Coach Z's Accent
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| '''Action''' || Airkshin || [[Happy Fireworks]], [[Main Page 23]] | | '''Action''' || Airkshin || [[Happy Fireworks]], [[Main Page 23]] | ||
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| '''Apartment''' || Apratment || Email [[sbemail 206]] | | '''Apartment''' || Apratment || Email [[sbemail 206]] | ||
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| '''Boulevard''' || Borlevard || [[I Killed Pom Pom]] | | '''Boulevard''' || Borlevard || [[I Killed Pom Pom]] | ||
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| '''Class''' || Clarss || Email [[parenting]] | | '''Class''' || Clarss || Email [[parenting]] | ||
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| + | | '''Connoisseur''' || Cornnoisuaer || [[Dangeresque Roomisode 2: The Intersection of Doom & Boom]] | ||
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| + | | '''Conversation''' || Cornversation || [[Dangeresque Roomisode 2: The Intersection of Doom & Boom]] | ||
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| '''[[Crap]]''' || Crop || Email [[Accent]] | | '''[[Crap]]''' || Crop || Email [[Accent]] | ||
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| '''Disco''' || Disca || [[Marzipan's Answering Machine Version 9.2]] | | '''Disco''' || Disca || [[Marzipan's Answering Machine Version 9.2]] | ||
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| - | | '''Do it''' || Dort || [[Meeple Grove]] | + | | '''Do it''' || Dort, doot || [[Meeple Grove]], [[Dangeresque Roomisode 2: The Intersection of Doom & Boom]] |
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| '''Drop''' || Drap || Email [[your funeral]] | | '''Drop''' || Drap || Email [[your funeral]] | ||
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| '''Effigy''' || Orfigy, arfigy, RPG, first-person shooter || [[Strong Badia the Free]] | | '''Effigy''' || Orfigy, arfigy, RPG, first-person shooter || [[Strong Badia the Free]] | ||
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| + | | '''Farm''' || Faerm || [[Dangeresque Roomisode 3: Keep My Enemies, Loser]] | ||
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| '''[[Fhqwhgads]]''' || Forhorglingrads || Email [[sibbie]] (Easter egg) | | '''[[Fhqwhgads]]''' || Forhorglingrads || Email [[sibbie]] (Easter egg) | ||
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| '''Forward''' || Frorward || [[Doomy Tales of the Macabre]] | | '''Forward''' || Frorward || [[Doomy Tales of the Macabre]] | ||
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| + | | '''Fountain''' || Fortain || [[Dangeresque Roomisode 2: The Intersection of Doom & Boom]] | ||
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| '''Goblin''' || Gorblin || [[2022 Costume Pack Now Available]] | | '''Goblin''' || Gorblin || [[2022 Costume Pack Now Available]] | ||
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| '''Globes''' || Glorbs || [[Later That Night...]] | | '''Globes''' || Glorbs || [[Later That Night...]] | ||
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| + | | '''Glove Box''' || Glorve Bax|| [[Dangeresque Roomisode 2: The Intersection of Doom & Boom]] | ||
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| '''Gluten''' and '''Glutton''' || Glorten || [[Weclome Back]] | | '''Gluten''' and '''Glutton''' || Glorten || [[Weclome Back]] | ||
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| + | | '''Great''' || Greart || [[Dangeresque Roomisode 2: The Intersection of Doom & Boom]] | ||
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| '''Half''' || Ha'''l'''f (non-silent L) || [[Mr. Poofers Must Die]] | | '''Half''' || Ha'''l'''f (non-silent L) || [[Mr. Poofers Must Die]] | ||
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| '''[[Coach Z's Locker Room|Locker]]''' || Lacker, Lacquer || Email [[part-time job#Commentary Transcript|part-time job (commentary)]], Email [[myths & legends]] (Easter egg) | | '''[[Coach Z's Locker Room|Locker]]''' || Lacker, Lacquer || Email [[part-time job#Commentary Transcript|part-time job (commentary)]], Email [[myths & legends]] (Easter egg) | ||
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| + | | '''Look''' || Lork || [[Dangeresque Roomisode 2: The Intersection of Doom & Boom]] | ||
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| '''Man''' || Marn, [[M'n]] || [[Dangeresque (karaoke)]], [[Mr. Poofers Must Die]] | | '''Man''' || Marn, [[M'n]] || [[Dangeresque (karaoke)]], [[Mr. Poofers Must Die]] | ||
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| '''Marshmallow''' || Mrashmallow || [[Later That Night...]] | | '''Marshmallow''' || Mrashmallow || [[Later That Night...]] | ||
