American English Conversation: Southern and Californian Accents Compared

[@WelcomeToMyCurls]

Thanks so much for having me on your channel! Talking about my southern accent and things we love in the south was so much fun 😊

[@TheEnglishCoach]

You are so welcome! I'm sure my followers will enjoy meeting you as much as I did :D Thank you for joining me on my channel! :D

[@gilmardias5937]

I also enjoyed watching this video. So y'all cook okra in the States too? I subscribed to Renee's channel. Greetings from Brazil

[@TheEnglishCoach]

@@gilmardias5937 I just planted some okra two days ago! I hope it grows well -- fingers crossed :D

[@elon6245]

I subscribed

[@elon6245]

I enjoyed the interview!

[@TheEnglishCoach]

Hey, everyone! I hope you enjoy the video! It was so fun to record :D Should I do more like this?? Anyhow, here are the notes I used during the interview. Not sure if anyone wants or needs this, but I thought I'd share it haha My intro: My cousin shared your video with me called “Teaching you some southern slang” and I loved it! You’re intro: Your name, background, where are you from How would you describe your Southern accent? How would you describe MY accent in English? Do you ever “change” your accent depending on what you’re doing and who you’re with? Southern slang - please explain! Y’all Jonny up Draggin booty Having a comin’ a part California slang- have you heard these three terms? (I’ll share them with you when we are live so your reaction is authentic) To put someone on blast- to embarrass someone in public Butthurt - when someone gets upset over a small thing. You use this to emphasize how easily someone got upset about something so small. For example, Joe got butthurt when Cami didn’t answer her phone. That looks sketch/sketchy Sketch or sketchy means something is not safe. Same word, different pronunciation (let’s demonstrate how our pronunciation is different!) Why I My Try Sentence: Why did I even try? -ING words I’ll mention how I noticed in your accent you tend to drop the G more than I do in mine Somethin’ vs. something Goin’ vs. going Savin’ vs. saving “I love saving my money” - I took this sentence from your “25 things about me” video, and it’s a great example of how we pronounce the same words differently. Stereotypes about the south- True or False Everyone from the south has a southern accent Southerners are really friendly and open with strangers Is “bless your heart” a nice way of saying F you?? Your recommendations: Best southern food everyone should try What is sweet tea and do you like it? What is a REALLY cool/interesting place to visit? Is there a southern tradition that you really love?

[@zayinab7858]

I'm here i almost finish all of your videos You were the first teacher that i started my learning journey with.

[@imlautaro123]

I think it was a very interesting video! In fact I got here because of the email newsletter, not because of the youtube notifications haha

[@BeeHappySunshine]

Great interview. If you need a deep southern accent, do an interview with a Mississippian or Alabaman. I'm in southern Mississippi, but close to the Alabama line, we definitely both have the really strong accents. I'm also not too far from Louisiana, I have family there, but theirs is a totally different accent than ours. To me they sound like a southern version of a Chicago accent lol. Speaking of which, I had an Irish uncle from Chicago whose accent I LOVED to hear ❤️

[@belalkha2082]

❤محمهخمنوخهخ

[@olfensjoseph8850]

Keep doing that please

[@PicklesFiona]

As a Californian now living in the Midwest I TOTALLY hear your Cali accent/cadence!

[@kathyygao]

I live in California and have never been to Kentucky. But somehow I have felt it so interesting, and attractive to listen to Renee talking. She keeps calling her place country, but I feel she's very cosmopolitan. I probably want to move to Kentucky one day.

[@CaptainMiasma]

Trust me, you don’t want to visit Kentucky.. Lived here my whole life and it SUCKS..To top it off, this woman is making us sound like even bigger backwoods, inbred, no shoes wearing , marry your cousins hillbillies the more she describes us..Jesus Christ..

[@владиславкорнилин]

I didn't think about it before. But since you said that you have an accent i realized that your consonants mainly are pronounced clearer and more distinсt than usual :)

[@HilBG]

it was really interesting to hear the southern slang, and even ones she didn't mention but used. For example, in explaining "having a comin' apart," Renee said "you've heard of 'having a tizzy'?" and Stefanie agreed, but my northern usage, we would only ever say "[to be] in a tizzy," not "having," so even that national slang has different usage!

