Thursday 18 December 2008

How to Speak with an Australian Accent, Part 2

Step 2:  Learn to speak from the back of your tongue while limiting the movement of your lips. Hold the tip of your tongue as close to the roof of your mouth as possible while pressing the middle of your tongue down.

This is so true.  Americans speak from the front of their mouth, Aussies speak from the back of their mouth.  Don't believe it?  Try it.  Say "good day" then say "good die."  Say "car" then say "cah."  That right there is the main difference folks between an American accent and an Australian accent.  So simple right?!  And yet, it takes a bit of talent to go  between.  

2 comments:

Kendal and Alissa said...

Wow that was so interesting to try to say those words and see the difference. Crazy! I just learned something new!

Georges said...

Wow, so true!! That's cool. I'll keep practicing.