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| '''Mouthwash''' || Mouthwarsh || [[The Best Decemberween Ever]] | | '''Mouthwash''' || Mouthwarsh || [[The Best Decemberween Ever]] | ||
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| + | | '''Music''' || Myorsic || [[Dangeresque Roomisode 2: The Intersection of Doom & Boom]] | ||
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| '''Musical''' || Myorsical || [[No Hands On Deck!]] | | '''Musical''' || Myorsical || [[No Hands On Deck!]] | ||
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| '''October''' || Orctober || [[The Best Decemberween Ever]] | | '''October''' || Orctober || [[The Best Decemberween Ever]] | ||
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| - | | '''Off''' || Orf || Email [[underlings]], Email [[winter pool]] | + | | '''Off''' || Orf || Email [[underlings]], Email [[winter pool]], [[Dangeresque Roomisode 2: The Intersection of Doom & Boom]] |
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| '''Office''' || Arfice, Orifice || [[In Search of the Yello Dello New Version|In Search of the Yello Dello]], [[Baddest of the Bands]] | | '''Office''' || Arfice, Orifice || [[In Search of the Yello Dello New Version|In Search of the Yello Dello]], [[Baddest of the Bands]] | ||
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| + | | '''Open''' || Orpen || [[Dangeresque Roomisode 2: The Intersection of Doom & Boom]] | ||
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| '''Out''' || Oat || [[A Jorb Well Done]] | | '''Out''' || Oat || [[A Jorb Well Done]] | ||
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| + | | '''Paperclip''' || Paperclorp || [[Dangeresque Roomisode 2: The Intersection of Doom & Boom]] | ||
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| '''Part''' || Prat || [[Where My Hat Is At? (toon)|Where My Hat Is At?]] | | '''Part''' || Prat || [[Where My Hat Is At? (toon)|Where My Hat Is At?]] | ||
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| - | | '''Probably''' || Prably || [[Coach Z's Character Video]] | + | | '''Pop''' || Porp || [[Dangeresque Roomisode 2: The Intersection of Doom & Boom]] |
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| '''Problem''' || Praeblem, Prablem || [[In Search of the Yello Dello New Version|In Search of the Yello Dello]], [[On Break]], [[Who Said What Now?]] | | '''Problem''' || Praeblem, Prablem || [[In Search of the Yello Dello New Version|In Search of the Yello Dello]], [[On Break]], [[Who Said What Now?]] | ||
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| '''Solid''' || Salid || Email [[Accent]] | | '''Solid''' || Salid || Email [[Accent]] | ||
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| + | | '''Somebody''' || Somebaddy || [[Dangeresque Roomisode 2: The Intersection of Doom & Boom]] | ||
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| '''Secret''' || Sorcret, "secret sorcret" || Email [[cliffhangers]] | | '''Secret''' || Sorcret, "secret sorcret" || Email [[cliffhangers]] | ||
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| '''Sports''' || Sprots || Email [[part-time job#Commentary Transcript|part-time job (commentary)]] | | '''Sports''' || Sprots || Email [[part-time job#Commentary Transcript|part-time job (commentary)]] | ||
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| + | | '''Star''' || Stair || [[Dangeresque Roomisode 2: The Intersection of Doom & Boom]] | ||
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| '''Stick''' || Stark || [[Dangeresque (karaoke)|"The Theme from Dangeresque II" karaoke]] | | '''Stick''' || Stark || [[Dangeresque (karaoke)|"The Theme from Dangeresque II" karaoke]] | ||
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| '''Swedish Fish''' || Swordish Forsh || [[3 Times Halloween Funjob]] | | '''Swedish Fish''' || Swordish Forsh || [[3 Times Halloween Funjob]] | ||
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| + | | '''Talking''' || Torkin' || [[Dangeresque Roomisode 2: The Intersection of Doom & Boom]] | ||
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| '''Talkin' about''' || Torkin' abort || [[Happy Hallow-day]] | | '''Talkin' about''' || Torkin' abort || [[Happy Hallow-day]] | ||
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| '''[[The Cheat]]''' || The Chort || ''see [[Nicknames#The Cheat|The Cheat's Nicknames]]'' | | '''[[The Cheat]]''' || The Chort || ''see [[Nicknames#The Cheat|The Cheat's Nicknames]]'' | ||
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| - | | '''There''' || Dere, dare || Email [[lures & jigs]], [[Marzipan's Answering Machine Version 9.2]], Email [[theme park]], [[Sbemail 169 Deleted Scene]] | + | | '''There''' || Dere, dare || Email [[lures & jigs]], [[Marzipan's Answering Machine Version 9.2]], Email [[theme park]], [[Sbemail 169 Deleted Scene]], [[Dangeresque Roomisode 2: The Intersection of Doom & Boom]] |
