Re: Travis Responds to Dialectic Discourse

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Hi Travis

> I'm sure that
> Australia's got its own regional dialects.  Derek, being in Melbourne, you
> could tell if Mr. X was from Darwin, couldn't you?

Well, perhaps but you would be a good chance of getting it wrong!

There is some (slight) difference from state to state but generally speaking
we
all sound the same! I would say it is easier to tell if someone is an urban
or rural
Aussie than to be able to pinpoint their state.

An excellent BBC program on worldwide English stated that the Australian
accent is basically consistent country wide and is just about the only
country that
is.

Mark

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