AustraliaEnglish · 1 year 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 · 1 year 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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Dr. Coomer@lemmy.world
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If you say aunts the same way so say pants, then it’s both.
- ZagorathOP
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  As far as I’m aware, that pronunciation of aunts is never used by Australians.
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    I pronounce it like that

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