An Englishman and an American Swap Accents

The Battle is on. Who does it better? Vote in the comments. Is Kris better at a British accent than Gideon is at an American accent?
Thanks to @EnglishWithKrisAmerikos for his awesomeness.
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00:00 It's scary it's accent swap.
00:22 Welcome Kris Amerikos
05:00 Difference 1
08:12 Difference 2
10:56 Difference 3
16:30 Difference 4
17:45 Difference 5
22:34 Difference 6
24:50 Difference 7
30:08 Sketch: The Opportunity (accent swap)
33:28 The Opportunity (control version)

[@aidanb.c.2325]

Dude, you sounded like a New York gangster from an old movie haha. And Kris sounded like an Aussie at a couple points. Loved it!

[@bookmouse2719]

Yes, he did sound like a New Yorker a bit!

[@anndeecosita3586]

😂😂😂

[@wayneyadams]

I am always amazed at the number of British actors and actresses who have roles portraying Americans speaking with perfect American English, then I see them doing interviews speaking with their normal British English. It always blows me away at how well they speak American English.

[@alfredosamir2869]

An example it's Dr. House.

[@Dionysos640]

I agree, especially when you see so many American actors butchering an English accent although in recent years they seem to have improved. People who know more than me on the subject say the difference is because far more British actors are classically and professionally trained before getting near the big screen. Learning how to imitate accents is part of what comprises that training. Like most skills, it can be learned through training and practice.

[@SWLinPHX]

​@@Dionysos640 And mostly because American TV is everywhere so Brits (and other nations) are inundated with the American accent more than we are with theirs.

[@BiologyBabe]

You should check out Alexander Scarsgaard’s real accent from his native Sweden. It’s so off from his American one, but you’d never know

[@Ace-mw9pm]

@@Dionysos640Peter Dinklage does a pretty good British accent in Game of thrones.

[@user-du7nd9ns5b]

The winner is Kris, but Gideon your prononciation is incredibly musical and it's a pleasure to listen to you.

[@LetThemTalkTV]

You're very diplomatic.

[@user-du7nd9ns5b]

@@LetThemTalkTV ❤️

[@lburt]

It really is a pleasure listening to Gideon. Especially because I'm more used to the American pronunciation so it sounds like a good variation, a change of pace.

[@EricT3769]

I actually think I’d award more points to Gideon in the last round. I’d give more points to Kris (Chris) - apologies - in the first round.

[@maritzajimenez6690]

Always !

[@miguelmelo8735]

Chris' accent sounded almost perfect as an American imitating the British accent

[@HuckleberryHim]

What? He IS an American trying to imitate a British accent. You're saying he didn't do great (I agree), but it wasn't on purpose, lol.

[@nikolai1353]

@@HuckleberryHimI'm glad you identified the joke.

[@HuckleberryHim]

@@nikolai1353 I guess I thought he was genuinely saying he did a good impression of an American trying to do British, you're right though that was probably the whole joke

[@DavidHunte]

Kris has a better english accent than Gideon's American

[@LetThemTalkTV]

outrageous!

[@Daniula02]

@@LetThemTalkTVBut no-one can beat your British sense of humor! 😎😁💪👏👏👏

[@hoaacres7084]

@@LetThemTalkTV It is very endearing to watch you struggle so much with this. I am currently learning dutch and feel your pain.

[@grzegorzbarasinski3538]

That's because Kris was taught by a better teacher! 😉

[@Name_TBC]

Twats...the spy movie

[@esennhauser]

Great video, I couldn't stop laughing during the acting! I can't wait to see the same with aussies or kiwis, greetings from Argentina!

[@WGGplant]

Gideon might actually have a stroke lol.

[@user-xy7xm3dt2y]

Gideon I am an English teacher in Greece and I really admire you!

[@LetThemTalkTV]

I admire you too my dear colleague.

[@ArtBlade]

that was funnier to watch (and to listen to) than award-winning comedies. I am STILL trying to get that grin off my face :)

[@JTulou]

I, as a French person, can unbiasedly comment on the results of this competition. ...... It all sounds Greek to me, but I do recognize that there is a British sense of humour that differs from its American counterpart !

[@wayneyadams]

Your comment reminded me of a very old joke. A guy strikes a conversation with a girl in a bar and to impress her he says that he is an expert in languages and has mastered just about every language spoken, except Greek. When she asks him to say something in some exotic language, he says he would like to but, "unfortunately they are all Greek to me."

