how to speak new zulander
#18
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Joined: Feb 2007
Location: Northland New Zealand
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Re: how to speak new zulander
My daughter is the same she comes home saying I'm supposed to be doing something but I haven't got a clue what! and some of the songs they sing in school she says I can't sing it mum it's got naughty words in, the pronunciation of wh being f!
#19
Joined: May 2005
Posts: 5,763
Re: how to speak new zulander
Apparently if you 'get' the kids' accents and pronunciations before they're 8, you'll be OK... and apparently this starts at the age of 5. My littl'un is nearly 5 1/2... she still says "wor-ter" instead of "wah-derrr" (US pronunciation). I'm so proud!