Re: OT: Two countries separated by a common language

Staving Tristan McLeay:

>Australia. Specifically Victoria, but I've never heard anyone mention a
>difference in it between states, unlike, say, /gr&f/ vs /gra:f/[1], or
>peanut butter vs peanut paste. (I once made a reference to a Terry
>Pratchett book in which there was a scone of stone. I pronounced scone
>with a long o, so it would rhyme with stone, because that sounds better
>and was no doubt the intention. The people I was talking to did not
>understand me, even though they knew I was talking about the book (I've
>forgotten its title) and they'd read it.)
"The Fifth Elephant". It's dedicated to me.

Pete

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