What is "strine" how is "strine" so diferent of american , canadian or british english?
Strine , australian english
"Strine" is how you pronounce "Australian" if you are one....so many syllables, so little time.
It's different from American, Canadian, or British English in that Americans, Canadians, and the British can't understand it ;) -- it's Australian dialect, full of unique pronunciations and idioms.
It's different from American, Canadian, or British English in that Americans, Canadians, and the British can't understand it ;) -- it's Australian dialect, full of unique pronunciations and idioms.
It has an interesting vowel system. Compared to RP, just off the top of my head, I know that [V] becomes [a], [E] becomes [e], and [Q] becomes [O].
"It has an interesting vowel system. Compared to RP, just off the top of my head, I know that [V] becomes [a], [E] becomes [e], and [Q] becomes [O]. "
Lazar, from my understanding, [V] is more so American or non-Australian in any case.
Being a speaker of general Australian English, [E] and [e] are allophones, as are [Q] and [O] in my accent, while [e] seems to be the preferred the pronunciation in Strine.
Lazar, from my understanding, [V] is more so American or non-Australian in any case.
Being a speaker of general Australian English, [E] and [e] are allophones, as are [Q] and [O] in my accent, while [e] seems to be the preferred the pronunciation in Strine.
<<It has an interesting vowel system. Compared to RP, just off the top of my head, I know that [V] becomes [a], [E] becomes [e], and [Q] becomes [O].>>
Also, [O:] as in ''caught'' becomes [o:].
Also, [O:] as in ''caught'' becomes [o:].
Uriel is right, words tend to fuse together and create one big word! And generally, its only Aussies that understand it.