[@maritzajimenez6690]

What is unbiaisedly ?

[@binxbolling]

​@@wayneyadamsThat phrase is much older than that joke.

[@binxbolling]

Can you not distinguish between a rhotic accent and a non-rhotic accent?

[@wayneyadams]

@@binxbolling So what? Why did you feel he need to make a nonsensical irrelevant comment?

[@user-lp6qb7ch9x]

Dear teachers! I'm Irina, greetings from Moscow. In the last scene, Chris seemed to be more convincing: I can't imagine a respectable Gideon as an agent with such devices. His English is too posh! That's why I vote for Chris! But seriously, both of you are just a miracle, well done, very amused, thank you!

[@marias5088]

А почему они just a miracle? По-моему, так не говорят о людях. Если Вы пишите well done, то нужно перед этим поставить точку, а то получается, что они оба well done, как будто их пожарили. Я бы сказала так: Both of you did well. I had a lot of fun watching you both (на американский манер) or I was very amused (больше британское выражение).

[@marias5088]

A miracle is "a surprising and welcome event that is not explicable by natural or scientific laws and is therefore considered to be the work of a divine agency". I found this definition on the Internet. They give the following examples: it was a miracle that more people hadn't been killed or injured; an amazing product or achievement, or an outstanding example of something You can replace it with "both of you are amazing". That will sound much better.

[@user-lp6qb7ch9x]

@@marias5088 Thank you so much!

[@marias5088]

@@user-lp6qb7ch9x Нет проблем. Рада была помочь!

[@Dionysos640]

Gideon has good diction but his accent and choice of words is not 'posh.' However, I can see how a non-British person might think that it is. The number of people who speak with a genuinely posh accent is very small (Jacob Rees Mogg is a great example) and the number of people who speak this way without it being a learned affectation is even smaller. That's mainly because the posh accent has not developed natuarally from any British region or community. It is an invention. Simply speaking clearly with good grammar and use of vocabulary is not 'posh' , even though some people would say that it is.

[@user-vn2on9tz9g]

There's an important thing, somehow connected with articulation, that when Gideon speak it doesn't sound American, but rather like Brititsh guy pronouncing American sounds, the same thing Kris had at first, but then he started sounding more British. That's why I guess Kris won this competition, Thank you for this enjoyable video. Gideon, I'm waiting for your new extra interesting etymology videos! I like etymology myself and hope, you'll make new videos soon! :)

[@stevedowns9450]

I think Kris won although he tended to drift somewhat into an Austin Powers impersonation. Loved it. Well done both. Have a nice day now! 🤭

[@LetThemTalkTV]

Yes, Kris was good, but I'm still upset I didn't get your vote.

[@marylkap6498]

@@LetThemTalkTV You will survive 😍

[@beenaplumber8379]

I think doing an impersonation is a much easier way to learn an accent than this system of learning all the little details and assembling them. How would Lindsay Hoyle say it? How would Ross Noble say it? Or Craig Charles, or Maxine Peake? No rules, just imagine them in your head.

[@mariambajelidze8515]

Thanks a bunch ❤❤ loved it🎉

[@KINICHADACOSTA]

Amazing guys...gratitude & love

[@ildarmingazov2304]

Hi there! What a kind show! Thanks

[@suzkstein]

WOW! This was amazing. You were both bloody good! LOL I loved this

[@tomthekhmerbreed9166]

It's a lot of fun watching and hearing you both.❤😊❤

[@lemenyves34]

Excellent! Both funny and hilarious, in addition to being instructive.

[@mathgeek7966]

Fun and informative video, thanks! It was also interesting to hear the g sound at the end of a few of Kris's words in his intro, like wrong and slang. Thoroughly enjoyed this!

[@conniedenhartog2804]

GREAT FUN! You're both absolutely fantastic

[@Bjowolf2]

Way more interesting and fascinating than most of the stuff that is on TV these days 😉 - thank you, guys 🤗

[@kennymik1509]

Brilliant. Excellent. Out of the park. Informative and fun, not necessarily in that order. Thanks for sharing.

[@lowry1204]

you both did brilliantly

[@SunClub2018]

you guys are both very valuable teachers and i love you both i watched the whole video with a big smile on my face it was so fun thanks a lot for this wonderful video 💚🧡

[@agatheherrou7333]

Gideon trying to pronounce the American 'r's reminded me of my younger French self trying to learn rhotic 'r's!

