Originally Posted by seayork2002 (Post 7585836)

But there are a lot of British people (I say British as I don't wat to assume where their from) that cannot pronounce lots of words..........I could list them but it would take all day and we would get nowt out of it

Originally Posted by spartacus (Post 7576585)

Same same.

Must be a north-east thing.

My boy's called Alfie not Elfie. My surname leaves them utterly bemused. And I want diet coke with my BigMac not diet cork.

Originally Posted by Broad Shoulders (Post 7576918)

For my first year in this country when I had to introduce myself on the phone people thought my name was "Sum", I even used to spell it for them "S A M", "Hello Simon how can I help you". Used to drive me up the f#$king wall, so just to be understood I now HAVE to announce myself as "Saaaaaaaaaam"

Originally Posted by moneypenny20 (Post 7578200)

I would assume the Australian Broadcasting Corporation are purporting to uphold good levels of Australian English as opposed to British English. You live in Australia, they pronounce words differently to Her Majesty The Queen. It's no big deal. Strangely enough a few hundred years ago Chaucer was the advocate of 'good English and pronunciation'. Perhaps we should revert to speaking and writing as he did. It's irrelevant and actually damned patronising to consider that the way you speak and pronounce words is correct and that Australia as a nation is incorrect.

Originally Posted by moin (Post 7586713)

Amidst all this pronunciation confusion do you think that someone having there second language as English stands a chance? :blink:

Originally Posted by spartacus (Post 7586723)

Good question . . . I do think it can be very difficult.

Originally Posted by kporte (Post 7586735)

Je ne comprends pas?

Originally Posted by bu1lder (Post 7590027)

hey, le français est aussi ma deuxième langue!, est-il beaucoup d'une communauté française là -bas? agréable de parler à quelqu'un dans ma langue maternelle familles. avez-vous de visiter beaucoup de france? mes parents sont originaires de Corse, une île proche de l'Italie, mais belnging à la France. agréable de m'adresser à vous, le meilleur de moi. nous nous dirigeons de Perth, en août.:fingerscrossed:
And i've got a strong Yorkshire (Barnsley) accent! au revoir!

Originally Posted by Broad Shoulders (Post 7590182)

in short no. There isn't really a large French community. Most French people I have come across over here have been in Sydney.

Originally Posted by spartacus (Post 7581058)

You get that a lot here. Shows like 'Trawlermen' are often subtitled.

Originally Posted by bu1lder (Post 7590027)

hey, le français est aussi ma deuxième langue!, est-il beaucoup d'une communauté française là -bas? agréable de parler à quelqu'un dans ma langue maternelle familles. avez-vous de visiter beaucoup de france? mes parents sont originaires de Corse, une île proche de l'Italie, mais belnging à la France. agréable de m'adresser à vous, le meilleur de moi. nous nous dirigeons de Perth, en août.:fingerscrossed:
And i've got a strong Yorkshire (Barnsley) accent! au revoir!

Originally Posted by plantpot (Post 7590413)

Do you speak Corse?