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Is there any difference in accent between someone from Sydney and someone from Melbourne?
>> Anonymous
loltroll

they both think they're inherently better than the other, and come from the best city in australia. they are both wrong.
>> Anonymous
No, I really want to know. For example, you can tell the accent difference between someone from New York City and Boston even though they're only a few hours away.

Is it the same for Sydney and Melbourne?
>> Anonymous
>>39660
the best city is obviously Canberra
>> Anonymous
australian english is pretty homogenous. the difference in accents varies far less on which major city you're from than it does on whether you're from the city/country, or your socioeconomic upbringing. there are some regional variations (vowel sound in words like dance/france is one that springs to mind).
>> Anonymous
both cities will have people that speak broad (irwin), general (kidman), and cultivated australian english (geoffrey rush). cultivated is actually very close to received pronunciation - so much so that you probably couldnt tell the difference.
>> Anonymous
>>39671
well it strikes a nice balance between the two ;)
>> Anonymous
>>39671
>>39675
>>39660

The best city in the world in Port au Prince, Haiti.
>> Anonymous
>>39674

Geoffry Rush sometimes sounds British at certain words.
>> Anonymous
>>39674

Nicole Kidman has obviously been influenced by American English. Or at least gives that impresion in her interviews over here.
>> Anonymous
>>39679
> cultivated is actually very close to received pronunciation - so much so that you probably couldnt tell the difference
durp durp durp

>>39680
well, russell crowe then
>> Anonymous
>>39678
no, its not

enjoy your GRIDS
>> Anonymous
Yes, but I only say that because I met a guy once who could tell the difference. In my case he was able to tell which state I was born in and which city we moved to when I was older, as well as similar details about the people I was with (that wasn't his gimmick or anything; I think we were seeing him about some real estate thing).
First and last time I've met anyone who can do that. I can't hear a difference personally.
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>>39688

In Port au Prince, Haiti, since the climate is too warm for jackets, males will cover a puddle with their bodies so the females can walk over them without getting their precious feet wet.

Picture related.
>> Anonymous
>>39673

The accent seems to vary a fair bit throughout sydney Minto/Campbelltown is quite different from Penrith despite being fairly similar in race (immagrint communities) and socioeconomic standing.

Also Tasmanians seem to have thier own accent...though I dont consider them to be australians
>> Anonymous
It's all sheet deeck to me. Overabuse of the letter e is worse than the overabuse of the letter u.
>> Anonymous
You'll find all the major cities are the same. The further you head out of them, the accent changes.
>> Anonymous
why do places like the UK, or the US have loads more regional dialects than say, Canada, or Australia? crunch the numbers:

UK population: ~240 people per square km,
US population: ~30 people per square km

Canadian population: ~3 people per square km
Australian population: ~2.5 people per square km
>> Anonymous
>>39762

Hm. I've been through nearly all of Canada, and even THEY have slight differences in regional accent.

Compare a Newfie to a Vancouverite = lols
>> Anonymous
>>39762
it's not that simple

>>39746
wtf are you talking about? getting aussie mixed up with nzer?

>>39692
well which state were you born in, and which city did you move to when you were older?

>>39756
this man is right
>> Anonymous
>>39661

The New York City metro area has a bigger population than Australia
>> Anonymous
>>39802
no it doesnt. if it did, how would that be relevant?
>> Anonymous
>>39820

Australia
2006 census 19,855,288
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Australia

New York 20,420,000
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_urban_areas_by_population

Bitch

Its relevant because New York doesn't really have different accents, and Australia has the same population, but that wouldn't affect it really because Australia is really big.

I'm mostly just wanted to point out that Australia sucks
>> Anonymous
>>39826
from the website that you quoted: 2008 estimate is 21,310,000.

>Its relevant because New York doesn't really have different accents, and Australia has the same population, but that wouldn't affect it really because Australia is really big.
nice argument, moron. first its bigger, then the same. first its relevant, then its not because australia is 'really big'

i'm mostly just wanted to point out that you're a fuckwit
exactly why exactly does australia suck again?
>> Anonymous
>>39655
No, there's not.
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>> Anonymous
Australian accents differ along ethnic lines instead of geographic ones. You can tell the difference between in indigenous accent, an azn accent, an indian accent, a southern Euro accent, etc. The only geographic variation I can think of is Adelaide/South to the east coast. If you listen to Mike Rann (South premier) or Alexander Downer, you'll know what I mean.

Otherwise accents fall under three loose categories: General (Hugh Jackman, Cate Blanchette, most of the country), Broad (Steve Irwin, Dundee, ockers) and Cultivated (Iva Buttrose, Richard Gill, Geoff Rush).
>> Anonymous
queenslanders seem to have an accent to me can always tell when i meet one
>> Anonymous
Sydney's average accent is pretty much the 'normal' Australian accent. The main difference I hear with the Melbourne accent is that syllables rhyming with "well" sound more like "wal". Eg "Walcome to Malbourne"

I hear it all the time in words like "Malways", "Underbally" etc
>> Anonymous
>>40934
i guess that you're from sydney. the reason you think it's the 'normal' accent is because its the one that you hear all the time. which accent do you mean? someone from the western suburbs talks differently to someone from the northern beaches
>> Anonymous
>>40937
No, I live in Melbourne and was born overseas. Sure there is a range of accents in both cities from 'broad' to 'general' to 'cultivated' and economic/ethnic influences etc, but when I'm in Sydney I just don't notice anything about the 'general' accent that sounds different from the 'general' Australian accent, that's my impression anyway. The a/e thing seems unique to Melbourne (or Victoria) - as soon as you become aware of it you can easily spot it in people who are from Melbourne.
>> Anonymous
No.

All Australians are the dregs of society.
>> Anonymous
>>40314
queenslanders often have a mix of the different types of accents - ie educated queenslanders may hover somewhere between general and cultivated, but still use broad slang. also north queenslanders, much like canadians, say 'eh' a lot (pronounced 'ay')
>> Anonymous
>>41404also north queenslanders, much like canadians, say 'eh' a lot (pronounced 'ay')
This surprised me when I first realised it. I went for a holiday down to Tassie for a fortnight and after I had been there for a couple of days I sorta surprised myself by how often I say 'hey' or however you spell it.
>> Anonymous
>>40934
I live in Melbourne and I say fell...
>> Anonymous
>>41416
its good eh
>> Anonymous
The main types of accents in australia are:
- south australian (try to talk posh)
-wogglish (fast and hard to understand until you're used to it)
-abbo
bogan australian (kath & kim sort of)
- retard (steve irwin, crocodile dundee)
-and normal australian

This doesn't include accents foreigners have that you will find in any country in the world (like germans), these are ones generally unique to australia.

Now if you want to spot a victorian thats easy. You can tell by their arrogant attitude. I swear to god they are the rudest fuckwits in all of australia.