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Admission: I'm awful at distinguishing the origin of an accent. British or Australian? Heck if I know!

Posted by ty97 Apr 11 '11, 18:09

Then again, the Aussies on my Qantas flight thought I sounded British, so maybe I'm not alone.

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Aussie say Oi oi oi a lot as well as shrimp on barbie a lot. -- nm - Remlik Apr 11, 18:37 2
- and they call you Mate. -- nm - loosilu Apr 11, 18:42 1
  - Very frequently for "mate", occasionally for "Oi!" and never for "shrimp on the barbie" nm - ralph wiggum Apr 11, 18:45
that one is relatively easy, but some are much harder. I can't tell South African apart from Kiwi. -- nm - loosilu Apr 11, 18:31
don't worry about it, i worked with an english gent who asked someone what part of london they were from. the answer ... - zork Apr 11, 18:30

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