South Australian Article

Fire Fighting   Monday, June 13, 2005, 22:48 GMT
What do ya'll think about the South Australian English article at Wikipedia?


http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/South_Australian_English
Frances   Monday, June 13, 2005, 22:50 GMT
I still think it should be merged with the Australian English article
Fire Fighting   Monday, June 13, 2005, 22:58 GMT
Why do you think that?
Frances   Monday, June 13, 2005, 23:06 GMT
Because I'm not sure if SA has a separate accent, maybe yes and no. Of course, there are some things that do happen in SA that don't in other states: eg truncated "ou" and "u", but otherwise other differences are superficial - "long a's", unique words (eg Stobie Pole, fritz) and maybe more cultivated English speakers than other states. But saying that, me as a South Aussie, I do get questioned as to where I'm from becuase "I don't sound like them". Go to the discussion tab on the page and you'll see my discussion with others there.