May 2012
24 posts
Pronouncing Australian cities: A guide
sugar-plums:
(don’t take this too seriously, please. Us Australians have lazy accents)
Sydney
Incorrect: SIDE-nee
Correct: SID-nee
Melbourne
Incorrect: MEL-born
Correct: MEL-bin / MEL-ben
Canberra
Incorrect: Can-BARE-a
Correct: CAM-bra (Yes. That’s really how we say it.)
Brisbane
Incorrect: BRIS-bane
Correct: BRIZ-bin / BRIZ-ben
Adelaide
Incorrect: A-DEAL-aid
Correct: ADD-el-aid
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April 2012
61 posts
