Re: OT: Two countries separated by a common language
| From: | Mark J. Reed <markjreed@...> |
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| Date: | Saturday, May 17, 2003, 13:15 |
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On Sat, May 17, 2003 at 03:03:08PM +1000, Tristan McLeay wrote:
> mjr>Where is it that no-one would dream thus? Around here they're
> mjr>definitely [skoUnz], not [skOnz].
> 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've never heard "peanut paste" before. Besides, isn't Australian
for peanut butter "Vegemite"? :)
> [1]: In Melbourne, most people say /gr&f/ and /gra:f/ is perceived as a
> Sydneysiderism or an Adelaidianism. Apparently in Sydney, they think we
> say /gra:f/ here. So much for impressions.
Ah, but do they actually say [gra:f] in Sydney, or do they say [gr&f] and
regard [gra:f] as a Victorianism/Melbournism? :)
-Mark
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