Uploaded March 2026 | Updated September 2026, 3 weeks ago
The American accent that sounds Southern, Canadian, British, and more at the same time!
Thanks to NordVPN for sponsoring! nordvpn.com/evan
Starring Rob Words! youtube.com/@RobWords
Thanks so much for watching! This video has taken me an absolute age to create! I started working on it last summer, and it ballooned and ballooned! But I had a blast.
Video Chapters
0:00 Hook & Intro
2:15 Why does the “O” sound British?
6:34 The many influences on the South Jersey accent
7:29 Does New Jersey have a southern accent?
9:20 The many clashing dialects within New Jersey
12:07 Why don’t you have a stereotypical “New Jersey” accent?
16:19 The confusing grammar of “I’m done my homework”
18:57 Why do some Americans call pizza a pie?
20:06 The general American accent vs the Philadelphia accent
24:15 Mary vs marry vs merry vs murry
24:50 Why do some Americans pronounce Mario like that?
25:32 The Philadelphia and South Jersey pronunciation of “water”
26:52 The true origins of my accent and conclusion
28:57 SPON
30:03 Outro
Sources and Further Reading / Viewing
I couldn’t have made this video without the excellent map and work of Rick Aschmann aschmann.net/AmEng
NJ Interviews courtesy of: youtube.com/watch?v=pOG7HYf81cw
I’m Done My Homework: https://ygdp.yale.edu/phenomena/done-my-homework
Goat Vowel: https://ecampusontario.pressbooks.pub/lexicalsets/chapter/18-goat-lexical-set/
Big up The Sopranos for for having so many good north Jersey accents.
If you're new to my channel and videos, hi! I'm Evan Edinger, and I make weekly "comedy" videos every Sunday evening. As an American living in London I love noticing the funny differences between the cultures and one of my most popular video series is my British VS American one. I'm also known for making terrible puns so sorry in advance. Hope to see you around, and I'll see you next Sunday! :)
If you want to know HOW I make my videos including gear, lighting, all the tiddly bits that connect it all together, (with cheaper alternatives and kit I used to use), I've listed each item, what it's great at, and why I use it on the gear section of my website here:
evanedinger.com/blog/my-gear
Otherwise: here's a quick list of some of my kit without descriptions from the above link:
Camera: Sony A7siii
geni.us/Evana7siii
Main Lens: Sony 24mm f/1.4 G-Master
geni.us/Evan24
Secondary Lens: Sony 16-35mm f/2.8 G-Master
geni.us/Evan1635
360 Cam: Insta360 X5
geni.us/Evan360
Main Light: Aputure 120d mkii
geni.us/Evan120d
Shotgun Microphone: Sennheiser MKH-416
geni.us/Evan416
Really useful SSD: SanDisk Extreme Portable 2TB
geni.us/EvanPortSSD
The background music I use is all from Epidemic Sound! I highly recommend it: geni.us/EvanEpidemicSound
Store: (LUTs, Presets, & Prints) ► evanedinger.com/store
Patreon: patreon.com/EvanEdinger
Second Channel: youtube.com/EvanEdingerTravel
Twitter: twitter.com/EvanEdinger
Instagram: instagram.com/EvanEdinger
Facebook: facebook.com/EvanEdinger
Discord: discord.com/invite/aH5jSEC
The American accent that sounds Southern, Canadian, British, and more at the same time!
Thanks to NordVPN for sponsoring! nordvpn.com/evan
Starring Rob Words! youtube.com/@RobWords
Thanks so much for watching! This video has taken me an absolute age to create! I started working on it last summer, and it ballooned and ballooned! But I had a blast.
Video Chapters
0:00 Hook & Intro
2:15 Why does the “O” sound British?
6:34 The many influences on the South Jersey accent
7:29 Does New Jersey have a southern accent?
9:20 The many clashing dialects within New Jersey
12:07 Why don’t you have a stereotypical “New Jersey” accent?
16:19 The confusing grammar of “I’m done my homework”
18:57 Why do some Americans call pizza a pie?
20:06 The general American accent vs the Philadelphia accent
24:15 Mary vs marry vs merry vs murry
24:50 Why do some Americans pronounce Mario like that?
25:32 The Philadelphia and South Jersey pronunciation of “water”
26:52 The true origins of my accent and conclusion
28:57 SPON
30:03 Outro
Sources and Further Reading / Viewing
I couldn’t have made this video without the excellent map and work of Rick Aschmann aschmann.net/AmEng
NJ Interviews courtesy of: youtube.com/watch?v=pOG7HYf81cw
I’m Done My Homework: https://ygdp.yale.edu/phenomena/done-my-homework
Goat Vowel: https://ecampusontario.pressbooks.pub/lexicalsets/chapter/18-goat-lexical-set/
Big up The Sopranos for for having so many good north Jersey accents.
If you're new to my channel and videos, hi! I'm Evan Edinger, and I make weekly "comedy" videos every Sunday evening. As an American living in London I love noticing the funny differences between the cultures and one of my most popular video series is my British VS American one. I'm also known for making terrible puns so sorry in advance. Hope to see you around, and I'll see you next Sunday! :)
If you want to know HOW I make my videos including gear, lighting, all the tiddly bits that connect it all together, (with cheaper alternatives and kit I used to use), I've listed each item, what it's great at, and why I use it on the gear section of my website here:
evanedinger.com/blog/my-gear
Otherwise: here's a quick list of some of my kit without descriptions from the above link:
Camera: Sony A7siii
geni.us/Evana7siii
Main Lens: Sony 24mm f/1.4 G-Master
geni.us/Evan24
Secondary Lens: Sony 16-35mm f/2.8 G-Master
geni.us/Evan1635
360 Cam: Insta360 X5
geni.us/Evan360
Main Light: Aputure 120d mkii
geni.us/Evan120d
Shotgun Microphone: Sennheiser MKH-416
geni.us/Evan416
Really useful SSD: SanDisk Extreme Portable 2TB
geni.us/EvanPortSSD
The background music I use is all from Epidemic Sound! I highly recommend it: geni.us/EvanEpidemicSound
Store: (LUTs, Presets, & Prints) ► evanedinger.com/store
Patreon: patreon.com/EvanEdinger
Second Channel: youtube.com/EvanEdingerTravel
Twitter: twitter.com/EvanEdinger
Instagram: instagram.com/EvanEdinger
Facebook: facebook.com/EvanEdinger
Discord: discord.com/invite/aH5jSEC