[@jon420]

I'm from New England and before Kris spoke about Bostonions, I was marveling at how we sound like British English in many ways

[@hastalavista9431]

Gideon and Kris, many thanks! Nice work, kind persons!

[@irina_moscow6228]

Fascinating video, I laughed all the way over the swap dialog it sounded weird and hillarious 😀

[@OceanChild75]

That was very interesting! I always try avoiding Americanisms as much as I can whether it is prononciations or orthographic differences (color, realize, elevator to name a few) and I’m surprised I’ve been pronouncing a lot of words the American way! 😮 In my opinion, Kris won but you’ll always be my favourite English teacher 😇 Disclaimer: I know this can be viewed as a touchy topic so just to clarify I am not slagging off American English or anyone who enjoys speaking an "international" English made of British terms and Americanisms blended, I am simply stating my personal preference 😊

[@LetThemTalkTV]

Your vote for Kris was covered in sugar coating but much appreciated anyway. Your preferences are noted. Glad you liked the video

[@OceanChild75]

@@LetThemTalkTV haha aww I am so sorry!! For a split second, I considered being a "brown nose" because I read the previous comments and you seemed gutted but I respect you way too much to lie to you. On the other hand, your native accent is the most beautiful accent ever, and I believe it matters more than winning a "faking an accent" contest! 👌🏽 I’m looking forwards to hearing you again on Zeitgeist Banana, I’ve heard this podcast is coming back soon! 😇

[@nunas64]

It seems american english opens the vowel sound just like the brasilian portuguese do. Similar to the english accent being influenced by american accent and even with words, portuguese from Portugal is taking in some words and sentence from brasilian portuguese and this is not necessarily good.

[@wayneyadams]

I would hope that the people here are mature enough to not be insulted because you stated your preference.

[@OceanChild75]

@@wayneyadams I did get a nasty reply on the comment I made about American English: all I said was that Gideon has convinced me to stop "slagging off" American words. Someone took it the wrong way, not sure why but some people are extremely easily offended 🤷🏻‍♀️ I feel like languages can be a touchy topic because people feel so emotionally attached to theirs they can take anything said against-and sometimes even "about"-personally. How much hatred did Gideon get over his video on the Cockney accent? Don’t get me wrong a lot of it was vile racist abuse but those people felt like they were entitled to write down what they wrote (and I’m willing to bet 95% would have never had the gut to say it to his face either!)

[@mihailskulbanskis6541]

My vote goes for Kris as a brit. But hey - they both did great! Such a great video. Thanks a lot!

[@TrueColours51]

I loved this video! I think I’m improving my British English thanks to you.

[@colomba8722]

Loved this video! 😁😁😁

[@CC4real]

😂 The skit at the end! Gideon sounds like Christopher Walken 🤣🤣

[@LetThemTalkTV]

I take it as a compliment

[@amandalai3459]

Wow! I love this topic! If I had had this opportunity to learn English like this way. I believe I could have learned better English. You both have a great sense and idea to understand other people’s ❤cultures.

[@jeffblack7]

It's really difficult to use both accents, I know both, sometimes I mix them and use one pronunciation that I want, that I feel comfortable, but I can see the difference, it's America people speak faster than British people, I like to challenge myself to speak both, know the difference can help you in some situation

[@wayneyadams]

Not in the south we don't. LOL I speak what we call standard American English, but I speak it at a slower pace than people from the north. But then again, Floridians don't usually have an accent.

[@angelaproshina7018]

Great video! Thanks👍

[@katajozsa1528]

I love you both!😍

[@Daniula02]

Your faces at the beginning of the video is my face every time I have to speak in RP at the university after decades of American English exposure. I always panic. It's so difficult because I feel like mocking... Anyway, this video was amazing, super funny and enlightening at the same time. You both win! (I'm lying for courtesy purposes 😁 because I adore you, Gideon).

[@LetThemTalkTV]

You're very kind even though I know you secretly voted for Kris.

[@ConstantinStanislas]

Don't be worry, you wouldn't be mocking, just reaching refinement😉

[@accentology]

This was so funny!! I loved hearing both attempts… it made me laugh so much!!! Well done to both of you for your attempts!😂

[@greenbelly2008]

This episode was great fun. 😄Greetings from Argentina.

