Accent Expert Reviews American Accents in Movies, from 'The Departed' to 'Fargo' | Vanity Fair

[@kappslock5354]

At this point I can't tell what her natural voice sounds like...

[@badkitty2538]

Her natural accent has probably changed over the years to adapt. I’ve seen it happen to people who learn several different languages.

[@kappslock5354]

@@badkitty2538 That's pretty cool.

[@martymccrudden6542]

It certainly isn't Irish anyway.

[@HorribleSonofa]

Halfway through, I’m no longer sure how *I* actually talk.

[@15brogers]

How iuuuyy

[@torimiller96]

Me, who can't do an accent to save my life: how could these actors make such foolish mistakes

[@zerjiozerjio]

Bahaha. Same!

[@TheBeelzboss]

Well when you only have a few months to prepare mistakes will occur

[@AaronSmith-zb1qe]

Hahaha

[@BritneyHIAM]

@kshamwhizzle shut up, they're acting. 99.9% of people won't notice if they occasionally slip because accents differ so much- even within my small hometown, the local accent differs

[@povilasmarveloustv3810]

@kshamwhizzle to 95% of the viewers, it does sound like an accurate accent, haha.

[@annar6534]

As a Brit every time she does an English accent i feel in my soul that she is English and when she goes back it’s like getting slapped in the face 😂😂

[@kellyalves756]

I felt exactly the same when she did Sacramento.

[@Nimora]

As an Aussie, I'm pretty sure she is Australian pretending to be American

[@Downsouthie]

Tennessee is spot on.

[@daniellerussomanno188]

She’s fooled us all.😂

[@rustymeatball9243]

I know she suits being English waaaay more than an American

[@formalshorts8561]

Her mastery of accents analytically, as well as performing them, blows my f***ing mind.

[@Phoenixishot]

🎯🎯🎯

[@jencrochetingradtech5913]

Same! I'm so jealous of anyone who can do accents. It's a talent I don't have:(

[@SolidSiren]

It aint that hard. Just practice, like anything else.

[@zyzzer]

Seriously! The best I can do is "y'all" in a southern accent and "Cheerio" and "governor" in a Bri'ish accent. I suppose I'm pretty good with words like "taco" or "burrito" or "piñata" too. Anyone who can do another accent has my respect.

[@7bootzy]

The way she switches into the accents as she explains them is SO HELPFUL. Really cements them for me.

[@campkira]

only american would care....

[@TheMoises1213]

campkira 😂😂 I’m American & feel the same way. I feel like American accent is boring

[@snakebitepellehue]

@@TheMoises1213 But there isn't a single "American" accent! You've heard the differences in the video.

[@Mord699]

campkira lol what it’s just interesting. idiot

[@michelle.pearl.]

@@campkira Did you get the attention you wanted?

[@hiimchrisj]

With Erik Singer, you know that he knows what he's talking about because he thoroughly explains the specific points that make the different accents unique but even if he can identify them all individually and hit all them vocally to provide examples, he can't string them along on the spot to do a perfect impression. And that's fair, like he says in his videos, you gotta practice at it consistently to get it down naturally. What's cool about Amy Walker is that she can just slip into all of them perfectly on the spot. It's pretty crazy. Both are cool and clearly really good at what they do.

[@JonahNelson7]

Erik did the same thing in his tour of American accents video on Wired. If you haven't seen it I'd recommend it

[@leapintothewild]

I've been wondering if she has perfect pitch as well, just a genius ear!

[@onionbubs386]

The main difference between the two is that Erik Singer sings and Amy Walker walks

[@NyleLevi]

So impressive how she's just effortlessly slipping in and out of accents mid sentence

[@myztik5716]

There are hard cuts, my man.

[@ThePerksdeLeSarcasmeSiorai]

Myztik Maybe there are cuts here but I’ve watched her channel for a while. She used to film herself with a low-quality camera (and less editing) and she was still able switch to accents during sentences. She’s also been doing this (switching accents) for many years so it gradually became a habit for hers.

[@missescapade77]

Anytime someone mentions an interest in various accents, I direct them to the Amy Walker.

[@TheMoises1213]

Yess!!

[@savannadribble2149]

@flyhound97 simp

[@rakamazumder4450]

If I had her skills I would speak in a different accent every day

[@mireyaw]

same. Every time I'd go in public I would do something different for fun lol

[@Mike-uz9hs]

I'd change it every word

[@paigec9836]

Mike ahahahahahhahahaha

[@MoooseBlood]

She probably does just that, or used to. Must have taken years and years of practice to get to this level.

[@devintheguru]

Often times, it's within the same conversation, and sometimes within the same sentence with me, lol. Sometimes I don't know what accent comes out, but it comes out really well when you just flow with it, like what Amy says. You just gotta practice both listening and articulation. 'Cause if you can't hear the difference, or what Amy is picking up on, then you're not gonna know how to shift your resonance.

