American and British accents explained
Why do Americans and Brits have the accents they have? Sociolinguist, professor and author Valerie Fridland joins Rob and Jess this week to discuss why we talk funny. 🍮 Does 'caramel' have one or two syllables? 🪶 Do Americans sound more like Shakespeare than Brits? 🎩 Why do some accents sound 'posher' than others? These questions answered, an many more, in another gloriously nerdy episode of Words Unravelled. 📘 VALERIE'S BOOKS 📕 Why We Talk Funny: https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/bo... Like, Literally, Dude: https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/bo... 👕 OUR MERCH 👚 US SHOP: https://wordsunravelledshop.myspreads... EU/UK SHOP: https://wordsunravelledshop.myspreads... 👂LISTEN: https://podfollow.com/words-unravelle... or search for "Words Unravelled" wherever you get your podcasts. ==LINKS== Rob's YouTube channel: / robwords Jess' Useless Etymology blog: https://uselessetymology.com/ Rob on X: x.com/robwordsyt Jess on TikTok: tiktok.com/@jesszafarris #etymology #wordfacts #English
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