[@luro5375]

I'm originally from the Caribbean but have lived many years in the northeastern part of the US. When I visit Alabama and interact with the locals it gives me a feeling of being back home. People are so open, friendly, respectful and easygoing. So different from the North. Just as Renee is talking about. Thanks for this video Steffanie. Bless your heart!

[@b.s9823]

I following you from Iraq, i tried to learn english and someone adviced me to listen to podcast due to my ear exposure to lunguage and i follow you usually your channel is very useful for me ❤️🥰🥰

[@eagleeye182]

I think "Johnny up" started in the same was as "Taking a Judy". Probably there was a guy named Johnny who would do things out of the clear blue sky and surprise people. Then, an expression was formed in connection to that person and this is how it gained popularity gradually over time throughout that region. Anyway, it was a riveting conversation! Keep up the good work!

[@hermesfarina8026]

Hola ...tengo 56 años....por esas cosas raras de la vida ....me emocioné muchísimo al ver Renee....saber que es del Sur de EEUU.....nunca estuve ni viajé No hablo ni escribo en Inglés...pero entiendo un poco ....Voy avanzando poquito a poco.....Saludos!!

[@krzysztofnabialek9753]

"ma (money, mind etc.)" is really popular. For ex. we can hear it frequently like in the song "You will always in "ma" mind" ; another one: that way of pronunciation prevails in expresion "(I) on "mam" way" in addition we can see the intrusion "m" after "ma" most probably because of voice assimilation between vowel and "a" and voiced consonant "w"

[@katherinehite1635]

I was born and lived all over the south…North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, Florida, Alabama etc. and I am still learning new southern slang. I had never heard of Johnny Up. It’s amazing how even in the south we still have different slang to describe the same thing.

[@katherinehite1635]

I always thought butt hurt was a southern thing

[@GonzaloHansen]

This is a good way to improve our vocabulary. Great Stefanie and Renee

[@TheEnglishCoach]

I'm glad you enjoyed it! :D

[@LuizGuilherme-df5ti]

Hey!!! I know you!!! Hello Stefanie! I have no idea why I was reccomended this video, but I recognized you by the photo and name! Many years ago you posted something in a brazilian group and they started messing you, I tried to defend you and sent u a message! You probably don't even remember this group. I went to check our conversation in my old facebook, this happened in 2016 (wtf) and you invited me to your comunity called ''english island community''. It's crazy to see how many subscribers you have and how many people are watching your videos! I'm very happy for you, it's great to see what people can achive as long as they're dedicated! congratulations!!!!

[@TheEnglishCoach]

Hahah yessss I remember that!! Wasn’t it an Argentinian group though? Or was it a language exchange group? Maybe it happened to me more than once! Crazy that you recognized me after so many years!! Thanks for defending me back then! I remember I was only trying to share info and help people 🙈

[@LuizGuilherme-df5ti]

@@TheEnglishCoach hahahahahaha 'maybe it happened to me more than once' was funny. It probably did lol. It was a group called 'how to learne english'. This group was part of a larger page that went by the same name, it used to be full of jokes mixing english with portuguese. This used to be so famous at the time. You really ended up in the wrong group lol

[@TheEnglishCoach]

@@LuizGuilherme-df5ti haha omg then it was a different group… I don’t even remember what happened in that one 🤣 I just remember a group for teachers that I got kicked out of for posting resources and getting a ton of engagement on my post. The next day the admins made a post about me WARNING PEOPLE to stay away from me, calling me a fraud, and made all kind of lies about me saying I was scamming people and asking for money lol CRAZY 🤣

[@LuizGuilherme-df5ti]

@@TheEnglishCoach Lol. Look where u're now though, where are those teachers?!! It's a story of sucess I believe xD

[@haenzdenk]

Amazing interview 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

[@simply_boram8474]

I'm a Korean born in Gwang Ju which is southern area from Seoul. We also think those who live in the Southern areas in Korea tend to be more generous than northern areas. It's interesting!! The term 'Southern hospitality' can be 'jeoung' in Korean, which can be translated into 'affection' in spite of the fact there are no 100% perfectly suitable word. Renne's accent is like a 50's woman from Florida I've met. She was so nice and positive. I'd love the Southern Americans. Isn't that a little bit similiar to Australian accent? Especially, Renne almost omitted 'ied' sound at the end of the words.