[@lostinsauce4515]

I'm Texan. I really liked how she was able to not only discern the differences between Southern and Texan accents, which are very different, but that there are actually a variety of Texas accents found throughout the State. Usually ppl doing Texan accents do a comical cowboy version but she was able to mention at least two Texan accents which were actually done pretty well

[@DinosourousRexx]

She is so charismatic, I could watch a whole movie that was just her playing every character with a different accent 😂

[@thatpashakovalenko1]

Same

[@usouljah297]

She's actually has a KZbin channel. She's dope

[@aleksandrifyful]

She has me doubting if my American accent is even a proper American accent

[@amywalkerofficial]

😂❤️❤️

[@RichardDCook]

Whatever your accent is, it's proper for you! There's a saying in linguistics "Native Speakers don't make mistakes" because anything generated by a Native Speaker of a language is part of what that language is. My own accent is about as odd as an American accent can be, my family moved between West Virginia and California a couple times when I was young. But it's MY accent, I came by it honestly! (Luckily both have the cot/caught merger. It's the pin/pen merger that marks me as an outsider, in California.)

[@TheDemonicPenguin]

No such thin as a "proper" accent.

[@pagecarlee626]

I've lived in Dallas my whole life and I don't know anyone who speaks "normally" with a Texas accent. Like sure I can put it on, but it's not how generally speak. The biggest difference my Floridian husband & I have is how we say "Greenville" & "Plaza"

[@TheMoises1213]

Right 😭

[@jvillan94]

I never knew the transatlantic accent was manufactured. I always thought it was how people spoke back then lol

[@savannahmonet9582]

Same! I love it tho I wished we spoke that way

[@rfresa]

I just thought it was Rarity.

[@DanielEShrdlu]

@dreamland It's not actually entirely manufactured (and it wasn't invented by Hollywood). The Transatlantic accent was "standardized" by an Australian linguist in New York teaching at Columbia, so its standard form is indeed completely artificial and pretty weird. The inventor, William Tilly, was working with the pre-existing prestige accent of the American Northeast and trying to "fix" it by bringing it back more in line with English Received Pronunciation. FDR's accent is very similar to the Transatlantic, but he was already in his mid-30s by the time Tilly started developing the Transatlantic. Honestly I'd love to see a movie set in late 19th/early 20th century America where the cast really tried to do the bizarre stew of accents that we had going on, especially in New York.

[@mindtheprivacy]

Me too!!!!

[@dewilew2137]

Me too lol

[@michelleboon7646]

The way she moves seamlessly through multiple accents in a single sentence is f*cking WILD

[@OpinionatedScents]

I Agree 100%

[@lizfinkelstein1323]

This woman is an absolute DELIGHT and I'd listen to her talk for hours.

[@Deathstrom1850]

Her yourube channel is top comment

[@JH-ee5xv]

At first I thought, man...30 minutes is long....then I thought, I could go for another 30

[@tinazivk]

@@JH-ee5xv yeSSS

[@ClarkRahman]

How is Amy Walker not some sort of uber-famous character actress? Watching her go through these accents seamlessly is wowing.

[@Howitchewstofeel5gum]

I'd guess because there's way more to acting than being able to do accents really well.

[@jflack6]

Bc they keep making dumb a**** famous

[@jongininikim5219]

@@MeMe-mz6qc i rlly don' think that's it. imo she's way prettier than for example sandra bullock.

[@tylarjackson7928]

@@jongininikim5219 Oh yeah, she's a looker. Her skill set would fit in well on a tv show, maybe as a detective that uses disguises. And she could change her accent up as needed

[@MrRizeAG]

Because she's the one who teaches those famous actors.

[@FappleJackity]

I was thoroughly impressed when she slipped into that Irish accent.

[@martymccrudden6542]

You must not be Irish then.

[@stephk5797]

Agreed, better than most but still a little bit of the aul lucky charms slips in

[@shaunlahert5763]

Its better than most Americans but still not restrained enough, as someone else mentioned it gets slightly cartoonish / lucky charms at some points.

[@lc1715]

@@shaunlahert5763 It's honestly that way with all her accents. That Minnesota accent is a bit silly. It's an actorly thing I guess; an instinct to create more of a distinction between voices.

[@lc1715]

To be clear, I think she's brilliant! It's just that actors are all kinda crazy lol

[@adriannek13]

as an aussie i’ve never heard an american transition so easily into our accent, especially when discussing/using non-rhotic r sounds. i love this and her so much!

[@amywalkerofficial]

Adrianne Oi! Oi! Oi! 😉

[@D4rkW1nt3r]

@@amywalkerofficial As another Aussie, it was legitimately stunning. I immediately rewatched your introduction to Hugh it was so good.

[@jaymack8182]

I can only do an Aussie accent if I'm reciting a certain Monty Python skit.

[@misteryace21]

Love how when she gets into a British accent, she also says "yeah?" at the end, like a proper Brit

[@blahzay_]

It’s specifically a South Eastern/Estuary English accent. The “yeah” thing is a London/Estuary habit....there is no such thing as a “Brit” accent - there are literally dozens of dialects in the UK.

[@greenmachine5600]

@@blahzay_ same in the US. Are you a hypocrite?

[@OpinionatedScents]

Yes! I was just thinking that!!!

