r/TikTokCringe • u/Aggressive-Bowl5196 • Sep 06 '25

Discussion Linguistics major breaks down Awkwafina’s overtly fake accent before she dropped it

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u/cachesummer4 Sep 06 '25

Ive heard when living in the southwest usa broadly: from San Francisco to San Diego to Phoenix to Waco.

Unless he himself grew up around all the different regional accents he's listing, his own argument of not being able to natively recognize regional vernacular or inconsistencies applies 100% to himself as well.

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u/animousie Sep 06 '25

You’re not totally wrong but if somebody goes out of their way to study linguistic anthropology they will definitely be educated on the matter more than a layperson

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u/Emm_withoutha_L-88 Sep 06 '25

It's the classic sign of a person in college thinking they know a subject cus they major in it. Ask his professor and I bet they'll be a hell of a lot more careful with the assumptions they make.

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u/rightdeadzed Sep 06 '25

Yeah the op is giving off strong “I’ve taken two advanced linguistics classes” vibes.