You say tomato, I say tomato… Accents are fascinating.
Accents can change over one’s lifetime, and they can be changed with conscious effort too.
English actor and accent coachSarah Valentineis an expert in teaching the tones which can inflect the English language.
On her TikTok, she gives examples of simple phrases repeated in over 20 accents.
Valentine has been working in TV since the 1990s.
She appears to have found success coaching other actors to speak in a variety of dialects.
While much work with actors is done in one-on-one coaching, TikTok is a medium to educate the masses.
Valentine then repeats these simple words in accents including German, Dutch, and New York.
Our mirror-neurons may facilitate this process through the creation of accents.
But all accents are worthy of pride.
Watching Valentine change at the drop of a hat is all the more impressive.
