▲ 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
[–] 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