bhmnscmm@lemmy.world to Today I Learned@lemmy.worldEnglish · edit-22 years agoTIL in Australia the name of the band "AC/DC" is pronounced "Acca Dacca"en.wikipedia.orgexternal-linkmessage-square91fedilinkarrow-up1404arrow-down157
arrow-up1347arrow-down1external-linkTIL in Australia the name of the band "AC/DC" is pronounced "Acca Dacca"en.wikipedia.orgbhmnscmm@lemmy.world to Today I Learned@lemmy.worldEnglish · edit-22 years agomessage-square91fedilink
minus-squareInstigatelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·2 years agoNah, we don’t use hard r’s at the end of our words like in American English. For instance, our way of pronouncing ‘car’ is more like ‘cah’ or just ‘ca’. The way you’ve written it is basically Pirate English.
minus-squareBibliotectress@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·2 years agoMy desperate hope to someday meet Australian pirates has been horribly crushed.
Nah, we don’t use hard r’s at the end of our words like in American English. For instance, our way of pronouncing ‘car’ is more like ‘cah’ or just ‘ca’. The way you’ve written it is basically Pirate English.
My desperate hope to someday meet Australian pirates has been horribly crushed.