[@JonahNelson7]

An often forgotten aspect of getting accents down authentically is dialectal

[@Chuck_EL]

​@@blahzay_ Blimey brilliant

[@maxe159]

I really like how she talks in the Accent she's trying to explain that feels so satisfying to hear the accent that's being described

[@micheal2458]

Yeah, I feel like it's giving a whole nother layer of explanation! And it also just sounds really cool, hahaha!

[@Leitefsj]

I came here to say exactly that! Thanks!!

[@elliemo10]

3:43 I’m Irish and she pronounced saoirse like how we would pronounce it in Ireland!! Usually Americans say sur-sha (like how saoirse tells them to say sur-sha like inertia) because it’s easier for them to say, but in Ireland we pronounce it more like sear-shuh. It’s a really minute difference but she’s the first American I’ve heard pronounce it like that!! Obviously her knowledge of accents lends itself to native sounding pronunciations!

[@September2004]

elle She once showed Margot Robbie the difference between how Americans and another English-speaking country say her name and I felt bad because I couldn’t hear the difference but felt better when Margot Robbie couldn’t either.

[@sweetestaphrodite]

I’m australian and I also noticed how she said ‘australian’ like how an Aussie would say it

[@r_nnn]

that helps a lot though! thanks x

[@valentinomiller6251]

I don't understand many leniancies that are giving to Americans for name pronunciations, in particular. In your example, I don't get what's difficult about "sear-shuh" versus "sur-shuh".

[@kstearns921]

@@valentinomiller6251 Agreed! Like just say its "Sear" like you're going to seer a steak, and shuh. Not that complicated.

[@UIAL570]

Irish person here: Best Irish accent I ever heard ANYONE do. Didn’t botch a word! Sounds like she was born and raised here.

[@mehere8038]

Same story with her Aussie one. She's amazing isn't she!

[@sabrinasmith9079]

They totally cut her off when she was about to roast DiCaprio😂

[@ChrisGeden]

There’s always “Blood Diamond” for when you need to do that.

[@TheYeetusLord]

@@ChrisGeden I thought his South African accent was pretty solid... but there again I'm no expert XD

[@lisatheintuitive]

@@TheYeetusLord as a South African, I can attest it was pretty bad

[@TheYeetusLord]

Lisa Luminaire Intuitive fair enough then😄

[@mr.intamin1081]

He wasn’t supposed to have a Boston accent!!!

[@waywardmind]

Waitaminute. She's not Erik Singer . . . Just kiddin'. She's super.

[@jenniferhiemstra5228]

Well he's on WIRED, so VF has Amy...it balances out ;)

[@sheridan1700]

She's better imo

[@hollyshouse928]

That's the first thing I said lol

[@MilA-eh3gf]

@@sheridan1700 I love Erik's videos but wow this coach is even more mind-blowing. The precision she shows when switching accents is masterful.

[@li.nasian]

Erik is a lot more technical in his explanations but Amy’s demonstrations are equally as informative and impressive. Love em both

[@fiona-lyons]

As an Irish person, can I just say I really appreciate that when she demonstrates the Irish accent she didn't do the typical cartoonish Irish accent which nobody here has. Lovely soft sound.

[@AwesomeFinn]

I never thought about Americans doing bad America accents.

[@tedwards1025]

Lol I'm sure most countries have regional accents that not everyone can do well

[@Agos226]

The southern accent is infamously hard to do for northerners, and anyone who lives in the South will tell you that Hollywood botches it up almost every time

[@SteelJM1]

@@Agos226 Very few people can pull off a good south Boston accent too.

[@gdawgs101]

@@Agos226 Agreed. Whenever non-southerners try the southern accent, it's almost always way too over-exaggerated.

[@KHobbies_cina]

Im sure no one outside Malaysia or Singapore can nail the accent. Unless you're born here and grew up here.

[@KhairulnizamBakeri]

Now all we need is Erik Singer vs Amy Walker accent off. Make it happen, Vanity Fair.

[@BloodOfMadara]

Khairulnizam Bakeri Yeeesssss!

[@destroythehuman3380]

Making the people pick between their favourite children.

[@tyiffpeijc8702]

a real sophie's choice

[@ggthewhale]

@@destroythehuman3380 parents*

[@MikeBartelli]

If they had a child together it would be unstoppable

[@うーじい]

I’m a big Eric fan but it’s cool she does the accents when she explains them

[@CM_CM_]

I wish they had her on more, she does a great job of explaining

[@hannahfrancisco3098]

I’m not American or even British but she’s fascinating. I can’t stop listening to her

[@theartofshwa]

Check out her video "tour of american accents", pretty good.

[@laboon344]

I'm pretty sure you have but if you haven't check out WIRED's accent expert as you'll come to find he's a really good accent expert just like this lady and just like this lady people really like him

[@theartofshwa]

@@laboon344 Erik Singer? Yeah!

[@xshadyz]

Agreed, she's brilliant! Also not a native English speaker myself!

[@MariaMaria-fm5dt]

I’m SHOOK. She needs to teach these actors!

[@MariaMaria-fm5dt]

😍😍😍

[@TheBeelzboss]

She probably has worked with some or many perhaps

[@EK-saltybich]

I love how she uses her hands to really demonstrate where the sound moves in and around the mouth and lips

[@gammelhund]

Jesus her irish was a perfect imitation of Saoirse :'D

[@gammelhund]

@@radbarij Hah, pretty ironic.

