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Accent Expert Gives a Tour of U.S. Accents - (Part One) | WIRED

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Language & linguistics

What it is

Dialect coach Erik Singer and several linguists tour distinct accents across English-speaking North America. It is the first part of a WIRED series on US accents.

Why Hacker News recommends it

HN recommends it as an enjoyable overview of American accents and what accent signals socially.

  • 2 people recommended it
  • 2 different months
  • 0 strong recommendations
  • first 2021, last 2025

What HN commenters said

  1. “wired did a pretty good series on accents in the US recently on youtube”

    Series on US accents.

    AbsoluteDestiny, 2021-05 · Recommendation · in “The Pin-Pen Merger (2020)”

  2. “I loved this video which does a tour of US accents.”

    Tour of US accents.

    tstrimple, 2025-03 · Recommendation · in “The US island that speaks Elizabethan English”

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Topics: accents, dialects, linguistics, north america, wired

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