Aussies Used Talk Different

[icyfroth]

Watching the Australian Story on Andrew "Boy" Charlton last night it struck me how the newsreaders of the day had a much "plummier"

accent.

Almost  but quite quite the "pommy" rrrrrowwnded vowels. Distinctly Orstrelian.

We've relaxed a lot since then and grown into our own accent.

But it's nice to listen to the way the old narrators and newsreaders used to speak in their formal way. God forbid they should use the accent of the broader aussie population

Here's an example:

[lakeland27]

 i've read a few english and american authors use the term , Henry miller for one. but he was writing in France at the time

[serendipityricho]

LL-was HM writing French letters?...........................Richo.

[the*scarlet*pimpernel]

Boom Boom ! lol, you're on a roll today Richo

[serendipityricho]

Yep Pimpy--nothing to do and all day for it.........Richo.

[serendipityricho]

Another controversy is -seafood.

In WA -flake is -gummy shark

in WA a scallop -is a potato cake...strange.................................Richo.

[lakeland27]

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@serendipityricho wrote:

LL-was HM writing French letters?...........................Richo.

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 i don't recall him mentioning them richo , and he didn't exactly hold back old henry

[lakeland27]

 theres a few .. Flannel and facewasher.  someone mentioned devon and fritz.  tommy roughs and mackerel ..

[serendipityricho]

Malted milk.....v........milkshake.

[lakeland27]

 Deli , Dairy and corner shop.

[imastawka]

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@lakeland27 wrote:

 Deli , Dairy and corner shop.

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 Do any of these still exist anywhere?

I mourn their demise in my area