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That's called acting.


British actors are generally good at American accents[0], but not the other way round. That new Zelda game what came out yesterday has surprisingly poorly directed voice acting in general, but especially Zelda herself, who in a sea of American accents is a Canadian-American actress doing an ultra-fake British accent where half the time it still has American vowels.

[1] except David Tennant, who thinks https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_gp9K-rMdxg sounds Californian


"British actors are generally good at American accents[0], but not the other way round."

Probably helped by trying to get voice controlled technology working - particularly lifts.... ;-)


Ha, I still occasionally have to speak American to Siri - especially song titles or artists.


> Probably helped by trying to get voice controlled technology working - particularly lifts.... ;-)

Wait... there are voice controlled elevators?


Sorry - it was a reference to https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HbDnxzrbxn4


> That new Zelda game what came out yesterday has surprisingly poorly directed voice acting in general

OK, so it's not just my wife; she sometimes directs voice actors, and within the first five minutes of the game as part of the big intro sequence everyone who plays the game has to see it got an "oof, that needed another take" out of her, LOL.


i was thinking of pop and rock singers




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