[@user-om2ti8jj1f]

Thank you! It was amusing and entertaining! I must say that Kris did a bit better, in spite of all my respect to Gideon, but both were struggling trying to mimic each others accents. And I understand them because I often struggle trying to speak English properly. I prefer SSBE because it sounds more elegant to me and that's how I speak. Or rather try to speak since there is inevitably an admixture of my foreign, non-native accent in my pronunciation. :-) By the way, cot-caught merger isn't universal in the US, some Americans pronounce them differently. Like bath-trap split isn't universal in the UK.

[@LetThemTalkTV]

Thanks for your insight. Your voted for Kris is noted. Credit where credit is due.

[@alexeyerushkin2091]

Hey, this was so much fun to watch, thanks 👍 it's not often that one gets a chance to watch native speakers work hard to speak their own language. It looked like both of you felt pretty much like speakers of other languages trying to converse in English. Both of you have done a great job but, to my mind, Chris has done a slightly better job. It would be so nice to see both of you exercise for a couple of months and then track progress. Anyway, thanks a lot guys, this was quite spectacular and pretty cool !!!!!!!

[@meriemm969]

Hello professors, Thank you a lot, you are both brillants !

[@LetThemTalkTV]

so are you. Thanks

[@meriemm969]

@@LetThemTalkTV You are a very special and clever professor, You should know that you give us a high quality of learning, because you respect and love English, especialy the way you explain, the way you use the comedy so you demonstrate all situations..WoW you are powerful !!! A big thank you from Morocco

[@son_ireland]

You are both very good English teachers, congratulations

[@skidelrymar]

it was super entertaining!! you both started the conversation in convincing accents, but at the end Gideon got a little tired while Kris stayed in character longer. Kudos to both, i couldn't imitate neither accent since English is just my 3rd language

[@adbrown8626]

Very well done and entertaining. Bravo 🎉

[@adbrown8626]

Kris won 🏆

[@martapolizzottomp]

You always make my day Gideon!!!! 😃😃😃😃

[@nunas64]

❤ Brilliant video ❤

[@SteabhanMacGiollaRiabhaigh]

The American has to take the win. Consistent throughout....You both had me in stitches.. great video

[@simbaman874]

An outstanding accents battle 🎉

[@emanuelasbordi3847]

Interesting competition!

[@lucianoazevedo4199]

Amazing! I only got the challenge when you tried in the original accent.

[@hoaacres7084]

Kris is nailing this. I come off sounding like a South African child doing a bad impression of Ringo Starr.

[@wayneyadams]

Kris has an unfair advantage because we are exposed to so many different languages from the immigrants who come here from different countries that we have developed an ear for foreign accents.

[@SWLinPHX]

We do use mobile as a noun when describing a hanging display from a ceiling (such as over a baby's crib), pronounced "moh-byle" or "moh-beel".

[@Sal.K--BC]

I'm Canadian and I I just can't do an British accent, so this helped a lot... I'm not so good at accents... The only English accents I'm any good at are Southern US & Indian.

[@alexandernaumochkin1789]

Hilarious, thanks, mates, you've cracked me up😘

[@mamymimma]

I loved this, both of you are so nice 😂 sorry Gideon, but I think you didn't always remember to pronounce your Rs... It must be rather difficult!

[@LetThemTalkTV]

A pain in the Rs

[@Daniula02]

@@LetThemTalkTV 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@mamymimma]

@@LetThemTalkTV 🤭🤣

[@marylkap6498]

@@LetThemTalkTV brilliant Gideon 🤣🤣🤣

[@lynpigney3329]

I thought that both of you. when doing the 'other' accent, occasionally veered into Australian. Not that surprising really, but quite fun!

[@LetThemTalkTV]

I guess I should try and Australian accent next time, it should be easier.

[@nHans]

