
Where do accents come from?
Brains On! Science podcast for kids
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Why Don't Americans Sound Like Brits?
We tend to lump british accents into one big group, but there are around forty different accents in the u k. The biggest difference between those two accents is whether or not you can hear the r sound. And i actually got eric to record some examples for us. Can you hear the difference? Sasha, i can very clearly. Let's hear those rs in action. Star, str clear. Clear.
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