[@YoelAmadoPrietoRivero]

I am from Cuba and I have never been out of my country but I am used to hearing all kinds of accents from America because I have worked as an interpreter for years. I can tell you that I have met people from Oklahoma and Alabama and they have that stronger southern accent you mention on your video as long as they are from the country, now folks from the city not so much. I have also met people from Texas and they too have an accent but certainly smoother than those I have met from the states I mentioned above.

[@tchernobalde8106]

Amazing Conversation

[@xavierm4623]

Y'all did great job in this video!

[@mottahead6464]

Renee rocks ! Love her.

[@apcaye]

Thanks, Stephanie and Renee for sharing your time with us! I enjoyed it very much. Pretty good to train listening with your conversation, one of the skills I need to improve the most. Please, Stephanie, give us more like this! You both speak very clearly and I could understand most of what you said.

[@helenadzelalijahammerschmi4168]

The way Renee says 'draggin' booty' is the best. Such a fun and interesting video, THANKS!

[@shayankhalilian]

Thank you Stephanie for this great video🙏, It was really helpful for me. Knowing about the differences is always a learning experience that is rare to find.

[@Californiansurfer]

❤American Mexicano. We chicanos have our own style of talking. I can speak spanish but its like Erick Estrada which its called Spanglish . 2016 to 2018. I worked in Shepardville Kentucky and I visited Jim beam and hiked Appalachian mountains that was beatuful. I surf and when I meet someone from the south we talk story.. I remember my co workers would call me Hoosier because I was working in indiana . I speak Californian English. Like a surfer., I am a surfer. I love my co-workers. They said, “ it gets done when it gets done. ::: I also remember guys, put your shoes on, you are welding. Three years ago, I had my brothers visit Downey cali. I remember them saying. You guys have American flags all over your neighbor hood and houses, but your all Mexcianos. Well, we went surfing and they got sun burn. I didnt’ say it, they said, we are RED necks Frank.. Priceless.. Californian Surfer Downey Cali. ❤❤❤❤❤

[@pradatorgames]

I love Stefani's classes😊😊😊😊

[@катя-е3з3д]

thank you very much for the video!❤

[@mjventura9487]

I loved that southern accent! More videos like this would be great! 🎉🎉🎉

[@DenEz_TV]

Such a cool video! Very interesting to know about the language differences between the two distant states. As a russian man I've got 95 percent of what you both said and I've really enjoyed watching it! More videos like this one would be great!

[@marcodb65]

Dear Stefanie, thanks so much for your content in general and for this extremely interesting and helpful interview in particular! This type of video is really effective for us learners, there's nothing better than challenging ourselves with a real conversation between two native speakers. It's amazing to realize that I'm able to grasp so easily the accent differences in your way of speaking! Very good job!👍

[@tupak5567]

Long time no see What a stunning conversation ❤

[@vivsanta2789]

I enjoyed the interview, getting to know Renee. Y'all nice gals 🤗

[@namaste2]

Thank you Stefanie.🎉 I learned plenty of words in the U.K. but I am very interested in American vocabulary too. Please make more interviews like this❤

[@GandhiMartinez]

This kind of content is great!! You guys put a lot of cultural information on this conversation. Very interesting 😊

[@tatiyaakoub1703]

Thanks Stephanie, it's useful

[@eadsd]

I’m from Central Kentucky, but lived in Atlanta 18 years and now live in Austin, TX. Renee’s accent is very authentic to me, but the slang is completely foreign to me. I think this shows how varied our accents and slang are.

[@Leon3431]

Thanks, good learning lesson, keep up the good work.

