what is different between American english and Austrlaian english?

Answer 1

American English is a blend of so many languages it would hardly be fair to expect it to resemble the somewhat Cockney version of British English you hear from Australians. Aussie is pretty much Cockney with a bit of others blended but nothing like American English which has borrowed words from French, Spanish, Scottish, Norwegian, German, Irish, just to name a few! Those languages being spoken in open society have had their effect on the common sound of English.

And, to make matters worse there are definite local accents within American English no doubt due to the immense size of the country.

East coast people have "Boston" accent, southern folks have a drawl or twang sound and the rest of the country is somewhat similar to what you hear on news from the big networks.

Get this, when the founding fathers of America, were deciding what language would be the common one, German lost by a mere two votes!! Imagine if German had won how different things would be in the world now.

Answer 2

That bit about the official language of the U.S. almost being German isn't true. It's fun to use to scare xenophobes....

My understanding is that the difference between Canadian, U.S., and Australian English is almost exclusively a difference in vocabulary. In other words, some words might have different meanings.

As far as I've read, beyond pronunciation of words, there is no true grammatical English. I will admit that English speakers from Britain proper appear to have a better grasp of proper grammer, though.

Answer 3

In spelling, Australian English is more similar to British English (for example, "favour" in the U.K. and Augtralia instead of "favor" in the U.S.

The accent is derived more from Cockney than from standard British pronounciation because the original population -- mostly English convicts -- spoke primarily with that accent. However, over the years, the accent has softened considerably and become more understandable to American ears than the current Cockley inflections.

Answer 4

Australians spell the English language the way England does as we are a british colony and our schools teach English the traditional way ie favour - not favor, Mum not mom, colour not color etc etc
Our accent when we speak had developed from a mix of cockney and irish slang combined with a slang we invented ourselves, but when speaking correctly without the use of our beloved slang, we pronounce our words similar to the london accent.....however we still do not appreciate Hollywood using Brits to play Aussies in movies.

Answer 5

Australians speak English upside down.

Answer 6

American english doesn't include the work "criecky!"

Answer 7

Neither speak proper English

Answer 8

american tend to use z's for s's and they leave out the u
randomisational/randomizational
praise/praize
humour/humor
neighbours/neighbors

Answer 9

The accent??