of these werent Benedict Cumberbatchs attempts at Southern, Boston, and general American
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Jamal
Cuban Accents Are My Weakness I Sound Like a discount Vic Palmero from George Lopez If only you can hear It
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Cuban Accents Are My Weakness I Sound Like a discount Vic Palmero from George Lopez If only you can hear It
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