Hi all, This is my first official post.
When i mentioned Sydney, What would be the first thing came to your mind? I thought so, your answer is Opera House. No? anymore?Kangaroo?Olympics?Harbor Bridge? Well, my turn now, Australian accent is the first thing came to my mind. You ask Why? Here is my answer: I grew up in East Asia and Europe throughout my childhood and teenage years.As a result, i came a cross people with diverse background. From Africa to America, Asia to Europe. You name it and i would prove it with my Facebook friends list. With such diversity you would wonder how many languages i can show off to people. I hate to disappoint you, but i can only speak two, probably like many of you here. Anyway, my point is my Worldwide Facebook friends (still growing) and i communicate in English, an American English.(Well,i have to admit few of them speak brilliant British English with posh accent) This is why i find Australian English unique when i first came here. To me, It sounds neither American nor British(maybe to some) but uniquely Australian. To be honest, i quite like the Australian accent. Therefore, i will post more about Australian English and its slang from my next blog.
Thank you for reading it. I truly hope you can give me a constructive feedback on my language and grammar use while enjoy my blog.
Comments
MaCon Rox: I'm sure working for Telstra is quite challenging and i too find Aussies are very pleasant to talk to.:)
Tara Benwell: Sounds like a good idea. Let me try to get someone to record his/her voice.(I'll try my best/no guarantee though :) )
Have you met some Australian friends? Maybe you could record their voices and share an audio file or video with us!
I find Aussie accent cute and interesting. I got to hear it first time from my audio visual math class back in high school. I had a hard time following the instructor not only because I didn't like the subject (^,^) but also because I wasn't familiar with his accent.
Waiting for your next posts! Really I'm feeling interested about the "Australian English" !
Nida,thank you for your lovely comment and the Website link. I hope it is serving you well on your personal quest to mastering English :).(But i kinda feel like you are already mastered it.)
Smith, I will dig as much information on Australian English as i can:) so thank you! Btw, I traveled in total of 56 countries.
I'd like to know more about "Australian English" - the difference.
Thanks for sharing. Keep up your writing. You sound like you had some unusual experiences. How many countries did you travel to?
Interesting post, Jason! I'm looking forward to your next blog to know more about Australian English and slang.
Btw, I use an Australian website to learn English. You may wish to give it a try..........
http://australianetwork.com/learningenglish/
Keep writing! :)
For me Australian accent is totally different from British accent.