Trivia Quiz #2 linguistics sub

Lost in translation? ;-)

Um there are subtle accent differences in Oz. Not as pronounced as say the US, but still differences.

Moving left West the accent starts to sound a bit more plummy and posh, and in fact it has taken me a while to work out that all ppl from SA and WA aren't all snobs, its just the accent.

Moving up north the accent tends to get a lot broader, and more like what most ppl would expect. It tends to be more pronounced in rural areas as well.

I've noticed in mixed-race I just mean multi-cultural areas the accent is becoming a blend as you would expect. Many anglos I have noticed have started to use Southern European and even Arabic linguistic characteristics for example. And of course vice-versa.

It can be quite amusing when from all indications someone appears to be from a totally different language cultural set dress, mannerisms etc then you say something slowly to them because you are not sure, then they say something along the lines of with thick Aussie accent "G'day mate! etc". I think the ppl involved often find it amusing too.