[@laurensabino182]

radbarij actually, she pronounced Saoirse’s name correctly- the more authentic, native Irish way! Saoirse herself has mentioned in an interview once the correct way to pronounce it (this way) but she pretty much dumbed it down for non-Irish people to more easily be able to speak her name 🙂 Edit: I just went through some interviews to try and find what I was talking about here originally and while I couldn’t find the one I was thinking about exactly, there is one where she mentions the different ways to pronounce her name in one video put out by “This Morning” if you’d like to hear that at least 😊

[@muscateer]

@@radbarij actually i think the way she pronounces Saoirse is the way irish people pronounce it, the way american and british people pronounce it is different

[@starkiller007]

That... wasn't Saoirse's accent she was doing.

[@gammelhund]

@@starkiller007 I don't know if it's a different irish accent, but her voice is spot on

[@natejpc]

Whoa. As an Aussie, she might be the only American that I've heard do a spot on Aussie accent since Meryl Streep

[@sweetestaphrodite]

as an Australian I have to agree 💀 I was surprised.

[@movieklump]

Steeps was ordinary but Winslets was good.

[@sandcastles3490]

Dev Patel in "Lion" nails the Aussie accent.

[@coronavirus3688]

Liev Schreiber nailed an Aussie accent

[@magnetictheory]

She lived in Oz and studied at Wollongong Uni so she's very comfortable with the Aussie accent. That said, she apparently picked up the basics in only three days and then just always spoke Australian in conversation, which is phenomenal.

[@3LB0WMACAR0N1]

As a Minnesotan, I love that you covered Fargo! And Amy's accent was spot-on as she discussed it. Also, the "emotions bring out our natural accents" thing is so accurate because the quickest way to get a Minnesotan to go full-on Fargo is to get them all worked up about something!

[@mosesbravo7622]

I love her personality and the fact that she’s having fun doing this

[@brinstarmedia1411]

You got me questioning if I'm even doing my own accent right

[@amywalkerofficial]

🤣❤️ 🎯

[@g1rl_anachr0n1sm]

Right?! I literally forgot how to speak for a second.

[@martinheath5947]

Haha

[@mikemccormick5212]

Ha ha, spot on .

[@babynukegirl]

Right! My Tennessee accent feels a bit suspect after listening to her. I think I say some things wrong.

[@juliaberg5626]

I'd love to see her analyse non-native accents in English, like Dutch or Norwegian

[@andreraymond6860]

Dutch actors like Rutger Hauer rarely tried to do authentic American accents (his one exception may have been 'The Dark Knight').

[@rickdesper]

@@andreraymond6860 He used an American accent in his brief appearances in True Blood.

[@tearsintheraincantfeelthep475]

Those are very tricky, because it varies so much person to person. Also depends on your teacher, dedication and what accent you're trying to emulate.

[@mxx5466]

Usually non-native English speakers of whatever background tend to develop their very own unique accent which won’t be consistent. At best their accents would be a snitch. Meaning they would either switch between accents or it would consist of two or more English accents cohesively. They are intentionally more alert and conscious about the pronunciations of their surroundings habitat that they’d end up picking each one right on in order to what we call meeting of standards. Usually a native English speaker’s accent of whatever background won’t fade away as easily as a non-native one as soon as they’re exposed to foreign habitats and the reason could be that they’ve already achieved & progressed the ability of thinking/pondering in their own native tone & accent. So their standards are already set hence the muscle memory and the platform we give to these experts to break it all down.

[@FAIRYGIRL911]

@@andreraymond6860 he was only in Batman begins

[@CptDangernoodle]

*Vanity Fair has Amy Walker, and WIRED has Erik Singer* Wonder if they've ever met

[@شخص_غاضب_ومتعلم]

Yeah. They should totally bang!

[@jusbase45]

We need a Walker/Singer collab

[@andybaldman]

@@jusbase45 He can walk, and she can sing!

[@ggthewhale]

@@شخص_غاضب_ومتعلم wtf lmao

[@despacitodaniel801]

No, they should fist fight

[@CinemaRescored]

Gary Oldman did a Gotham accent. He's that good.

[@MollyFC]

Gary Oldman just does whatever he wants lol

[@aburg10s]

Before that he did a Russian living in New Orleans

[@LPChipi]

I wouldn't be surprised if he actually generated his own accent, basing it on NYC but a little different. Just like Gotham is like NYC, but different.

[@garyravinsky3357]

@@LPChipi Gotham is based on Jersey City more than NYC

[@JohnBehrens118]

@@garyravinsky3357 Gotham is based on whatever the current writer wants it to be based on. It's New York a majority of the time, with Jersey and Chicago being heavy inspirations to some writers.

[@mikaylaeager7942]

Funny I never though about how the tempeture would effect how wide you open your mouth when speaking, but it totally tracks.

[@danielleking262]

I never thought about that, either! The northern states (colder) vs the southern states (warmer). That totally makes so much sense!!

[@DanTheWheelMan]

yep that was a real eye-opener for me; there's a reason they speak that way. It's not just because they want to, or have been told how to speak.

