children picking up the accent....
Sep 19th 2010, 10:48 pm
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Re: children picking up the accent....
My daughter who is 13 speaks with an aussie acent and i have to get her to slow down as i cannot understand her sometimes 
Hubby does the same when he gets in from work but give and take an hour with me and his back to speaking northern
Hubby does the same when he gets in from work but give and take an hour with me and his back to speaking northern
Sep 19th 2010, 11:14 pm
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Re: children picking up the accent....
Sep 19th 2010, 11:37 pm
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Re: children picking up the accent....
Has anybody said that?
not that I am aware.
However there are certain variants of the accent which I am sure most people have heard
and IMO my kids would not gain any advantage by speaking that way.
not that I am aware.However there are certain variants of the accent which I am sure most people have heard
and IMO my kids would not gain any advantage by speaking that way.
Sep 19th 2010, 11:48 pm
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Re: children picking up the accent....
That I understand, but you quoted me and then Grayling where I mentioned 'Aussie' accents, so it was unclear.
To date I have not met a bogan or seen one IRL, so clearly there is a gap in my experience of that particular accent, but I take your word for it..
To date I have not met a bogan or seen one IRL, so clearly there is a gap in my experience of that particular accent, but I take your word for it..
Sep 20th 2010, 7:52 am
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Re: children picking up the accent....
A lot of younger Australians, teenagers mostly, speak in a very highly Americanised version of the Australian accent. So much popular culture over here comes from over there that many are probably taught that this is the way to speak. 
As for the 'strine' accent, this is not really the typical Australian accent. It is most prevalent among country people (especially the further away from the cities you go) and blue collar workers in the cities, just about everyone else speaks in the general Australian accent which I wouldn't say is a severe accent at all, in fact it is quite neutral, to the point that Australians usually can't tell you exactly what distinguishes their accent from others.
Many people like to focus on the stereotypical aspects of Australian culture and forget about the reality. This includes stereotypical Australian accents.
Many northern England accents are really quite extreme. With satellite/cable TV here you get a lot of English programming and you get to hear many regional accents from the UK, and some of the northern ones are every bit as harsh as the broad Australian ones. Sometimes you feel that you need subtitles to understand them, and they are often riddled with slang terms.
I don't think Australia has the monopoly on bad accents.
As for the 'strine' accent, this is not really the typical Australian accent. It is most prevalent among country people (especially the further away from the cities you go) and blue collar workers in the cities, just about everyone else speaks in the general Australian accent which I wouldn't say is a severe accent at all, in fact it is quite neutral, to the point that Australians usually can't tell you exactly what distinguishes their accent from others.
Many people like to focus on the stereotypical aspects of Australian culture and forget about the reality. This includes stereotypical Australian accents.
Many northern England accents are really quite extreme. With satellite/cable TV here you get a lot of English programming and you get to hear many regional accents from the UK, and some of the northern ones are every bit as harsh as the broad Australian ones. Sometimes you feel that you need subtitles to understand them, and they are often riddled with slang terms.
I don't think Australia has the monopoly on bad accents.
Yes some are - infact I would hope so. It's actually no surprising thing. They would have to be by the law of averages and the mechanism by which many people are motivated to migrate. And I think some children of expats will end up with more fortune than the locals - if they don't it's bad luck all around.
A fortunate Australian moving to the UK is probably superior to some of the locals too. 'Blessed are the new arrivals.....oh! blessed are the locals! Oh they do have a hard life...'
