Why not New Zealand join Australian Commonweath in 1901?

*correction

'This explains the NON rhotic accent North....'

New Zealand accent sounds less harsh to my Ear.
Australian saying ''every buddy'' sounds like an American saying ''everybody''. I don't like Australian lowering of [V] to [a].
I just don't like it... Love is not [lav]. It has never been in English.

I lav you Llorenna.

>>Love is not [lav]. It has never been in English.<<

Actually that is how it's pronounced in NZ English and is pretty common in British English.

''and is pretty common in British English''

Of course not.
We say [lov]

>>Love is not [lav]. It has never been in English.<<

Thats closer to American English as oppose to the non rhotic accents right?

New Zealand is [luv] (unsure)

In America it is [luhv], not [lav].

>>Of course not.
We say [lov] <<

I'd expect someone from Northern England to pronounce love: [luv] ("loov" using very rough spelling). But for many Cockneys: [lav] and this is present in other British dialects; likewise Australia and New Zealand.

Generally, for much of England: [lVv]. And for most of North America: [lVv].

Most of you are confusing how these things are transcribed phonetically with their spellings.

* >>likewise Australia and New Zealand<<

In broad(ish) accents: [l6v].

NZ just didn't want to give allegiance to a German with an incestuous family tree.

"NZ just didn't want to give allegiance to a German with an incestuous family tree." What, so you think the Kiwis became a republic instead?

The lowering an centralising of /V/ is hardly restricted to Aus & NZ Eng.

''The lowering an centralising of /V/ is hardly restricted to Aus & NZ Eng. ''


Well, its origin is Cockney English.

"It has never been in English." you write. What do you mean by this?