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Re: USAGE: S. Australian (was: Re: Gz^rod|in)

From:Nik Taylor <fortytwo@...>
Date:Tuesday, March 14, 2000, 23:10
John Cowan wrote:
> > _bait_, _boat_ > > - become [VI] (or even [aI]) and [VU] (or even [aU]); > > [aI], [aU].
So, Australian "bait" would sound like American "bite"? That would explain the pronunciations I've heard on Farscape, which is made in Australia with mostly Australian actors, but one American actor. The American actor uses /krejs/ for the name of a character, while the other say /krajs/ So, how do Aussies say the American /aj/, as in the pronoun I? -- "If the stars should appear one night in a thousand years, how would men believe and adore, and preserve for many generations the remembrance of the city of God!" - Ralph Waldo Emerson ICQ: 18656696 AIM Screen-Name: NikTailor