Emma Stone Has A Better Accent Than British People 💂‍♀️ The Graham Norton Show | BBC America

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[intrepidis]

I'm English, from London, and I understand the difference of inflection that Emma's talking about. She's definitely nailed it! Kudos

[mtacji]

To be fair, not just a British accent, but her impersonation of Olivia Colman at 0:54 is pretty good.

[patoises]

0:16 her impression of olivia colman is spot on!

[riverotters]

The subtle difference Emma is trying to demonstrate is between the older and more conservative RP pronunciation of T followed by a syllabified dark L, versus an aspirated T with a schwa before the L, which is usually vocalized. The same distinction can be made with final N, where conservatively, the N is syllabified, but more commonly today with younger speakers, it's a schwa before the N for the final syllable. Additionally, using a glottal stop for the T in either case is often viewed as a working class trait. In reality, anyone from any class might use a glottal stop or the aspirated T, sometimes even in free variation.

[carp]

Emma Stone is adorable. So much talent!

[squatch]

I wish I was Emma's best friend. I could listen to her tell stories all day.

[lnl]

Talk show hosts must love guests like Emma. Funny, outgoing and listens!

[Porcf]

I love Emma Stone every time she appears on a screen, without fail. She is really such a great actress and so much fun!

[Mickey-]

Most actors can't do accents in general but Emma is pretty damn good.

[KCNwokoye]

Talented, hardworking and delightful Emma.

[Sheenifier]

For some reason, I know what she's talking about and I'm American. I can hear Olivia Coleman doing it

[rjjohnson]

Her story reminds me of the scene in "Love Actually" where Colin is in the Wisconsin bar just saying words.

[UQuoZepplin]

Her impersonation of Olivia Colman is pretty perfect too . Wow!

[scoxocs]

Emma and J. Law are the best American interviewees.

[nathanchong]

0:15 Rob is a good listener and he nod his head 😊❤😊❤❤😊❤😊❤😊❤😊

[adachan]

Love Emma Stone. And indeed, her accent is arguably better than many Brits, in that she could say "bottle" like that.

[ravensdark]

Honestly..that was an amazing Coleman impression....

[RobertLopez-yfzi]

Rob sitting there waiting for an opportunity to force small man in a box into the conversation.

[nicolabjork]

Never thought about it, but I say ”bottle” the same way, with the sides and back of the tongue. No, not a glottal stop.

[kelliehorn]

I am absolutely loving that this video sparked a zillion comments about linguistics 🤓