Re: fabrication ... American english vs English english

On Wed, 24 Jun 2026 22:00:44 +1000, Daniel70 wrote:

> On 24/06/2026 12:40 pm, rbowman wrote:
>> On Tue, 23 Jun 2026 20:24:42 +1000, Daniel70 wrote:
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>>> On 23/06/2026 10:17 am, KenitoBenito wrote:
>>>> On Mon, 22 Jun 2026 22:51:41 +1000, Daniel70
>>>> <[email protected]> wrote:
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>>>>>> Australian "Strine" is what most speak in Australia.
>>>>>>
>>>>> No, here in Australia, we speak English.
>>>>
>>>>        More specific, the Australian dialect of English.
>>>>
>>> Well, we would have called it 'The Queens English' .... until a couple
>>> of years ago!!
>> 
>> Perhaps they are not representative but I find it easier to understand
>> the dialog in Australian movies and shows than British ones.
>> 
> WOW!! Really??

Ones that come to mind are the Mystery Road and Troppo series.  MR left me 
with the feeling if you dropped me in WA I would say 'Okay. Montana with 
kangaroos.'

The UK series are variable. In 'Shetland' Henshall was easy to understand, 
some of the more Scottish accents were hard. Ken Loach's 'The Navigators' 
was mostly in the Yorkshire accent and unintelligible. 'Sexy Beast', 
whatever it was, was difficult to understand except for Kingsley's 
'Fuck!'. 

Other shows are easier to understand although it takes a while for my ears 
to adapt. I never found the original but there is a rumor the first 'Mad 
Max' was dubbed for the US audience. Maybe the heavily Strine productions 
don't get picked up in the US.