03 Mar Why President Underwood’s accent ain’ quayht rayht

Season three is out, and has Contrarian well and truly in the clutches of another House of Cards binge. Vox marks the event with a 3-1/2-minute video explaining the linguistic ins and outs of true southern accents—including a transAtlantic history of r-dropping, and an introduction to something called ay-ungliding. Good for word-lovers whether or not they are House of Cards addicts.

The short explanation is that Spacey’s from California, and he’s faking it.