AustraliaEnglish · 11 months ago

Does the way you say 'France' rhyme with 'pants' or 'aunts'? How the Australian accent is changing

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Does the way you say 'France' rhyme with 'pants' or 'aunts'? How the Australian accent is changing

AustraliaEnglish · 11 months ago

Australian voices really aren't what they used to be. Linguists and ABC presenters weigh in on the changes to Aussie voices and the death of the ABC accent.

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France rhymes with pants.
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  🎵There’s a place in France where the naked ladies dance
  
  There’s a hole in the wall where the men can see it all 🎵

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