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Actually the comment of G4EBT is quite correct, Clive. There is a strong
English influence on the western and southern states of Australian
accents which are quite neutral and the differences are not discernable. I
can pick Queensland and Kiwi accents immediately. The Queenslander has a
broad nasal twang that can be picked any time, the Kiwi plays funny tricks
with the vowel sounds particularly "a" and "i". The strength of the Kiwi
accent seems to depend on location. "i" becomes "u", "a" becomes "e". At
the most extreme you have "The cet ate the fush!!", and "the betsmen hut
the ball to the lig". A little exaggerated by me but it is pretty close to
the truth.
The Sydney accent leans slightly towards the nasal but not very much so
and I can't pick it with any certainty at all.
Where I live in West Australia (in the south) there are plenty of south of
England accents, and these influence the speech here.I don't often hear
Kiwi English pronunciation here or in Perth.
Bob VK6BE
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>> In contrast, I'd wager that to a an outsider, there'll be little
>> discernable difference between the accent of someone from Perth
>> (the most remote city in the world) and, say, someone from Sidney.
>
> Bro!!! have you got that wrong!!! Sydney accent is rather outstanding;
> there is a difference in accents between Australian states. Some
> Tasmanians and Victorians can be quite similar to Kiwi accent; Perth
> (W.A.) and Gold Coast (Qld) have strong Kiwi populations.
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