When I first visited Australia, I was pleasantly surprised and amused at how different English sounds. All along, we are taught to pronounce our English like it is the only way it is suppose to be. Australian accent is so different I could hardly understand a word especially when they speak so fast. I have [...]
My Aussie Blog
by Hanifa K. Cook on Thursday, November 6th 2008 No Comment
in Language Tags: aussie, aussie words, australian accent, blog, ginger crystallised mint, good day mate, slang, sydney
Changing Australian English Accent Is ‘As Game As Ned Kelly’
by Hanifa K. Cook on Monday, November 3rd 2008 No Comment
in Language Tags: accent, australian accent, english, Language, native, ned kelly, school environment, singlish, speech
It is Mondye. There I go again, playing with the Australian English accent as I type. The local school environment has influenced and changed the way my daughter speaks English. It is more than jus the accent; it is complete annihilation and total destruction. I would have ignored and perhaps accept the adverse influence on [...]
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