Regarding the two questions posed at the start: (1) Can a Brit _[i.e. Gideon]_ learn to speak American English? and (2) Can an American _[i.e. Kris]_ learn to speak British English? The poll results are "No" and "Yes" respectively. Dinna fash, Gideon-I got your back. (Also, did I mention, I've been watching _Outlander_ obsessively?) I object because the sample sizes are too small compared to the full population. They're so small, they couldn't get any smaller. We should do better. So I tried to remember-off the top of my head-movies and TV shows where British actors speak with American accents and vice-versa. (To be sure, there are far longer lists available online, but why bother?) Anyway, here goes: *British actors who speak with an American accent:* Daniel Day-Lewis _(Lincoln, The Butcher),_ Christian Bale _(American Psycho, Batman),_ Henry Cavill _(Superman),_ Tom Holland _(Spiderman),_ Hugh Laurie _(House)_ *American actors who speak with a British accent:* Johnny Depp _(Jack Sparrow, Mad Hatter, Sweeny Todd),_ John Lithgow-Kris' fellow Ohioan _(The Crown),_ Robert Downey Jr. _(Chaplin, Sherlock Holmes),_ Michael McKean _(This is Spinal Tap)_ I've specifically excluded Americans who have spoken with a fake British accent at one time or another, including every comedian and every late night host. And also Mike Myers, because-despite his Austin Powers mojo-he's Canadian. It certainly seems that at least some Brits-though clearly not all-can, indeed, speak with American accents. Still, there's some good news for you, Gideon. If you move to America, you can get roles in American productions even if you don't speak like one. See, they usually have at least one actor who speaks with a British accent-just keeps it interesting. Sometimes it's the main role, like Dr. Cal Lightman (Tim Roth) in _Lie to Me._ Other times, it's a supporting role, like Bruce Wayne's butler Alfred Pennyworth (Michael Caine).

[@WGGplant]

most brits put too much emphasis on the nasally vowels and speak with really harsh r's. Just like how Americans put too much effort in sounding posh with british accents. two different problems that can both be fixed with a bit of practice. I'm sure Gideon will be spending day and night perfecting his american accent, lol

[@anndeecosita3586]

@@WGGplant I think maybe that’s because Hollywood pushes the Midwest accent which to my ears is very nasally so that’s why the British actors likely latch on to it.

[@wayneyadams]

Don't forget Angela Lansbury in movies and most notably on her TV show, "Murder She Wrote. Amanda Tapping on the TV show "Stargate SG1." Hugh Laurie in the TV Show, "House."

[@diannapianna2333]

Love it! Really cute!

[@alyonamakarona]

I think you focused solely on the sounds, neglecting the very important aspect of intonation and melody of both accents. Therefore Gideon appeared as a British speaker goofing around with the sounds, while Chris sounded like he was sarcastically imitating British pronunciation.:)) Thank you so much for sharing the video - it's so great, thoroughly enjoyed it:) Genuinely appreciated that both of you were willing to put yourselves in an uncomfortable position! And the way both of you supported and treated each other so nicely.... just adorable :)

[@steveneardley7541]

Cadence and phraseology are very important. American English is actually more fluid than British English. For some reason, American English became increasingly French as time went on, not only in the slurring between words, but also in its phraseology. British English has retained more of the original Germanic influence, in its use of emphasis and in the clarity of the enunciation.

[@isabelatence7035]

Very good to start my day with this joke,😃 Kris has a perfect American pronunciation for my ears, unheard of for me, her guests are top notch, cute video. It enriched my contact with the language. Learning with fun is great!😃 Congratulations to both!!🤩❤❤❤❤❤

[@LetThemTalkTV]

Thanks for your comment. Reading between the lines I think you voted for Kris. Have a good day. Now I'm going to hide in the corner and have a little cry.

[@isabelatence7035]

@@LetThemTalkTV Favorite teacher, you are a comedy!😃

[@OlgaPuma1977]

Both were fantastic 🔥🔥🔥😂😂😂

[@edgarrodriguez8973]

Amazing, I wanted to see a sketch like that. Me, myself, I use a mixture of British-pronounced English seasoned with mixed British and American expressions because I'm exposed constantly to both varieties. And, winner, ummmm maybe you're the greatest teacher but Kris won this round.

[@joruha]

I was born in Washington DC and grew up in Maryland within the DC metro area where I continue to live. When I was younger, I attended a college in northern Minnesota where I met a guy from Hong Kong. He noted that my accent was different than the accent of the local people. He said I sounded more British than they did! I found that amusing. But I figured that the sound of British English is his point of reference since that's the type of English spoken in Hong Kong. I guess my accent sounded a little less foreign to him.

