“I loved this video which does a tour of US accents.”
Tour of US accents
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If folks find accents interesting, I loved this video which does a tour of US accents. Part 1: link (Okracoke Island is at 13:40) Part 2: this video
Accent Expert Gives a Tour of U.S. Accents - (Part 2) | WIRED
2.7M views · Feb 17, 2021 · 14:18 · 2 HN recommenders · 3 mentions · discussed 2021–2025
Dialect coach Erik Singer tours a range of accents across North America with linguists in Part 2 of WIRED's accent series. It covers regional distinctions such as Southern Mississippi, Miami and Utah English.
Why Hacker News points people here: HN commenters recommend it as an enjoyable, accessible tour of US accents and cite it in threads on vowel shifts and dialects.
“I loved this video which does a tour of US accents.”HN comment, 2025
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“wired did a pretty good series on accents in the US recently on youtube”
Series on US accents from Wired
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Really good article. For those interested in this sort of thing, wired did a pretty good series on accents in the US recently on youtube: link this video link
“In the US there is a Northern Cities Vowel shift going on right now”
Explains the Northern Cities Vowel Shift
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In the US there is a Northern Cities Vowel shift going on right now, that this linguist claims is the biggest vowel shift since “The Great Vowel Shift.” See this video starting at 7:10 this video Maybe related to what’s happening in Canadian English?