Regional variations in pronunciation and accent of Australian English are very minor compared to the variations in British, Irish and North American English, sufficiently so that linguists are divided whether they exist at all. Overall, pronunciation is determined less by region than by social and educational influences.
The regional variation in Australia consists primarily of differences in vocabulary rather than tone or accent.
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Regional variations in pronunciation and accent of Australian English are very minor compared to the variations in British, Irish and North American English, sufficiently so that linguists are divided whether they exist at all. Overall, pronunciation is determined less by region than by social and educational influences.
The regional variation in Australia consists primarily of differences in vocabulary rather than tone or accent.
There is also great variety in the names of beer glasses from one area to another. For example, a standard 285ml (10 fl.oz.) glass, in different states or regions, is known as a middy (NSW/WA/ACT), pot (Vic/Qld/Tas), handle (NT/SA), ten (SA/Tas) or schooner (SA) and a ten ouncer (Tas). Such variation causes great confusion, especially since a schooner is a 425 ml (15 fl.oz.) glass in every state that uses the word except SA.
In NSW swimwear is known as swimmers or cossie and in Queensland it is togs. In most other areas the term bathers dominates....
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