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Dialect Coach Erik Singer

@dialectcoacheriksinger1697

20 videos · 32 shorts · 2x a month

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Why does Dracula sound like that? 🧛‍♂️

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Here it is, the cover for the UK & Commonwealth edition of The Accent Code. Pre-order links in bio!

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4 cool things about the Manchester happY vowel - the 1 at the end of happy, city, Mike Somerby

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Moroccan languages (full video out soon). Let me know what you think in the comments! #linguistics

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AI and accent change: Will speaking to AIs change the way we talk?

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“T-dropping”? - part 2 of 2 - where do mi’en and moun’ain come from and why are they spreading?

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“T-dropping”? (Part 1 of 2) - it’s impor’ant to wear your mi’ens in the moun’ains

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Cookie Monster, Elmo, and habitual be in AAVE: who be eating cookies?

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One problem w/ the memes about “Odysseus’ Boston accent”...he doesn’t really have one

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The Odyssey’s American accents — great artists return to the same themes over and over…

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Accents, identity, and history - a snippet from my Substack Live with W. Kamau Bell

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Do you have an accent?

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I Like Your Accent, a Substack all about accents, launched today! Subscribe free—link on my channel!

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How do you pronounce the Led Zeppelin song D’yer Mak’er?

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So what's the hardest accent? Geordie? Jamaican? Boston? South African? #accents #dialects

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nooz or nyooz? All about liquid U. Stay to the end for the arbitrariness of the sign! #accents

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Is there a lesbian accent? What we do and don’t know about lesbian linguistics #lavenderlinguistics

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English spelling is a complete cluster*#$% — Let’s dig into this a little deeper, shall we?

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Is nucular a mispronunciation? #accents #dialects #linguistics #sociolinguistics #linguisticequality

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The deep historical origins behind how you say the word with. #accents #dialects #sociolinguistics

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Merry Mary, Marry Me! A song to celebrate the season, for mergers and splitters alike!

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Three corrections to women & word count

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Do women really speak 3x as much as men??

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Mary marry merry—same or different?

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The little speech sound that's EVERYWHERE YOU LOOK. Stay to the end for the #americanaccenttips

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Matthew McConaughey and Jimmy Stewart advise a young actor #accentsilliness

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Just some accent silliness: 10 accent jokes in 106 seconds

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Are some vowel sounds gayer than others? Here's what the #linguistic research has to say. #accents

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Does a language need standards? Who makes sure we don’t descend into incoherent barbarism?

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Accent vs. dialect

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Axe v ask (Linguistic equality, episode 2)

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How to make an American R sound (R sounds are super weird, part 2 of 2)

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R sounds are super weird! (Part 1 of 2)

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Linguistic equality (episode 1)

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PARAGON American and the myth of "neutral": Time to retire "General" American. Here's my proposal

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All native-speaker accents and dialects are created equal #linguistics #linguisticdiscrimination

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Yesterday I said 98% of Americans have a TRAP-TRAM split. CORRECTION: it’s probably more like 88%

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TRAP≠TRAM: “pre-nasal tensing” in American #accents #americanaccents #accenttips #dialectcoaching

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A lad auditions to play Juliet in Will Shakespeare's new play #accents #shakespeare #accentsilliness

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Broad doesn't necessarily equal inauthentic #accents #dialects #dialectcoaching #sociolinguistics

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Why you can’t just learn the lines in your target accent #accents #dialects #dialectcoaching

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The Idiot Wizard Paradox - guys, I think this is why we all find accents soo interesting

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A Scot auditions for Macbeth. What did Shakespeare sound like, anyway? #accents #shakespeare

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Accents are hard--they take time and expert guidance. You don't just toss an actor a sword on day 1!

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Bad accents are not the actor's fault! Accents are hard—you don't just throw an actor on a horse!

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Writer of Jurassic World: Dominion reacts to trailer

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How To Learn An Accent Fast

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Thank you for the Webby!

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Webby! Vote for me! (I'm taller than Conan.)

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Should I get rid of my accent?

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How long does it take to learn an accent?

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How Do You Teach Accents?