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Accent Expert Gives a Tour of U.S. Accents - (Part 2) | WIRED
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 HN readers recommended it
HN commenters recommend it as an enjoyable, accessible tour of US accents and cite it in threads on vowel shifts and dialects.
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Video & recommendation details
- Creator / channel
- WIRED
- Topic
- american english accents
- Format
- explainer
- Level
- general
- HN recommenders in dataset
- 2
- HN mentions in dataset
- 3
- Recommendation years in dataset
- 2021–2025
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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: [VIDEO]
tstrimple on Hacker News · 2025-03
In The US island that speaks Elizabethan EnglishReally 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] [VIDEO] [LINK]
AbsoluteDestiny on Hacker News · 2021-05
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