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From: dbmk1@stc.UUCP
Newsgroups: net.nlang
Subject: Re: (English)
Message-ID: <707@stc-b.stc.UUCP>
Date: Tue, 19-Nov-85 11:54:33 EST
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Posted: Tue Nov 19 11:54:33 1985
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Reply-To: dbmk1@stc.UUCP (Derek Bergin)
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>Australian accent ("accent" is relative; spare the flames) is close to that
>of some "working class" British.  (I once asked for someone to try to
>illustrate Cockney.  Pushing aside the incredibly idiomatic usage, it
>reminded me of a hurried Australian, to an extent that Australians might
>find embarrassing--the origins of their white population notwithstanding!)

  A friend of mine who is very talented at doing various accents claims that 
  "strine" is americanised cockney.

  Any opinions from down under ??
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Regards
  Derek

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