▲ 43 ▼ Does the way you say 'France' rhyme with 'pants' or 'aunts'? How the Australian accent is changing (www.abc.net.au) submitted 2 years ago by Zagorath@aussie.zone to c/australia@aussie.zone 52 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[–] crossmr@kbin.social 23 points 2 years ago (2 children) I think it depends a lot on how you say 'aunts' permalink fedilink source hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] Zagorath@aussie.zone [S] 10 points 2 years ago (2 children) I don't think any Australians pronounce it like "ant". permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] eatham@aussie.zone 2 points 2 years ago I do permalink fedilink source parent [–] Salvo@aussie.zone 1 point 2 years ago The correct Australian way to say ‘Aunt’ is how you would refer to Aunty Jack. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Aunty_Jack_Show Although I am sure that a lot of the right-wing neo-regressive nut jobs that have popped up in Australia over the last few years would love to refer to her as “anti-Jack” because of the transgender nature of the show. permalink fedilink source parent [–] GentlemanLoser@ttrpg.network 3 points 2 years ago (2 children) Yeah we need to resolve that first. Aunts are cool and take you to a theme park on summer break, whereas aunts don't let you sit on the good furniture and the only candy they have are those lozenges with the wrapper that looks like a strawberry permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] Sup3rlativ3@lemmy.world 10 points 2 years ago (1 child) I think we need to address your use of the word candy first. It's lollies m8, fite me permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] GentlemanLoser@ttrpg.network 2 points 2 years ago (1 child) I'm American who wandered in, sorry permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Sup3rlativ3@lemmy.world 5 points 2 years ago I'll give you a pass just this once cobber, just don't shoot 🔫 permalink fedilink source parent [–] tiredofsametab@kbin.social 1 point 2 years ago (1 child) As a General American speaker, all three of those are the same vowel for me, but I don't think that's true in a lot of the world (and also not in at least part of the US). permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] dgriffith@aussie.zone 3 points 2 years ago For me it's "AHnt" for Aunt, "frANce" for France, and "pANts" for pants. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Zagorath@aussie.zone [S] 10 points 2 years ago (2 children) I don't think any Australians pronounce it like "ant". permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] eatham@aussie.zone 2 points 2 years ago I do permalink fedilink source parent [–] Salvo@aussie.zone 1 point 2 years ago The correct Australian way to say ‘Aunt’ is how you would refer to Aunty Jack. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Aunty_Jack_Show Although I am sure that a lot of the right-wing neo-regressive nut jobs that have popped up in Australia over the last few years would love to refer to her as “anti-Jack” because of the transgender nature of the show. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Salvo@aussie.zone 1 point 2 years ago The correct Australian way to say ‘Aunt’ is how you would refer to Aunty Jack. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Aunty_Jack_Show Although I am sure that a lot of the right-wing neo-regressive nut jobs that have popped up in Australia over the last few years would love to refer to her as “anti-Jack” because of the transgender nature of the show. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] GentlemanLoser@ttrpg.network 3 points 2 years ago (2 children) Yeah we need to resolve that first. Aunts are cool and take you to a theme park on summer break, whereas aunts don't let you sit on the good furniture and the only candy they have are those lozenges with the wrapper that looks like a strawberry permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] Sup3rlativ3@lemmy.world 10 points 2 years ago (1 child) I think we need to address your use of the word candy first. It's lollies m8, fite me permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] GentlemanLoser@ttrpg.network 2 points 2 years ago (1 child) I'm American who wandered in, sorry permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Sup3rlativ3@lemmy.world 5 points 2 years ago I'll give you a pass just this once cobber, just don't shoot 🔫 permalink fedilink source parent [–] tiredofsametab@kbin.social 1 point 2 years ago (1 child) As a General American speaker, all three of those are the same vowel for me, but I don't think that's true in a lot of the world (and also not in at least part of the US). permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] dgriffith@aussie.zone 3 points 2 years ago For me it's "AHnt" for Aunt, "frANce" for France, and "pANts" for pants. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Sup3rlativ3@lemmy.world 10 points 2 years ago (1 child) I think we need to address your use of the word candy first. It's lollies m8, fite me permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] GentlemanLoser@ttrpg.network 2 points 2 years ago (1 child) I'm American who wandered in, sorry permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Sup3rlativ3@lemmy.world 5 points 2 years ago I'll give you a pass just this once cobber, just don't shoot 🔫 permalink fedilink source parent
[–] GentlemanLoser@ttrpg.network 2 points 2 years ago (1 child) I'm American who wandered in, sorry permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Sup3rlativ3@lemmy.world 5 points 2 years ago I'll give you a pass just this once cobber, just don't shoot 🔫 permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Sup3rlativ3@lemmy.world 5 points 2 years ago I'll give you a pass just this once cobber, just don't shoot 🔫 permalink fedilink source parent
[–] tiredofsametab@kbin.social 1 point 2 years ago (1 child) As a General American speaker, all three of those are the same vowel for me, but I don't think that's true in a lot of the world (and also not in at least part of the US). permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] dgriffith@aussie.zone 3 points 2 years ago For me it's "AHnt" for Aunt, "frANce" for France, and "pANts" for pants. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] dgriffith@aussie.zone 3 points 2 years ago For me it's "AHnt" for Aunt, "frANce" for France, and "pANts" for pants. permalink fedilink source parent