[@CamoJan]

I thought Gideon had an American accent that sounded like he was from New York City. 😀

[@yvonnesmith8245]

Gideon was bloody brilliant! He’s got my vote ❤️

[@Cesarsanvicente]

very entertaining this video

[@DMTRVK]

Ahah the end is absolutely brilliant! 😂

[@ronitambar4397]

That was so much fun! Loved every bit of it. Sorry Gideon, but you’ll have to practice on your American accent (:

[@scrappingfla9016]

The skit was priceless 🤣 BTW... Tuesday is the 3rd day of the week 😂 2sday😂

[@larsvanderheeg4305]

It was a wonderful and hilarious episode and also quite educating. As a non native English speaker (I'm Swedish but have been trying to learn English the last 51 years) I think I would manage both accents but trip on words, fixed phrases and grammar as we Non English are quite accustomed to both British and American English but not to the 'silent grammar'. By the way: 'I parked my car in Harvard Yard' really sounds like a poem by Walt Whitman. 😉 Post scriptum: I do believe that Kris won.

[@louisolds5107]

Fun and informative video. Thanks to you both. To my ear there are important differences that could be addressed in another video. Rhythm, inflection, pitch. As an American I hear our accent as flatter in terms of variation in pitch and emphasis. I hear more “information” in British English. When I hear a British speaker say the word “massive” I know they mean huge, impressively large. When I say “massive” in American English it means “whatever, big, yawn”. ;-)

[@reverts3031]

The one good thing about the American "R" is when you're learning Mandarin - the American "R" is almost identical. Chris - just listen to and memorize some Monty Python skits - and you'll be fine. You guys did equally well. Gideon - practice the Mandarin "R" --- your American "R" is just a bit rhotic. It's not an easy thing to do. This was fun!

[@Maggies87]

Great job to both! Gideon, American voices sit much lower- from our larynx down to (mostly in) chest (chest as a resonator), and we speak with relaxed mouths. Try again, with Kris placing his voice higher - into his mouth as the resonator (much less chest voice!) and more firm shaping of sounds at the mouth. Edited to spell Kris’ name correctly! This was fun, maybe do again? Poor Gideon has a tougher time, due to American soft “t” pallet tap sort of like a “d” and the rhotic r in “er” but thank goodness for New England accents!

[@Hirnspatz]

I did not choose one or the other. When I was in school I had to learn BE. Later, I had a lot of American friends and I adopted lots of AE. Still, when I spent my vacation (or shall I say holiday?) in the US, people told me I have a _British_ accent. Anyway, when I was in London, I was teased because of my _American_ accent.

[@Hirnspatz]

Oh, I forgot: Kris did a better job.

[@LetThemTalkTV]

Another vote for Kris. This is a conspiracy.

[@Hirnspatz]

@@LetThemTalkTV Sorry mate. Some call it conspiracy, some call it THE TRUTH. 😱

[@marylkap6498]

@@LetThemTalkTV 😅

[@profepinky5776]

Actor Jack Lemmon proved complete mastership of this skill in the film Irma La Douce.

[@antoniomattozzi4296]

Both very nice!

[@DoodiePunk]

It's funny hearing both of you trying the other accent.

[@viviana-7569]

You were amazing . I couldn't stop laughing throughout all the video. I think Chris was better at reproducing british accent, but you Gideon, you are great , how you analize language, I love your videos. Thank you so much for sharing. Bye from the city of Bs. As.🙋‍♀️😘

[@maritzajimenez6690]

Thanks a lot for the nicest moment ! I've studied American English all my life, but I'd rather speak Brittish English, so I'm trying to learn it. So this videos help me a lot ! Thank you very much always Gideon. My vote es 50/50.Both were wonderful

[@LetThemTalkTV]

very diplomatic. Thanks

[@maritzajimenez6690]

@@LetThemTalkTV :D

[@ericban842]

what a great video.

[@nHans]

_"British v. American English"_ must be the most overdone topic in language channels-but it never stops being fun. I'm from India, but I've lived and worked for many years in both England and America. So I'm very good at this game! In addition to the examples mentioned in this video, my personal favorites include: • *Pronounced differently:* lieutenant, tomato, missile, privacy, homage, z, beta, theta, zeta, phi • *Different meanings:* ass, lift, flat, biscuit, chips, fag, rubber, holiday, pants, boot, trunk, bonnet, hood, football, gaffer, inspector [and hundreds more] • *Mainly British (excluding Cockney Rhyming Slang):* blimey, bloke, bollocks, bugger off, chuffed, cock up, cuppa, guv'nor, Guy Fawkes, hit a sixer, bowl a bouncer, innit, knackered, not cricket, pint, self-goal, sod off, top of the morning • *Mainly American:* 3 strikes, 4th down, 4th of July, curve ball, home run, fumble, Hail Mary pass, Benedict Arnold, John Hancock, Kool-Aid, kumbaya, 1st/2nd/4th/5th Amendment, due process, plead the fifth • *Different spellings:* Don't even get me started.

