Pronounciation meme
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alias_sqbr Sqbr pronounciation meme by alias_sqbr
I don't know how typical my accent is for someone from WA, I think it's a little anglicised (plus I have a slight lisp) Tim Minchin, Judy Davis and Heath Ledger are/were from Perth too for a broader sample. Australian accents are fairly uniform anyway I guess.
The meme with my answers in brackets:
Your name and/or username (Sophie alias sqbr)
Where you're from (Western Australia)
The following words: Aunt, Roof, Route, Wash, Oil, Theater, Iron, Salmon, Caramel, Fire, Water, Sure, Data, Ruin, Crayon, Toilet, New Orleans, Pecan, Both, Again, Probably, Spitting Image, Alabama, Lawyer, Coupon, Mayonnaise, Syrup, Pajamas, Caught, Orange, Coffee, direction, naturally, aluminium and herbs
What is it called when you throw toilet paper on a house? (Rude! Toiletpapering?)
What is the bubbly carbonated drink called? (Soft drink or fizzy drink)
What do you call gym shoes? (Sports shoes or sneakers)
What do you say to address a group of people? (Hey guys! Or hi)
What do you call the kind of spider that has an oval-shaped body and extremely long legs? (Daddy Long legs)
What do you call your grandparents? (Grandma and Granddad)
What do you call the wheeled contraption in which you carry groceries at the supermarket? (Shopping trolley)
What do you call it when rain falls while the sun is shining? (Sun shower)
What is the thing you change the TV channel with? (Remote control or tv remote)
I don't know how typical my accent is for someone from WA, I think it's a little anglicised (plus I have a slight lisp) Tim Minchin, Judy Davis and Heath Ledger are/were from Perth too for a broader sample. Australian accents are fairly uniform anyway I guess.
The meme with my answers in brackets:
Your name and/or username (Sophie alias sqbr)
Where you're from (Western Australia)
The following words: Aunt, Roof, Route, Wash, Oil, Theater, Iron, Salmon, Caramel, Fire, Water, Sure, Data, Ruin, Crayon, Toilet, New Orleans, Pecan, Both, Again, Probably, Spitting Image, Alabama, Lawyer, Coupon, Mayonnaise, Syrup, Pajamas, Caught, Orange, Coffee, direction, naturally, aluminium and herbs
What is it called when you throw toilet paper on a house? (Rude! Toiletpapering?)
What is the bubbly carbonated drink called? (Soft drink or fizzy drink)
What do you call gym shoes? (Sports shoes or sneakers)
What do you say to address a group of people? (Hey guys! Or hi)
What do you call the kind of spider that has an oval-shaped body and extremely long legs? (Daddy Long legs)
What do you call your grandparents? (Grandma and Granddad)
What do you call the wheeled contraption in which you carry groceries at the supermarket? (Shopping trolley)
What do you call it when rain falls while the sun is shining? (Sun shower)
What is the thing you change the TV channel with? (Remote control or tv remote)
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Date: 2011-01-12 01:11 am (UTC)no subject
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Date: 2011-01-12 04:05 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2011-01-13 06:48 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2011-01-12 05:11 am (UTC)Badly worded question there. Could just as easily be 'Huntsman'.
We talking small or OMFGlarge here, anyway?
My (Shopping trolley) murdered! *giggles*
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Date: 2011-01-12 07:39 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2011-01-13 05:47 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2011-01-13 06:50 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2011-01-13 07:26 am (UTC)*shudders*
The question (unclear again) doesn't mention relative or absolute leg length though. [/quibble]
^_^
(And daddy-long-legs inspire more a "Cool/Yay, no redback here!" response from me, as opposed to a "OMFGgedditaway!!!1!1!" reaction.)
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Date: 2011-01-16 09:43 am (UTC)You make a valid point.
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Date: 2011-01-12 10:39 pm (UTC)dye-rection indeed! everyone knows it's duh-rection! :D
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Date: 2011-01-13 06:53 am (UTC)I think I get more English sounding when I'm in public speaking mode, possibly the result of a few years of choral training.
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Date: 2011-01-13 06:57 am (UTC)yeah, the noticeable difference between my meme post and my usual speaking voice is that my diction is much better in the post!
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Date: 2011-01-16 09:44 am (UTC)(*)Geologically
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Date: 2011-01-16 07:57 pm (UTC)