[@ArchitectBangla]

I following you from bangladesh.I tried to learn english and someone adviced me to listen to podcast due to my ear exposure to language and I follow you usually your channel is very useful for me

[@hmedhamid336]

That was a just awesome ❤ love it

[@carolinaparraw]

I love your videos Stefanie 😍

[@VladisRed]

I'm Estonian living at home in Estonia and i speak US English westcoast dialect, due to strong influence of USA to Estonia since 1970's

[@brain_respect_and_freedom]

"Language is a city to the building of which every human being brought a stone.” 🌎 Ralph Waldo Emerson It's amazing how fast people develop a new way to speak not only in diffrent places, but for example at work. So often in this small community people use a specific jargon to recognize each other. Thank you for a nice video!👏

[@joyyyy777]

Glad to watch your conversation!

[@Raptor3400]

I've lived my entire life in the south (Georgia) and I have to say that, for me , 'Bless your heart' was always used as a sympathetic phrase. All my grandmothers and aunts are and were, southern and that phrase was always used in a compassionate, positive way. Although it can, and is, used negatively sometimes, it's mostly positive, in my experience.

[@nikolaykovalenkosinger-1410]

Great lesson thank you! Everyone has his own "speaking style", sometimes it's not just an accent! That's why it's difficult for non natives to understand another language🤗

[@steelfanther328]

Thanks a whole lot for your awesome videos! Keep up the good work! We kind of wish you would include a lot more US idioms and slang expressions in your teaching materials, though, so we could communicate with native speakers of American English on an entirely new level. Also, could you please upload videos a bit more often as we are extensively using them in our ESL classes here at the American Language Center. - ESL students Moscow, Russia

[@TheEnglishCoach]

Thank you for the feedback! We have slang videos on the way :D

[@RagtimePianoFlint]

The story about how "Takin' a Judy," got started reminded me of something I experienced in San Diego a few years back. San Diego at the time had over a million residents. My band was a pretty popular band in San Diego in the eighties and nineties and we toured Europe at least once a year. The members of my five piece band would return from Germany speaking a little German and also using ya (ja) instead of yes or yeah even when speaking regular English. We somehow never thought about it, but in stores and restaurants we would habitually say, ja (pronounced ya) to people and pretty soon, we began to hear other folks saying, ya, and people we didn't even know.! It caught on, and it was amazing how fast it spread. People were speaking plain ol' English but using ya instead of yeah. It was really cool to think we started something that grew so fast and big, but I don't think it lasted very long, maybe a year or two at the most.

[@PicklesFiona]

I love “bless your little pea pickin’ heart!”

[@steelfanther328]

Another request if I may ... Some of the guys in our ESL class are wondering what it would be like to be married to an American woman ... What are the character traits and behavior patterns typical of a woman born and raised in the US? Could you please make a video clarifying this issue for us? Thank you ... - ESL male students Moscow, Russia

[@guogangjiang3166]

long time no see,i am English learner.I hope I can be interviewed by u in the future.Because I get a lot from ur KZbin.i appreciate it.

[@Binhnguyen-po8dd]

Cảm ơn các chị rất nhiều thank you so much 🎉🎉🎉

[@hugojandro5267]

When I was working in a call center I heard some cx from California and I really enjoyed talked to them. I'm new here and I liked this video. THX

[@eduardolimoeiro1327]

awesome talk !!!!! CONGRATULATIONS ! BRAZIL HERE

[@mohdatif4847]

Good morning teacher how are you and God bless you take care

[@natrajpatoa-mb5kd]

U r great...u r an amazing teacher....i am from India and started watching your videos....

[@joaopaulokramersens7028]

This video is so interesting. It's instructive and it sound in a easy way. Greetings from Brazil!

[@yourKING7]

Great conversation. It was nice to hear.

[@tonysroomchat4827]

Ladies, you are amazing!

