I'm always impressed and entertained by someone who can shift accents as this gent does, mid-sentence. Imagining the exercise, and how much study of vocal anatomy, and practice at a mirror this...
I'm always impressed and entertained by someone who can shift accents as this gent does, mid-sentence. Imagining the exercise, and how much study of vocal anatomy, and practice at a mirror this must take, is daunting.
Other than watching a variety of UK comedy panel shows with the same rotating guests, I've no experience with these accents myself, so can't assess the authenticity of their reproduction, but as the saying goes, "it sounds pretty good from here."
I'm a Brit from the East Midlands. Out of all our country, we've probably got the softest and most neutral British accent. I can mimic more accents than those who've got a preexisting strong...
I'm a Brit from the East Midlands.
Out of all our country, we've probably got the softest and most neutral British accent. I can mimic more accents than those who've got a preexisting strong accent.
But our island is full of insane idioms, collequalisms and other jargon in our language before our accents even pop in. It's great.
The stereotype of "You can travel five minutes down the road and the accent has changed" is wonderfully true.
I'm always impressed and entertained by someone who can shift accents as this gent does, mid-sentence. Imagining the exercise, and how much study of vocal anatomy, and practice at a mirror this must take, is daunting.
Other than watching a variety of UK comedy panel shows with the same rotating guests, I've no experience with these accents myself, so can't assess the authenticity of their reproduction, but as the saying goes, "it sounds pretty good from here."
I'm a Brit from the East Midlands.
Out of all our country, we've probably got the softest and most neutral British accent. I can mimic more accents than those who've got a preexisting strong accent.
But our island is full of insane idioms, collequalisms and other jargon in our language before our accents even pop in. It's great.
The stereotype of "You can travel five minutes down the road and the accent has changed" is wonderfully true.