How different are American and British accents?

#american #british #accent #comparison #english We’re going to compare American and British accents. Both the United States and the United Kingdom have many regional accents. But each country has its standard accent: General American and General British, also known as Received Pronunciation. These are the accents typically heard on CNN and BBC. You can test your knowledge of these accents with a quiz at the end of the video. Support my channel on Patreon: Special thanks to Izaak and Max for their authentic voice samples! Photos from Unsplash: Sven D, Mark Paton, Mathyas Kurmann, Aditya Joshi, Annie Spratt, Patrick Tomasso, Derek Thomson, Andersen Jensen, Wolfgang Hasselmann, Luke Porter, Jared Rice, Ray Aucott, Benjamin Elliott, Aron Van de Pol. 00:00 Introduction 00:29 Rhoticity 01:09 Flapping 02:04 Father–bother & cot–caught mergers 03:35 Yod-dropping 05:05 /æ/ raising 05:54 trap–bath split 06:38 Dark L vs light L 07:36 Quiz 08:05 Questions