Comments on: Decoding the Australian Accent (or Clues to Speaking ‘Strine) http://www.leadingout.net/blog/decoding-the-australian-accent-or-clues-to-speaking-stran/ Adventures in Teaching & Travelling in Australia Mon, 26 Dec 2011 02:36:51 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Alysha http://www.leadingout.net/blog/decoding-the-australian-accent-or-clues-to-speaking-stran/comment-page-1/#comment-860 Alysha Tue, 13 Jan 2009 06:50:40 +0000 http://leadingout.net/blog/?p=196#comment-860 Mike, that is so interesting: I have only been here since 2006, so havent' noticed a "change". Mind you, those slang phrases you mentioned are still very much being used in Melbourne (where I am based). I've only toured Sydney, but it makes sense to me that as the global business hub that their accents would be more wishy-washy. I think they are much more international on a daily basis-with an influx of workers coming to and from Aus--than any other city. I also think Sydney-siders have a differnet accent to Melbournians, which is different to Adelaidians, and different again to Queenslanders...although I said this to a 60 year old Sydney man and he was surprised, this is the opinion of most Melbournians I think! Did I say something wrong, I wonder? He seemed slightly offended! Thanks for your comment, Alysha Mike,

that is so interesting: I have only been here since 2006, so havent’ noticed a “change”. Mind you, those slang phrases you mentioned are still very much being used in Melbourne (where I am based).

I’ve only toured Sydney, but it makes sense to me that as the global business hub that their accents would be more wishy-washy. I think they are much more international on a daily basis-with an influx of workers coming to and from Aus–than any other city.

I also think Sydney-siders have a differnet accent to Melbournians, which is different to Adelaidians, and different again to Queenslanders…although I said this to a 60 year old Sydney man and he was surprised, this is the opinion of most Melbournians I think! Did I say something wrong, I wonder? He seemed slightly offended!

Thanks for your comment,
Alysha

]]> By: mike http://www.leadingout.net/blog/decoding-the-australian-accent-or-clues-to-speaking-stran/comment-page-1/#comment-855 mike Tue, 06 Jan 2009 05:35:05 +0000 http://leadingout.net/blog/?p=196#comment-855 I was in oz in the early 80's and heard the TWANNNGGGGG!! The real true Australian accent. I was in oz in 2005 and most if not all the people lost the twang and the fair dinkums and the too right and the g'day mate. It's very much mordern Sydney or Add accent through out the east coast of australia. That's too bad. a great thing has been lost. I was in oz in the early 80′s and heard the TWANNNGGGGG!! The real true Australian accent. I was in oz in 2005 and most if not all the people lost the twang and the fair dinkums and the too right and the g’day mate. It’s very much mordern Sydney or Add accent through out the east coast of australia. That’s too bad. a great thing has been lost.

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