[@Flutterbyby]

I know right? My mind was blown but it makes sense. Hotter climates - speak with more drawl.

[@jgenard]

This is by far the most impressive accent expert I've ever seen!

[@oheyitsellen8056]

She needs to analyze Jodie Comer's accents on Killing Eve! I'd love to hear her thoughts, she's excellent!

[@sarat3913]

Agreed!

[@winter2625]

Yes!!

[@adrielt3059]

her french sucks

[@AW-zc2wu]

Yes!! That's what I was thinking as well!

[@beatrixwright]

Yes!!

[@antoniacowan1216]

Watching her slip into an Irish accent as an Irish person was madness, I've never seen an impersonation this good, she's got Saoirse Ronan's dialect perfectly,

[@emodateplus]

Eric Singer is great with the science behind the accents but I think Amy Walker is great at bringing the heart and the essence of these beautiful accents!

[@mere0]

nah, i think they’re equally good at the linguistic theory aspect! she talks about mouth placement and goes into the logic of each accent for every single one.

[@TheGhostOfFredZeppelin]

If I had her ability to switch between accents like this I would probably forget who I am in about 5 minutes

[@huntera978]

Everyone else: “American accents can be so difficult” Americans: Hwat accient??

[@achannelhandle]

😂😂

[@eleahanz1334]

I think you misspelled “Alabaman”

[@chrisjfox8715]

😂😂😂 I can fuckin hear this comment

[@dlc.1117]

Yeah! I don’t hear any accent when I talk :/ 😂

[@imsadlol4528]

it’s usually like new yorkers who don’t think they have accents.

[@amyred9652]

She’s so good at accents it’s got me wandering if she’s even got an American accent

[@devintheguru]

She's American, so that goes without saying that she does, lol. What I'd like to know is how often she switches accents in daily life, and if she goes out and pretends to be a foreign person, lol. I switch quite often with friends, even if it's just moving in and out of different Californian accents.

[@amyred9652]

Devin Sussex Graves the Voicesmith yeah I know I was joking haha yeah it’s a cool skill to have

[@MariaMaria-fm5dt]

Who is this lady. I want more of it.

[@MariaMaria-fm5dt]

She is truly AMAZING!

[@jenniferhiemstra5228]

Go to her channel, she's a GEM!

[@MariaMaria-fm5dt]

What is her channel please!

[@jenniferhiemstra5228]

@@MariaMaria-fm5dt Just search her name, she's the first thing that will come up :)

[@YourMajesty143]

She's had a YT channel for over a decade! Check her out!

[@farqman]

First American I've ever heard do an accurate Aussie accent. (Aussie here)

[@TMWriting]

I cannot explain why it’s so satisfying watching her flick between accents like that. I could’ve done with more Irish and Australian (😍) but otherwise this was incredible.

[@danielachamorro8783]

It was just American accents

[@katherinemorelle7115]

Daniela Chamorro no, she definitely did some Irish and some (very accurate) Australian accents in there too.

[@fffianist]

speaking as an Australian.... she's the only american I've ever heard to pull off our accent. flawless

[@lythsian]

Search Amy Walker for more videos relating to other accents. She's been doing this on here for a long time.

[@mattjns]

Daniela Chamorro Did you watch the video?!

[@alyssac7243]

I can't believe I'm seeing Amy Walker again! She had a viral video like 10 years ago doing all sorts of accents and none of the kids in these comments remember smh

[@lythsian]

I've been a big fan for a long time. It's a bit new that she can switch accents in the middle of a sentence though. She's insane.

[@ffuifui]

It’s about time she’s been featured in one of these!

[@laurenkd89]

I remember that!! I came to the comments to see if anyone else did too!

[@hedwardd]

“Hi. I’m Amy Waulka”

[@chatroom101]

The ONLY actor/actress that can do a New Zealand accent!

[@hannrkelley]

Finally an American that can actually sound solidly Australian!! And she has to be so incredibly educated to get it, it sucks that it's so tricky . So cool, but she's incredible, she's like a magician moving through the different accents all the time it's wild. I wish there were more trans-atlantic accents around, it's so over the top but such a fabulous sound I love it. "Hang all that accent right off her cheekbones" haha amazing.

[@dannyboy5086]

Wow, her Southern accent breakdown is flawless. Nearly all non-Southerners will constantly fluctuate between too strong and too weak but hers is perfect.

[@brendamoon2660]

Sounds over the top to me

[@cocokai9661]

@@brendamoon2660 I agree. She may of may not be good at the other accents, but her southern accent was horrible. And Jesus, Ann Hathaway's southern accent was actually horrific and insulting.

[@boadiceameridionalis3732]

@@cocokai9661 Agree. I can only guess the real human Ms. Bullock's accent was based on speaks like this, but God Almighty does it make my ears hurt. Hathaway, well, no thank you is the nicest thing I can say. Both come off as fake. Bullock was much more natural sounding in Hope Floats - it was softer, easier, and not so harsh sounding. Probably just standardized hollywood split between the veranda and hillbilly accent poles to indicate whether a character is moneyed and stupid, or poor and stupid.

