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Re:Did Americans in 1776 have British accents? by torpor on Monday July 05, 2010 @06:10AM (#1487857)
Australian here .. I've always had a bloody atrocious time in my travels, with my accent .. so I just standardized on "American-sounding" and I get along just fine with people understanding me, mostly, about 100% of the time .. except when I reveal I'm from Australia, and the whole thing unravels into a nationalism-filled diatribe about how I'm not a "true Aussie" since I don't speak A'Strine properly ..

I am a true Australian, since I don't actually live there, and consider anyone else living there, not an Aborigine, to be just a bunch of bloody tourist wankers, heh heh ..

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Re:Did Americans in 1776 have British accents? by nailer on Monday July 05, 2010 @06:24AM (#1487870)
Yes, same here - I need to pronounce certain things in an American fashion to be understood at all when at work in the US. And much like this example, it revolves around the 'r':

'Excuse me, do you have you wireless internet access here?' (pronouncing it British / Australian style as a two syllable word)

'Sorry sir?'

'Excuse me, do you have you wireless internet here?'

'I'm sorry I don't understand'

'Do you have you wiYERless internet here?'

'Yes Sir, we do have wiYERless. Here's an access card...'

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