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Re:Why are so many young Americans adopting fake British acc... by ndsipa_pomu on Monday May 15, 2023 @10:11AM (#35948429)
I was taught by a kiwi friend how to tell apart Australian and New Zealand accents - just get them to say "fish and chips".

"Fush and chups" - New Zealand. "Feesh and cheeps" - Australian

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Re:Why are so many young Americans adopting fake British acc... by nelox on Monday May 15, 2023 @10:16AM (#35948511)
https://youtu.be/ZdVHZwI8pcA
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Re:Why are so many young Americans adopting fake British acc... by OJFord on Monday May 15, 2023 @10:30AM (#35948758)
That's great actually, because it also works for South African (I often have a hard time with SA vs NZ) - 'fish and chips' with very short 'i', like it's reluctantly put in at all, I think.
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Re:Why are so many young Americans adopting fake British acc... by LouisSayers on Monday May 15, 2023 @12:02PM (#35950409)
The whole fish and chips thing is well overdone...

If you want to tell Aussies and kiwis apart, listen for "Chance" and "Dance".

Kiwis will say the 'a' like in the word "aren't", whereas Aussies will say it like the 'a' in "ants".

Much more discrete to ask about dancing than fish and chips ;)

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Re:Why are so many young Americans adopting fake British acc... by ndsipa_pomu on Monday May 15, 2023 @12:34PM (#35950872)
Well now I'm confused as Aussies tend to pronounce "ants" as "eents"
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Re:Why are so many young Americans adopting fake British acc... by hydrok9 on Monday May 15, 2023 @12:11PM (#35950542)
Canadian: "What time is it now?" New Zealander: "Teeen." Canadian: "??????"
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