[@mottahead6464]

One's accent changing depending on who that person is talking with : well, it seems like there's some research indicating the one of the main culprits might actually be what researchers call mirror neurons. Apparently mirror neurons make our brains aware of the way other individuals move and talk and allow us to kind of emulate it. Apparently, and I'm not sure it happens all the time this kind of interaction takes place, when a native talks to someone with a thick accent.... that thick accent tends to soften .... and the native person tends to start speaking with a soft accent... as in a ... meet in the middle sort of way? Apparently mirror neurons make us weird .... and also able to learn other languages or other crafts by observing and/ or interacting with other people. Peace.

[@sekoudiakite1870]

Thank you that's very important.

[@eriklara68]

Nice video, Thanks a million!!!!

[@danielrubio2746]

Wonderful video! Thank you

[@octaviosantillan6420]

Thanks stefanie for this conversation,el Chicano from Chicago

[@brain_respect_and_freedom]

I like it: Johnny up. 👍🙋💡 And slang it's a big challenge even for ChatGPT 3.5: "I'm sorry, but I'm not familiar with the specific slang expression "Johnny up" in the context of Southern American English. It's possible that it may be a regional or localized phrase that hasn't gained widespread usage or recognition. Slang terms can often vary greatly in meaning and origin depending on the specific region or community in which they are used."😎😝

[@naoko7184]

I think it might be more localized regional slang. I’ve lived for many years in several coastal Southern states and this is the first time I’ve heard it.

[@riyadwalfa6616]

You are amazing 👏

[@jorgejoao9770]

Hers accent is related to a Brazilian expression which is "da colônia" or "da roça". Which regard people who lives in countryside. Ur content blows up. So enjoyable.

[@mirousmir8997]

Thanks

[@gba1514]

Enormously helpful lesson! Thank y'all!💯👍👏👌

[@Premiumhasd]

Jajaja, Con la conversación que tuviste con Renee me recordó como hablan las personas de Córdoba, comparado con el resto de Argentina. Ellos siempre alargan los verbos al igual que Renee, podrías utilizarlo de ejemplo en algún otro video como este. Muy buen contenido.

[@emreyucel5838]

Great lesson thank you!

[@stephaniecrahal5336]

Pronouncing "why" how Stefanie does takes more effort for Renee because it does actually take more effort to pronounce it like Stefanie. The 'I' sound is a diphthong, and it's a combination of ah and ee. Ah-ee becomes more like one syllable when said more quickly like Stefanie, but there really are two sounds there. Renee mostly drops the ee part of the diphthong, so her way of saying "why" is easier to say.

[@mariopatriciobartolomemari2920]

Aquí tienes la traducción al inglés: I wonder why every time an American says they have a very strong accent, it's so easy to understand their speech for native Spanish speakers. Her lovely “strong” Southern accent sounds like music to my ears

[@KarlaiamPAS]

Bless your heart, loved it.

[@kemfofana9897]

I appreciate it .

[@jurnaljupiterunhas3024]

many thanks. Useful

[@CyanAblaze]

The "tired" example is 1 syllable vs 2 syllables for the same word

[@romniraula6191]

I enjoyed a lot!

[@irfanfarooq6942]

Thanks you

[@gumhkawngla3612]

frankly, when I first started singing in English, it was southern country songs and I did like the way they sound. I even copied it, like now how down love exactly like her.

[@mottahead6464]

".... the ring of fire...... the ring of fire".

[@ReynoldsGarrett]

Born and raised in JC, TN. I don't have a southern accent though. I worked really hard to keep a standard accent through my childhood though.

[@matheusfluir]

Great lesson 👏🏻😁

[@rizwan3147]

very nice 👍👍👍

[@abbysands9510]

Great interview, great guest. I must admit that I do like the Southern accent, with its melody and cadence. However, in my opinion I don't believe that the Renee has an accent that is particularly strong, I can hear the southern in her accent but I wouldn't say it is very strong at least to my ears. I have heard others Southern accents that are much more pronounced and sometimes so strong I can barely understand it, and you can forget about me understand it when slang is throw into the mix. It is possible that her experience with her KZbin channel has prompted her to soften her accent in order to connect with a wider audience. Additionally, this video has answered a question on something that I have always wondered about - how do other Americans from different states hear each other, particularly those who speak with a neutral accent? Do they perceive a strong accents, etc? now I know.

