Pronunciation and Spelling
in Australia
From: Andy
Pronunciation

/i/ Normally, the word at the This sound in Australia sound end with-er,we usually In addition, the dictionary often tenser,so some words such as pronounce / əbe /, but marked out can / i / in sound, Australia mouth is / ə / pin and kin,that would sound Australians tend to just select bigger, it sounds a little bit like peen and keen. Some sound, for example, plural like /just a /, sounds so some words boxes like boxers. words such as happy and city, such as faster sounds like ending fasta. with a typical / i /, will be extended to the / i :/, it sounds like happee and citee.


/eə/ Examples: square, bared, haired (RP: / eə /). Australian English, in the / eə / became / e :/, bared become / be: d /.
/uə/→/ɔ/ Poor: ENG/puə/一AUS/pɔ/ /ei/ often pronunce / ai /, such as: raise become rise, tape become type, day become die, today become todie.
*Spelling*

Australian spelling is similar to the British spelling .

And British English, as customary reservations "u" in the words of honour and favour; using the "re" instead of "er" in theatre and metre in; Australia and the United Kingdom also have some different places, such as Australia with the "program", rather than the British use of "programme"; There are two forms are possible, such as "acknowledgment" and "acknowledgement(承认；确认；感谢) ” "abridgment (删 节；删节本；文摘； )" and "abridgement", but shorter been adopted this form of government in Australia. There are other proof that Australia uses American English spelling in some situation.
•: Are you coming today? Mike: Professor, I’m not going to die, I feel good. Marry: um..You must come today. Mike: NO!! I won’t die!! Marry: But you have to come today!! Mike:!@#$%^&


☺The embarrassed
moment
• Mike: A Chinese students studying in Australia
• Marry：A professor of oral English from Australia
(Class begins, Marry point at Franky and asked him a question about the class this noon.)