[@AndromedaCripps]

As a singer, hobbyist linguist, and avid accent collector myself, I think this woman is astonishing! She has such an incredible ease to the way she switches accents and more impressively the way she describes them! The way she described the positions of all the parts of the vocal tract in creating a given sound was more natural and easy for me to understand than anything my voice teacher ever said! And so knowledgeable too! Although I find it funny that she throws out terms like schwa as if the audience should know it, and stops to describe diphthong, the term I think is the most widely known 😂

[@AndromedaCripps]

Ionasku Alexander Oh, whoops! That’s not what I meant 😛 I edited it to make more sense haha: “As a singer, hobbyist linguist, and avid accent collector myself, I think this woman is astonishing!” 🙂

[@cereyza]

she's 10x better than every other accent expert you've had. so much more entertaining.

[@1181darkfire]

This woman is so charming. She could have a whole room listen to her

[@sarahxspooner]

She was the pioneer for viral accent KZbin videos YEARS ago with 21 Accents!! So happy she’s back

[@angelictreble]

i thought the analysis + the immediate demonstration of the accent, how she would talk in it for a little longer, made it amazingly more easy to understand

[@junkiejackflash]

She needs to do TV shows! Like the Welsh Matthew Rhys in the Americans, English Idris Elba and Dominic West in the Wire doing a Baltimore accent, there's a bunch.

[@ZChoate]

the wi-yah

[@Plally06]

This is incredible, I've watched this 3 times already. Also, as an Irish man, I almost spat out my coffee at how bang on your Irish accent is. Love this!! 100% amateur here, 100% accent enthusiast

[@TheIndigoSystem]

I wanna see reactions to Tom Holland and Benedict Cumberbatch with their American accents

[@DemiSemme]

I’ve actually worked for their dialect coach, Courtney Young, she’s a lovely person.

[@peterhiggins2928]

And Hugh Laurie's accent in House

[@xxcris20xx]

And Florence Pugh!

[@AinuLaire]

Please!

[@FrauTech]

Tom Holland sounds American to me, phenomenal. Cumberbatch distracted me everytime he was speaking. Sounds like most British guys trying to do an impression of an American.

[@dearthofdoohickeys4703]

She’s really good at describing the mechanics of these accents. I’m getting a really clear picture of how the physicality of the mouth affects the sounds, which is fascinating.

[@winsum4]

Erik Singer (who does videos with WIRED) is much better about this. Amy is good at finding metaphors that seem to make sense, but many of her explanations are baseless or wrong, while Erik really knows how to give explanations that are based in actual phonetics.

[@tedwards1025]

@@winsum4 Her explanations are correct and easy to understand which is what makes her a famous and lauded accent coach. You must be someone who watched Erik's WIRED videos and now thinks you're a linguist because you do not know much about professionally teaching accents if you're saying this.

[@saidhbhnichionnfhaolaidh4740]

As an Irish person I love how perfectly she pronounced Saoirse! Most interviewers etc will call her Sursha instead of Seersha. So refreshing to hear it pronounced the beautiful way it was intended to be.

[@saidhbhnichionnfhaolaidh4740]

Not to mention her Irish accent oh my god! So accurate, we are very used to Americans butchering it

[@JFHeff]

@@saidhbhnichionnfhaolaidh4740 It was not great, honestly.

[@osnatashtaralevin8944]

gotta give Rachel McAdams some slack for "The Notebook".. she was cast like two days before they started shooting...

[@jenm1]

Not bad in that case

[@ploveness0312]

She’s the OG of youtube voice acting for me!

[@lsour8546]

I still remember that video where she just kept saying she was Amy Walker again and again 1000 times.

[@gillablecam]

@@lsour8546 that video is a fever dream, but she's extremely good

[@ploveness0312]

Lydia lmaoooo exactly

[@lrba5524]

I've never realized how not great Rachel McAdams's accent is in that movie

[@noirceur_]

The movie in general is quite bad, and Gosling is my favorite Actor. I usually try to push that movie out of my memory of his filmography (even though it's what put him on the map).

[@daviesdavies538]

@@noirceur_ I couldn't stabd The Notebook either and never understood all the love for it. Individually, Ryan and Rachel are generally good actors

[@jasperclydeinsd592]

T. S I tried to watch out for 45 minutes. Couldn’t finish it.

[@addisonhunt2066]

As a southerner I did. I most movies we end up cringing at a botched southern accent.

[@tessaturnertunes]

SAME. I honestly didn’t even remember her being southern. That’s how bad her accent was 😂😂😂

[@curlykeys8261]

WHY DOES SHE DO EVERY SINGLE ACCENT SO PERFECTLY, IT IS ENTIRELY DISTURBING.

[@lindsaykearney5089]

that Boston “t” that sounds like the Irish “t” I’m sure is because of the huge Irish influence in Boston and New England in general!

[@EthanDyTioco]

ltx I take it you're not a fan of Catholicism?

[@allydr90]

@@EthanDyTioco Or a huge fan of their language?

[@krombopulosmichael2186]

@ltx Euskadi???

