is it more twangy, like a southern accent versus a mainstream american one?
2006-09-23 12:12:52 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Languages
it is not similar to the american accents you mentioned.
british and australian english is rarely drawled or stretched or twangy unless the speaker is well educated or privileged.
most of the common people speak rather quickly and often clip their words.
2006-09-23 12:46:33 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think the Aussie accent is amazing... and aussie women... all they have to do is say g'day and I am a puddle on the floor.... and frankly anything said with an English London accent... no matter how stupid it is still sounds... well just more intelligent.
I think the Aussie accent is actually a cross between the London English accent and Southern US... perhaps Texan... like a Brit with a drawl....
2006-09-23 12:26:59 · answer #2 · answered by runsfasterwithscissors 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If by English accent you mean an educated or upper class English accent look for very round vowels and crisp pronunciation of consonants.
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2006-09-23 12:43:21 · answer #3 · answered by opaalvarez 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I would say aussies sound more like a variation of british accent. I used to get confused betwwen british and aussie when i was learning English. I'm Southamerican.
2006-09-23 12:17:07 · answer #4 · answered by latgal73 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It sounds like that of an Englishman who has lived 10 years in NY
2006-09-23 12:25:38 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Australians don't call people yanks and wankers. They call people mates.
2006-09-23 12:14:03 · answer #6 · answered by Mitchell B 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
big diffrence, you're just able to tell
2006-09-23 12:14:45 · answer #7 · answered by Heat seeking missile 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