Re: Where did the Aussie accent come from?
Originally Posted by Deancm
(Post 8559605)
Well look at what happened to the Aussie accent when Italian/Greek Europeans arrived. The only accent worse than an Aussie bogan accent is an Aussie wog accent...
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Re: Where did the Aussie accent come from?
How did the scouse accent come about, thats what I want to know. :unsure:[/QUOTE]
A bit of Welsh + a bit of Irish + a bit of Lancashire = Scouse............apparently! I guess being a major seaport all those years ago must have brought them altogether. |
Re: Where did the Aussie accent come from?
Originally Posted by Merseygirl
(Post 8560474)
A bit of Welsh + a bit of Irish + a bit of Lancashire = Scouse............apparently!
I guess being a major seaport all those years ago must have brought them altogether. |
Re: Where did the Aussie accent come from?
Originally Posted by Amazulu
(Post 8558055)
I think the same when I hear thick-ass Midlands, Manchester, Welsh accents. Really magnified.
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Re: Where did the Aussie accent come from?
Originally Posted by jad n rich
(Post 8559496)
Lower orders ;) hey what happened to OZ having no class system:p.
As you say, the professional orders ( of brisbane and melb ) have to modify the 'common' version of the aussie accent, can you actually imagine being taken serioulsy as a Lawyer or Consultant with a Hogan twang:eek:. The lower orders as you put it, exist in melbourne too, have you ever been to a sporting event down there:eek: Just as bad as Queensland. Aussies also tend to do the aussie twang more when with others, can remember partner in the states, seeing another aussie and they both started speaking in a language unkown to me:lol: They go right off, totally OTT aussies all of a sudden:unsure: My sons dental consultant is the same, to us he is fairly well spoken, no accent, but as soon as some old 'aussie cobber' walks in, he goes into mate/bonza mode. Hopefully the accent will die out :rofl: as more migrants arrive. I know there are poor examples in Melbourne but your story reinforced the really bad [Qld] ones. My point was that it was more of a demographic, not an Australian one. You said the accent was awful - but not all surely. We have a Qld boy down here during some of the week and he has the most raspy voice I have ever heard in professional life in Australia. Maybe Qld is more pronounced! The most badly behaved bloke we had presenting to us who had the girls complaining was also a Qlder...food for thought! |
Re: Where did the Aussie accent come from?
Originally Posted by DadAgain
(Post 8559397)
Having read your last post and sat here odding quietly in agreement with I have to pick you up on this.
Have you spend any time in professional Brisbane circles? Your constant references to Qld accents are not fully correct. I'd still maintain that a "Modern Professional Australian" accent is a nationwide phenomenon and can be clearly distinguished from the "Rural Australian" ('haaaaaws it gawwwwwn?') and ts close relative "Urban Bogan Australian". All of these accents occur all over the country as far as I've seen and there are very few people in the business world who havent at least moved away from their 'native' accent towards the more accepted "Modern Australian". Teenagers always seem to gravitate towards what you refer to as 'lower order' accents - I know as a young teen I would have sounded distinctly esturine - but its a phase most grow out of. Rudd is a QLDer! Lower orders - injoke.. You're bang on with country - and Urban Bogan of course... |
Re: Where did the Aussie accent come from?
Originally Posted by Deancm
(Post 8559605)
Well look at what happened to the Aussie accent when Italian/Greek Europeans arrived. The only accent worse than an Aussie bogan accent is an Aussie wog accent...
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Re: Where did the Aussie accent come from?
Originally Posted by nickyjohnt
(Post 8560858)
Be carefull when you mention the word WOG, Some of the mods don't like it especially the ones that have never experianced living here in Oz;)
John And yes, I have been experiencing living here for 7 years, but that has nothing to do with it. |
Re: Where did the Aussie accent come from?
Originally Posted by Grayling
(Post 8559055)
The south african one is pretty awful as well
There are many different S.A. accents. Nice generalization. :thumbdown: Anyway, Oz accent origin: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Australian_English |
Re: Where did the Aussie accent come from?
Originally Posted by sadieb
(Post 8557949)
Hi
I spoke to a few Australian historians in Oz (yes they do have them) I asked where the Australian accent came from and none of them were able to answer. Most looked really shocked and offended and said we have always spoken like this. !! Thanks |
Re: Where did the Aussie accent come from?
Originally Posted by nickyjohnt
(Post 8560858)
Be carefull when you mention the word WOG, Some of the mods don't like it especially the ones that have never experianced living here in Oz;)
John If any overly PC Americans want to say something they should pay a visit to Australia first or keep their comments to themselves. |
Re: Where did the Aussie accent come from?
Originally Posted by Pollyana
(Post 8560862)
Nothing to do with whether we like it or not. The word, and many others like it, is considered offensive by many of our posters, that is why we ask for its use to be avoided.
And yes, I have been experiencing living here for 7 years, but that has nothing to do with it. As they say, when in Rome... Some example of popular Melbourne (Australian) culture: - Wogs Out of Work (Stage comedy show) - Wog Boy (Movie) - Wog Boy 2: Kings of Mykonos (Movie sequel) |
Re: Where did the Aussie accent come from?
Originally Posted by Deancm
(Post 8561598)
- Wog Boy (Movie)
- Wog Boy 2: Kings of Mykonos (Movie sequel) Heres an insight the those still in the UK as to what it's all about.... and the accent that goes along with it. |
Re: Where did the Aussie accent come from?
Originally Posted by markbhx
(Post 8561569)
lol, the good old aussie intellect! Would love to see an aussie mastermind
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Re: Where did the Aussie accent come from?
Originally Posted by woody1974
(Post 8560524)
bit superior of yourself what crap accent have you got, and what gives you the right to slag anyone else off, its people like you i wanted to move away from but more and more appear
My post was in response to all the attacks on the Austalian accent in this thread - obviously some don't like the Aussie accent. I don't like some UK accents, others I do. I'm not from the UK. |
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