Flashermac Posted October 28, 2015 Report Share Posted October 28, 2015 The Australian accent is the product of colonial settlers getting drunk, according to one of the country’s speech experts. Dean Frenkel, a tutor and lecturer at Victoria Unviersity in Melbourne said that as well as having origins in Aboriginal, English, Irish and German, the Australian accent is also a result of their ancestor’s love of alcohol. Writing in The Age, Mr Frenkel said: “The Australian alphabet cocktail was spiked by alcohol. Our forefathers regularly got drunk together and through their frequent interactions unknowingly added an alcoholic slur to our national speech patterns.†“For the past two centuries, from generation to generation, drunken Aussie-speak continues to be taught by sober parents to children.†Mr Frenkel says “poor communication is evident among all sectors of Australian society†and says the average Australian speaks to two-thirds of their capacity. “Missing consonants can include missing 't's (Impordant), 'l's (Austraya) and 's's (yesh), while many of our vowels are lazily transformed into other vowels, especially 'a's to 'e's (stending) and 'i's (New South Wyles) and “iâ€s to “oiâ€s (noight).†The lecturer is calling for rhetoric lessons to be included in the education curriculum as he believes this would “raise†the country’s “standards of communicationâ€. Despite Mr Frenkel’s concerns, the Australian accent seems to be popular with people across the world. A survey earlier this year revealed it to be the fourth “most attractive†accent, coming behind British, American and Irish. http://www.independe...c-a6711486.html 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bust Posted October 28, 2015 Report Share Posted October 28, 2015 What utter rubbish. It's common knowledge Australians are the only people who don't have an accent. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cavanami Posted October 29, 2015 Report Share Posted October 29, 2015 ...and never get drunk! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dexi Posted October 29, 2015 Report Share Posted October 29, 2015 Ever seen Barry Humphries as " Sir Les Patterson " the Aus. cultural ambassador ? Very funny Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Flashermac Posted October 29, 2015 Author Report Share Posted October 29, 2015 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jYpEIAeTfvM Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mekong Posted October 29, 2015 Report Share Posted October 29, 2015 The Australian accent is the product of colonial settlers getting drunk, according to one of the country’s speech experts. Fuck me Fiery Jack and myself have the wrong passport, can we apply as honorary strines? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flashermac Posted October 29, 2015 Author Report Share Posted October 29, 2015 Only if you've been convicted and sentenced first. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Guest Posted October 30, 2015 Report Share Posted October 30, 2015 " The Australian accent is the product of colonial settlers getting drunk, according to one of the country’s speech experts " You learn something new everyday, going out tonight and meeting up with friends of all nationalities, along with many Australian friends. I'll listen carefully to them taking as the drinks flow ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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