[@LizFaganBand]

It's a word-final affricated T. We have it in Newfoundland, too ! :)

[@angellover02171]

That's part of it but also Boston was a great seaport back in the 1800's and early 1900's. So travel to Great Britain really effected the accent as well.

[@donfaustino2010]

I feel like breaking down accents and actually doing the accents are two distinct things and she’s a master of both. This is awesome

[@faithlesshound5621]

For more of this sort of thing about British accents, listen to "How the Edwardians Spoke," a 1 hr BBC video in which Joan Washington plays a set of 100+ yr old records of POWs made by a German professor and compares them with the speech of their descendants. She also has a theory of how landscape and climate shape accents.

[@altrogeruvah]

Yo I remember her! She had an accent demo reel video more than 10 years ago here on KZbin, I thought her accent work was absolutely fascinating

[@kklim6611]

Same. Had that tee and her tutorial vids saved around 2008

[@levischorpioen]

Same! What a throwback

[@pinkjall707]

YES!

[@mariamshalvashvili8108]

I just commented the same exact thing before I saw this comment because I felt nobody was talking about it 😂 It sounds weird but when I saw her I remembered that video because of her mouth. I don’t know how to explain it 😅. She’s amazing 💫

[@namik99]

the fact that she even mentioned Sacramento, let alone that is has an accent made me smile

[@amywalkerofficial]

Haha, yay! 😉 Thanks Ernesto!

[@anthonyd4771]

Lol isn't it the capital of California?

[@dojokonojo]

@@anthonyd4771 It is, but it's also a cow town basically. The rest of us in the Bay Area or SoCal only remembers that it exists because the governor lives there. Other than that its a completely unremarkable town which was why Lady Bird wanted to leave it so badly :p

[@joseribamarjr5164]

@@dojokonojo thank you for that. i had no idea.

[@hitch4645]

@@dojokonojo Sacramento is a massive suburbia more than it is a cow town. It's got a half million people in the city limits and another million in the metropolitan area. It's not exactly Vacaville.

[@Tashwampa]

God when she did that Tennessee accent, I swear I heard half my classmates.

[@katiegriffiths4938]

This woman is so incredibly talented. Every accent she can talk about she can actually perform, seamlessly and convincingly. Unlike some people and their "welsh" accent. **naming no names**

[@lockejaw0]

I remember watching her accent videos 10-ish years ago. Firstly, she was, and still is incredible to watch roll through different accent so effortlessly, and so interesting to listen to her explain the nuances of each. Secondly, I don't think she's aged a day much less a decade. So fun to watch.

[@amywalkerofficial]

Bless you! Haha. 🥰 Thanks so much for all the love! Big hugs and vibes to you ~

[@rrosefam]

When you've learned as many accents as Amy Walker, how do you keep them all sorted and distinct within your own mind? The more I learn, the more I find myself slipping into various accents within the same sentence! 😂

[@sunnydaysddt2068]

I just found out Anna Faris was in brokenback Mountain.

[@allydr90]

I just found out Anne Hathaway was in broke back mountain

[@BrokenGodEnt]

I just out found Anne Jake Round Back Broke Mount in men Gyllenhaal

[@TheAfriCanCan]

me too!!

[@kennethuyabeme]

Here's how good Saoirse Ronan's American accent is, I thought she was American.

[@lbd.diaries]

She's both Irish and American. She's got dual citizenship.

[@lotta7942]

@@lbd.diaries because she was born there. However her parents are Irish and they moved back to Ireland when she was 3. So that really makes no difference.

[@gigi8091]

she does it so effortlessly and it’s truly flawless

[@rj7790]

I dunno. There were things that felt wrong to me but obviously she was pretty good overall.

[@MandyRoeske]

Lotta Nevanpää During those 3 years she would’ve been hearing and acquiring American speech sounds so it actually does make at least a little bit of a difference.

[@rosser95]

"this is hugh jackman whos an Australian doing an American accent..." for a CANADIAN character!

[@davidwillis7991]

generic American is hard enough. Canadian would just draw attention to everything he gets wrong. Of course he also just speaks with an American accent now when he's not making an effort to sound Australian.

[@andreraymond6860]

Best Canadian accent I've ever heard on screen was Billy Zane in a low budget WWII movie 'The Last Drop'. He played a pilot and smuggler à la Han Solo.

[@bobbiusshadow6985]

There are many Canadian accents, which one are you referring to? Guessing ~1800’s BC

[@jenm1]

Canadian accents are kind of non existent unless you’re out east or in Quebec honestly. There are some tiny regional quirks that Americans would pick up on but the rest of the world wouldn’t

[@emigrant1510]

**Accent Expert not named Erik Singer reviews accents** _Wait, that's illegal_

[@rj7790]

Emi Grant honestly I enjoyed this more

[@emigrant1510]

@@rj7790 To each their own. I, myself, need Singer's beautiful beard when accents are being reviewed.

[@billysanpidro]

Erik is more specific (the phonetics). Hers is really THE accents.

[@hogiewan]

@@rj7790 I liked her explanations, but too much was cut in VFs edit

[@kori228]

@@rj7790 meh, she describes pretty vaguely. I prefer Erik's very specific linguistic/phonetic descriptions

[@jessicaaprilshepherd5954]

Amy Walker, 2007 KZbin LEGEND has RETURNED!

