The hilarious Siobhan Thompson, from BBC America’s Anglophenia blog, teaches Science Friction’s Rusty Ward — and the rest of America — how to pronounce difficult British place names. With very funny results.

Seriously, I’ve only just got Fowey myself.

What if lifts were voice activated?

And what if those lifts were voice activated but it was comedians on the other end?

And what if sometimes those comedians decided that instead of voices the elevator should be activated by claps…

HT: Robyn Drake

YouTube user Sara somehow manages to put on a whole range of different world accents, but whilst speaking total gibberish. As well as being both a stunning feat and simply hilarious, it also gives you some idea how you sound to someone who doesn’t understand your language. Enjoy.

Or Take 2, with additions: