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maniacalmanicmania@aussie.zone to Australia@aussie.zoneEnglish · 3 days ago

Quiz: can you pick a Victorian from a Queenslander? How our accents change from state to state

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Quiz: can you pick a Victorian from a Queenslander? How our accents change from state to state

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maniacalmanicmania@aussie.zone to Australia@aussie.zoneEnglish · 3 days ago
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Have you ever wondered why Australian accents are so similar compared to the US and UK? There are some subtle differences between states, though.
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  • Taleya@aussie.zone
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    Gets more ocker the higher north ya go

  • joelfromaus@aussie.zone
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    Having my millionth conversation with a Victorian about South Australians calling “power poles” Stobey Poles. That’s because that’s what they are.

    • maniacalmanicmania@aussie.zoneOP
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      Thank you! I didn’t know what to call these since moving to Adelaide. They are everywhere!

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    @maniacalmanicmania they’re all dirty easterners

    • maniacalmanicmania@aussie.zoneOP
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      I’m one of them, only recently moved to Adelaide.

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    Its language use not just accent, so a Victorian would say a bag, a Queenslander would say a port.

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      I’m an almost life long QLDer and ‘a port’ to me would mean a fortified wine…

      Or where the boats come in

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      @noorbeast

      Port? Use of “port” to denote a bag, suitcase, or other “carry all”?

      Only octogenarians use “port” in this manner…

      @maniacalmanicmania

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    Apparently I’m hopeless, they all just sound “Australian” to me. I didn’t even know there was much state-by-state difference lol

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      Definately used to notice a South Australian or Adelaide accent. Not so much anymore. Not sure if things in the ground have changed or if my hearing is getting worse.

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    Yeah, the Victorian is telling me about how Melbourne is the best place to get coffee and the Queenslander is trying to sell me magic mushrooms, at a good price tho.

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      What about a Westralian?

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        We’re either selling you meth or offering you a FIFO job. Hell, sometimes both.

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        Tax free miners getting rich of our resources. Our politicians getting fat jobs with them after finishing with government. Etc.

        Easy to spot WA folk. They’re all slightly ashamed that they’re part of the reason we don’t have free hospitals, university and a higher standard of living.

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          Also they think every day items are waaay more expensive than they actually are

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        “Something… something… SAND!!!.. something… minesite… something… something… the Ore must flow.” Direct quote.

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