[@deirochimaru25]

YESSSS DEFINITELY

[@sweetestaphrodite]

I remember watching that video years ago 💀

[@ojallen415]

I wish she was my Linguistics professor 👩🏻‍🏫 bc I took that as credit.

[@James_Smith862]

I absolutely cannot stop listening to this woman. She's absolutely brilliant.

[@userillusion86]

This was unreal loved it. I’m Irish and her Irish, Australian and English is so spot on. Even the way she picked up on the Irish influence on the Boston accent. I was hoping she’d do Casino and the Chicago/Illinois accent which I think Joe Pesci did so well

[@NOTASCOOLASME]

This is the most fun I’ve had watching a video in a long time!! I kept stopping and trying the accent tips she was giving for each accent!!

[@gutz1981]

Mad. Even when she is calling out and talking about something, if she drop references an nation like she did "Australians" she was first talking in a American accent and then said Australians in an Australian accent. I mean wow, how has this talented woman kept her sanity so long?

[@devintheguru]

It's a skill in articulation, phonation, and resonance, and nothing to do with intelligence, lol. As someone who's reviewed a couple dozen languages and practices a dozen accents (including female voices), I can say that doing those is more muscle memory, as Amy mentioned, and it doesn't affect one's sanity. Remembering all the grammar, terms, and vocabulary, now that's another issue, lol. I've seen that take a toll on people's sanity.

[@monmothma3358]

@@devintheguru I'd definitely say it has to do with intelligence in terms of both verbal/melody talent (having a great ear; I bet she has talent for music as well), and willpower, as in the self-discipline to learn all this; which is probably the most important component in intelligence. Not everyone can do what she does, and among those who do, not everyone has the dedication.

[@NoahBility]

Sooo Does She Have A "Masterclass" Course In The Works, Or....? She's Incredible

[@christophercrafton3373]

Absolutely love watching her and Eric Singer. My dialect and linguistic heroes

[@andrewgarratt1503]

This lady is absolutely brilliant. I am mesmerized how she goes in and out of all these accents. Bring her back please

[@EdgeOfLight]

I'm so proud of her she's really been trying hard to make an impact and gain traction with her oratory skills. Good on her.

[@thetruth2509]

I’m sure she’s worked with some of the best actors. She probably gained traction with people in the industry a long time ago.

[@alsma431]

She needs to have a podcast! I’d listen!

[@nehirakinn]

I used to think Rose Byrne is American, she's so good at doing an American accent.

[@danielleking262]

I had no idea she was Australian!!!

[@versacegang42]

@@danielleking262 Haha I remember her in the movie Two Hands with the late Heath Ledger

[@danielleking262]

@@versacegang42 I first saw her in Bridesmaids (of course), and then a movie with Nicolas Cage called "Knowing" and then she actually used her real accent in Neighbors. 😁

[@jareddukes1810]

Even though it's really over the top, I wish she would have gone over Daniel Craig in Knives Out.

[@BbGun-lw5vi]

Yes! What was that accent?!

[@josepharte]

@@BbGun-lw5vi I read somewhere that he was going for something like a Kentucky accent.

[@stayforthepeelpronpls4774]

Ahahaha that was so bad I couldn’t stop laughing. Especially when he said “driiieeedd muuuuddddd”

[@Spyderdemonge]

He sounded like Fog horn leg horn

[@Tazzie1312]

You ever see that tweet someone sent Rian Johnson where they said "please have daniel craig do a completely different unexplained accent in each sequel" and he was like "I have considered it".

[@EvilRidingHood]

OMG I’m so happy you guys hired Amy Walker! I used to watch her videos like a looong time ago on accent tutorials.. She taught me the Australian accent all those years ago! Such a knowledgeable accent coach! Both her and Erik Singer are legendary.

[@KaitainCPS]

Having lived in North America for 20 years, I can now tell fairly easily when a British actor hasn't quite got an accent right, whereas most Brits can't. They can tell when an American actor hasn't quite mastered whichever British accent they're trying for, of course, but they're a little bit oblivious to the subtleties of American and Canadian accents, and tend to assume that British actors have cracked them even when they haven't.

[@alalalala57]

Although most have. Statistically, that is.

[@christinam9989]

This woman is fascinating! I could listen to her switch between accents all day! So cool!!

[@bullishbearwhisperer4503]

Ok this woman has ridiculous talent and intelligence. Savage af. Love it

[@mhilmyfauzi4523]

Amy Walker is so good, like how she's just nonchalantly switching between multiple accents

[@frankhu130]

This is such an enjoyment to watch and listen to her describing accents with adding her own expressions and comparisons, good one!

[@amywalkerofficial]

Aww thanks so much! ❤️

[@marygebbie6611]

I can't stop staring at Amy. She's so gorgeous!!

[@professorxaviour3649]

I like red heads. I just wish she had green eyes. It’s hard to find redheads with green eyes now a days. They all have blue.

[@jenm1]

@@professorxaviour3649wtf lmao

[@mrxxbrian]

who else kept speaking to themselves while trying the accents?

[@tbmckinley11]

Yep