[@DavidHunte]

@inHans - This is a great list. Thanks for sharing it.

[@nHans]

​@@DavidHunte You're welcome. But I've barely scratched the surface. If you want something more comprehensive, you could start with the Wikipedia page _"Comparison of American and British English."_ Have fun!

[@elwolf8536]

Your observations are Bob on !!!

[@marylkap6498]

@@nHans Ah, so that's where you got yr knowledge from! 😜

[@wayneyadams]

My wife's ex-husband was Canadian, so she goes to the gas station to buy petrol, and her car has a bonnet, even though she was born and raised in Florida like me. LOL

[@nHans]

The most characteristic feature of SSBE (aka RP) is the *intrusive R:* _"Saw a tuna oil drawing at the India office."_ Gideon has mentioned it in his other videos, but not this one. Would've been fun to see Kris trying it out. It's too deeply ingrained in Gideon's DNA. Even when he was trying to speak with an American accent, he couldn't avoid it: _"That's the dumbest idea I've ever heard."_ Hear the _"eye dear I've"?_ 😜 BTW, neither of you rolled your R's 🙄. The common R sound in both SSBE and GAE - [ɹ̠] - is merely an approximant. Whereas, the trill - [r] - is the proper rolled R. We Indians proudly roll our R's. As do the Italians, Arabs, East Europeans and many others. English opera singers and stage actors often trill. But otherwise, native English speakers do so only rarely.

[@HuckleberryHim]

If I am not mistaken, the tap/flap "r" (whatever its IPA character is) occurs in GAE, and I think maybe in SSBE too. In GAE, it's in words like "ladder" and "butter", in the middle; the "d" or "t" is realized as a tapped "r". Not a trill, but close enough. I don't know that Indic languages have actual trills either, though

[@wayneyadams]

I cannot roll my rs to save my life which caused a big problem when I was a kid. My father's US Navy ship was stationed in Barcelona and when we moved there, we had to go to a Spanish school because there were no American schools. God bless the teachers, they tried every way they could to help me roll my rs. I could not do it then and I cannot do it today.

[@HuckleberryHim]

@@wayneyadams You should look up some videos, there are definitely ways to learn to do it that most ppl just don't know about. I've seen ppl who learned to do it as adults.

[@josephbrandenburg4373]

​@@wayneyadams I studied Spanish in elementary school (it was a weekly "activity" class), then I took real Spanish classes in middle and high school. I have friends who speak Spanish natively, and I live in Florida so I frequently have reason to speak Spanish. Never was able to roll my r's. Then I started studying Polish, where rolling the R's is entirely optional, and I was able to do it within a few months. I'll never understand why that is. Ale nigdy nie będę się zatrzymać uczenia języka polskiego. To mój ulubiony język!

[@wayneyadams]

@@josephbrandenburg4373 I grew up in Hialeah (Now South America), and now lie in Broward County, and refuse to speak Spanish to people who have been here for decades and refuse to learn English! That is one of the reasons I moved to Broward County (America), but alas Spanish has followed me here and I find fewer and fewer people who speak English!

[@anndeecosita3586]

I noticed that the American guy sounds like he has a strong regional Midwest accent when he is reading the sentences. Probably because he practices speaking more general but not reading it. I think many British actors do the general accent well but not as much with regionals ones. Maybe from less exposure.

[@lynseydrewitt3344]

Many years ago, I was working with a young southern belle from Louisiana. She was trying to nail the accent, when I said she needed to sound depressed, then she nailed it. Funniest moment was her, on the phone home, telling her mum that she now knew how to speak English! She just needs to sound depressed! lol😂

[@theliterarytarot]

This was fun. It’s nice to see a British person allowing us Americans attempt a British accent without being snotty haha. I think Gideon had a better American accent but only if you consider that it sounded like a New Yorker/parts of New England. Otherwise for most Americans or other accents in America it was quite different. I think Kris needed a bit of work haha but it was all good fun. I’ve been using Shakespeare to practice my speaking but I need a modern British monologue to practice now :)

[@momokomiyafuji396]

To me, Hugh Laurie is astounding. I love British humor and between A Bit of Fry and Laurie, Blackadder and various other sources I’ve watched him for many years. So seeing him as Doctor Gregory House was a revelation. He handles the colloquialisms, sarcasm and snark in a wholly believable American accent. He’s a great musician as well, which has nothing to do with any of this, but just points out what an amazingly talented entertainer he is.