[@abbysands9510]

@@BeeHappySunshine 👍👍👍

[@NehaSingh-hj1wz]

I've Been leaning from her ..n her she's saying she doesn't have any accent 😅..I'm Indian n feeling confused whether to continue with her or not cuz I wanna have an American accent

[@abbysands9510]

@@NehaSingh-hj1wz There is a prevalent misconception when individuals assert that someone possesses no accent. In reality, what they truly imply is that the individual speaks with a neutral accent, one that doesn't divulge their social standing, racial background, place of birth or the part of the country they are living in, education, their work, and so forth. The only discernible aspect about that person is their affiliation with the country from which the accent originated. In truth, every person on this planet speaks with an accent. It is through accents that we differentiate and distinguish one another. The notion of an individual devoid of any accent is, in fact, non-existent. The English Coach, too, possesses an accent, much like the rest of us, for accents are an integral component of our intricate linguistic mosaic. However, her accent stands apart in its serene embodiment of neutrality, devoid of any overwhelming tonalities. Should one remove her from her native soil and immerse her in any English-speaking nation, the mellifluous cadence of her speech would undeniably betray her American heritage although they won't know what part of American she resides in, where she was born or anything else about her. If she truly spoke without any accent, as some contend, her placement in any English-speaking country would fail to disclose her nationality. If you really want to learn an American accent you can but you have to decided which one you want to learn. Do you want an accent that is neutral like hers (in that case keep learning from her) or do you want one that lacks neutrality e.g a strong accent. Whatever you decide good luck in your journey.

[@NehaSingh-hj1wz]

@@abbysands9510 are you a native speaker?

[@theguest6127]

@@abbysands9510 True, another reason is that people are very familiar with the American accent, also known as the General American accent. This particular accent is widely used in movies, TV series, and other forms of media, so people have become accustomed to it. Consequently, when they hear others using this accent, they perceive it as speaking without an accent. On the other hand, when they encounter someone speaking with a different accent, they label it as an accent. It's intriguing how often I've heard one American tell another, 'You have an accent,' while my immediate response inside my head is, 'So do you.' This phenomenon contributes to the surprise people experience when they're told they have an accent, leading them to question, 'What accent?' as they are unable to perceive their own. I wonder if Renee hears her own accent.

[@salewmodoyio2310]

Love renee accent

[@stephaniecrahal5336]

Johnny up is so funny. I've been in Texas for 13 years (originally from California), and I've heard the phrase, but I just thought it meant "let's go." Nice to know the actual meaning finally 😂

[@dougrye3020]

Am from Arkansas and my family has lived here since 1820 and have never heard most of the slang used in this video

[@angelusvastator1297]

This is the strongest Californian accent ive heard

[@luka94313]

Thanks for your perfect English video 😂

[@pedro45539]

Não entendi muita coisa. Mas adorei o diálogo das duas moças. Deus abençoe vocês. Jesus Cristo está voltando para buscar a Sua Igreja. Um abraço!

[@maya20005]

Hii Stefani i hope you see my comment i really like your videos i finished all of them and I'm looking for the next videos 💙

[@abduvohidodiljonov9365]

More videos pls

[@jose5370]

Great!

[@abriceno98]

cariño me inscribi hace como 1 mes en the daily inglish program y aun estoy en lista de espera, no me ha llegado notificacion de cuando comienza, que paso?, ya no los estas dando?

[@bewater5178]

H!i Renee. Your hair shap is really good on you.

[@presentgaming786]

I downloaded this video 😊😊

[@gba1514]

Bless your heart! Ha-ha-ha! it's so funny!😆😅🤣

[@ildarmingazov2304]

Hey there! Very interesting for me and may be continued with different kinds. Bless to your heart! Tararabit

[@Er.Sunil.Pedgaonkar]

US has 50 States & ever State speaks in different way -- Er. Sunil Pedgaonkar, India, Consulting Engineer (IT), India

[@thomaslewis6361]

Awesome😊👍🇺🇸

[@DoctorRick12]

I have been study english about 4 months I can't understand too this video but I hope can be understand month with month :u