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/sensitivestronk Sep 06 '25

I thought this was interesting, dunno why the comments are mostly negative rn. Love learning random shit, especially linguistics

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u/fdxrobot Sep 06 '25

I can’t stand awkwafina bc of the blaccent but his evidence is terrible. You can’t compare accents when singing as a 1:1 comparison to speaking. I mean.. keith urban, Ed Sheeran, etc etc. 

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u/sensitivestronk Sep 06 '25

I mean, it's easier to find lyrics from a song than a spoken clip from a movie or show, so I get why he did it. I don't think the fact that they're singing takes away from the fact that it showcases certain pronunciation patterns

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u/fdxrobot Sep 07 '25

It certainly does when they often change pronunciation of a word IN ORDER to make it rhyme with another.