[@wayneyadams]

24:41 Tuesday is the THIRD day of the week. Sunday, Monday, Tuesday. It is however the second workday of the week.

[@robramsay1945]

The role reversals were hilarious. I am voting for Amerikos - the Greek American since Gideon has had more years to practice his American. WhaWhaWha...Whaaaaa.

[@RichiEnglish]

@LetThemTalkTV, would you be up for a convo about British accents and dialects from the perspective of a non-native speaker who is also a teacher of English? When I first landed in the North of England,I literally thought I wasn't in England at all. I had to start learning English from scratch.

[@AnnaAnna-uc2ff]

Thanks.

[@Cyberbooly]

Fun and interesting.

[@mriamright1740]

South West has a rhotic R - and in fact a heavily rolled R was and still can be, a feature of RP accents in the south east. Even today, rural or older folk from Oxfordshire, Berkshire, have a more south west stronger R sound. The loss of the R is relatively recent. Listen to RP speakers say, born in Victorian times in London, they often had a heavily rolled R, like the Scottish one. Or even an aspirated H.

[@pauleff3312]

Good laugh - entertaining

[@jewelsmickey1265]

Love it!! Thank you so much!! I’m from Ohio & around the Akron area they curb their A’s. Drives me crazy!! I do my best not to do that.

[@artiomsinelnikov9664]

I'd participate in some kind of a competition of imitating different English and American accents for non-native speakers.

[@meanderingmuse8101]

Interesting video. The ferry-fairy/hairy-Harry thing depends on what part of the US u are from. I am in FL by way of downstate NY and have met many Midwestern people here. They pronounce those words more similarly than people from the Northeast do. I think Gideon could easily learn a New England accent. Both of u did a good job.

[@wayneyadams]

I am a born and raised Floridian, but I grew up in the Miami area where we have a huge northern, midwestern and just about every other part of the country population, so we speak what would be considered standard American English which is the dominant dialect. However, if you go to the more rural areas, you will hear just the slightest Florida accent. Once you get to northern Florida and the pan handle you will hear Georgia and Alabama accents all over the place. My brother-in-law who was born and raised in North Miami moved to Pensacola 25 to 30 years ago, and now he sounds like he comes from Alabama. In fact, there are times when I have trouble understanding him. LOL

[@ndrmkhn6559]

For me as a non-native English speaker the American accent of Kris is much easy to understand than British one of Gideon. I guess America as a big boiling pot of nations with different pronunciations and different languages accumulated all of them and choose the simplest way to pronounce the similar words while Brits keep their own rather strange way of saying. thank you guys for this nice vid. thumb's up!

[@filolinguista5576]

I really enjoyed this video, it made me smile a lot. As a Mexican, I have the option to choose between American and British English pronunciation, and I've tried to learn both. However, no matter how hard I try to stick to one pronunciation, I inevitably end up mixing them. On the other hand, I feel uncomfortable using British pronunciation when speaking to Americans, and vice versa. And living in a highly touristic city, I frequently find myself interacting with non-native English speakers from various countries. Consequently, it's not a problem to speak with a combination of both pronunciations though.

[@anndeecosita3586]

Keep in mind not all Americans or all Brits pronounce all words the same way. For example, an American from another region and I were talking. she said “coyote” and because of her pronunciation, it took me a second to realize what she was saying. I have since learned that is a common pronunciation where I have moved. I had never heard it before then.

[@wayneyadams]

@@anndeecosita3586 I assume you mean she used a long e (pronounced like coyotee) at the end of the word.

[@torrawel]

😂😂😂 Great idea! Actually, as a non-native speaker, I mix them up constantly. It depends a bit however where I am... In the US I try to Americanise (is that a word?) my accent and when talking to English people I pay extra attention to my t's... It usually goes well but the problem comes when I meet people from Scotland or Australia. I automatically want to imitate them but it sounds ridiculous and almost offending😅 Also, when in Canada, I try to sound less American but that doesn't help a lot because ending with "ay" the whole time is quite difficult 😂 (by the way : Gideon definitely won the sketch. Kris however was betttter in the first part)