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Somebody get this kid a job in the movies business, pronto! Brit Jake can do accents really, really well, and in this video, he demonstrates his almost-savant-like skill for picking up accents by doing 24 different English accents alone. But he's no one-tongue wonder: In addition to several British and American dialects, Jake also pulls off German, French, Russian and Italian accents with effortless skill. Color us and our rusty Pig Latin impressed. This boy is wicked smaht. Enjoy!
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Friday 08 October
By Ashley Danya
He and I should have an accent battle sometime! I've been able to do most of those accents (maybe not some of the more difficult English ones, though) since I was about 8 or 9. Product of being raised by a television. :P
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Saturday 09 October
By biz
wow! aussie accent is pretty close, and that's a hard one!
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Wednesday 13 October
By Grace
Aussie accent was off on several different levels. 'er' should become 'ahh'. He also said 'Yis' Instead of 'Yes, which is the new zealander pronunciation. 'i's such as in 'visit' are way too pronounced, and he needs to drop a few vowels here and there while stretching out others (such as the 'o' in working should be more of a 'err' sound). 'You' should become 'Ya', and he needs to talk faster and with a little more conviction. It's a fine art to learn which sounds and works to lengthen, exaggerate or clip, as well as which emphasis to use, to pull of a real Aussie accent. Still, decent effort.
Tuesday 12 October
By Judith Gauthier
Smashing! Brilliant! Lovely! Right On! Au boutte...!
I am a linguist and could never come close to this in my lifetime. Get thee to a cinema career ... seriously!
Please do a Canadian accent, eh? ... ou un bon accent "de chez nous" (there are quite a few in Canadian French). Loved your Parisian accent - right on.
How about a take-off on "Canadian, Please" ... ? (easy to find on YouTube videos - the three of you would have so much fun)
Thanks for the smiles.
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Saturday 09 October
By kelley davis
Phenomenal! Farris Buehler should polish HIS boots!
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Sunday 10 October
By Essexboy 1962
Yeah mate love all of them Chinese one needs more work but couldn't fault the rest, When your a dad one day your kids are going to love your story telling.
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Wednesday 13 October
By Grace
He does a pretty good job, but certainly not flawless. Still worth a kudos.
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Thursday 14 October
By Pinkerton
He stole my one and only talent!!!!!!!!! Dammit.
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Wednesday 27 October
By Brandon
WAAAYYY better than my failed attempts at only 2 or 3 accents. This kid's got talent!
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Sunday 28 November
By cheray
aussie acccent was not too flash. Too enunciated. We do not enunciate clearly like that. Its rougher and dragged out and not so clipped. But god you did a good job .....the rest are brilliant
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Friday 03 December
By Krystalia
You did a really nice job! Although a few of the accents were off, like South African and Italian, besides that, it was REALLY good, especially Australian and Russian
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