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| '''Thousand''' || Trousand || [[Sbemail 169 Deleted Scene]] | | '''Thousand''' || Trousand || [[Sbemail 169 Deleted Scene]] | ||
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| '''Thumb''' || Thermb || [[Some Stupid Turkey]] | | '''Thumb''' || Thermb || [[Some Stupid Turkey]] | ||
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| - | | '''[[Toilet]]''' || [[Terlet]] || [[Halloween Fairstival]], [[A Folky Tale]], Email [[unnatural]], [[The House That Gave Sucky Tricks]] | + | | '''[[Toilet]]''' || [[Terlet]] || [[Halloween Fairstival]], [[A Folky Tale]], Email [[unnatural]], [[The House That Gave Sucky Tricks]], [[Dangeresque Roomisode 2: The Intersection of Doom & Boom]] |
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| '''Unfortunate''' || Unfarchunate || [[Sbemail 169 Deleted Scene]] | | '''Unfortunate''' || Unfarchunate || [[Sbemail 169 Deleted Scene]] | ||
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| - | | '''Up''' || Arp || [[Sbemail 169 Deleted Scene]] | + | | '''Up''' || Arp, orp || [[Sbemail 169 Deleted Scene]], [[Dangeresque Roomisode 2: The Intersection of Doom & Boom]] |
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| '''{{w|Volvo}}''' || Vorlvo || Email [[rated]] | | '''{{w|Volvo}}''' || Vorlvo || Email [[rated]] | ||
Revision as of 11:31, 18 January 2024
From a 2005 interview with Giant magazine:
MATT CHAPMAN: [Coach Z's accent] is definitely Midwestern, a little Bostonian—it's like all of those weird American accents that aren't Southern. We were born in Indiana and our grandma used to say "worsh the deeshes" instead of "wash the dishes." Most of the other words she said were normal, and then she would say, "Well, we gotta worsh the deeshes." It's just based on hearing those voices.
Coach Z's accent has made him into a very quotable character as he frequently mispronounces words.
The accent combines elements of many regional American accents — most prominently Upper Midwestern, Midland, and Eastern New England — in addition to more exaggerated sounds for comedic effect. This typically manifests in adding "R"s to words or transposing letter sounds: famously, A Jorb Well Done centers on Coach Z's titular mispronunciation of "job".
His accent is so strong that The Brothers Chaps have referred to it as more of a speech impediment. Conversely, some toons have played with the idea that Coach Z is either deliberately playing up or entirely faking this manner of speech.
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List of mispronounced words
Analysis
Sounds Affected
The most commonly mispronounced sounds are long e (e.g. The Cheat/"The Chort") and the short o (job/"jaerb"), which both come out as an "or" or "aer".
Inconsistencies
Evidence has suggested that Coach Z's accent may be bogus:
- After saying "track or trort" in 3 Times Halloween Funjob, Bubs gets on his case and he says "trick or treat" correctly. If given "Swedish Fish", said as "Swordish Forsh", Bubs gets on his case again and Coach Z says "It's a crowd-pleaser."
- In boring (really), while Strong Bad is writing his list of three-letter words, Coach Z interrupts him at the word "job", saying that "jorb is a four letters word."
- Coach Z says "The Cheat" immediately after "The Chort" in mascot, though he speaks as though he's talking about two different people. He also refers to "Cheat kickers" just before suggesting to "kick The Chort" in Baddest of the Bands.
- In the DVD commentary for part-time job, Mike exploits Coach Z's "accent" by implying that not only does Coach Z add the letter R to words, but now also likes to switch letters around sometimes, and in reply Coach Z partially admits to his accent being bogus.
- In cliffhangers, in the process of his attempted unmasking of The Thnikkaman, he says "secret sorcret" twice, referring to Thnikkaman's secret being revealed and his shame in having really bad hand-eye coordination.
- While playing Renaldo in Dangeresque 3: The Criminal Projective, he pronounces "off" both correctly and incorrectly in the same sentence.
- In Loading Screens, Coach Z's accent is much less pronounced than usual.
- In Fish Eye Lens, Coach Z tells Strong Bad "the people" need him. Strong Bad questions him, and he amends to say "the pyorple".
This is inconsistent with the clear distress it causes him in A Jorb Well Done, though it is possible that he's truly gained control over his accent after the mentioned toon, and he just keeps it around for the aesthetic.
