So You’ve Got a 'Fortnite' Accent and You Want to Get Rid of It

Everyone has an accent. Typically, it’s a marker for where someone grew up, or in some celebrity cases, a bored rich person trying on a new persona. But did you know Fortnite players have their own accent, too? The so-called “Fortnite accent” refers to how players speak while playing Epic Games’ massively popular online battle royale. After watching a solid 20 minutes of YouTube shorts and TikToks about it, I’ve determined it’s a specific sort of cheery, high-pitched tone that sounds a lot like the stereotype of a teen girl uptalking, or ending even declarative statements in a way that sounds like a question. Or, as one Reddit user asking how to shed the accent put it, “I speak like a 8 year old.” Sadly, their plea for help only got one response: “what in gods name is a fortnite accent.” For years, across YouTube and TikTok, players have recorded themselves playing while speaking in the accent, or trying not to do it. (Headphone warning: there’s a lot of screaming in those clips.) A ... Read full article.