Australian accent 'an alcoholic slur' according to scientists

http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world ... 11486.html

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.”

Who could have possibly guessed this? I am shocked.

Not as shocked as I am by the fact they've got universities in Australia.

Rex Kramer wrote:Not as shocked as I am by the fact they've got universities in Australia.

University, Shed, close enough.

Lagamorph wrote:
Rex Kramer wrote:Not as shocked as I am by the fact they've got universities in Australia.

University, Shed, close enough.

They can't even say "Australia". They say "Stralia".

Manny, please upload a clip of you talking so we can judge this for ourselves.

The New Zealand accent is even worse.

Mafro wrote:The New Zealand accent is even worse.

NZ is the result of the drunks from Australia inbreeding.

Mafro wrote:The New Zealand accent is even worse.

HEEZ NOU GUD TO MI DEED

Ad7 wrote:
Mafro wrote:The New Zealand accent is even worse.

HEEZ NOU GUD TO MI DEED

Dont make fun of Mafros accent :/

Australian accent 'an alcoholic slur' according to scientists

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