THIS is a Strayun accent >:

[Sabby]

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Bloody Straya Day mate, get outta me country. Posted for the benefit of people who get their impression of an Aussie accent from Dead Island...

[Isabella8688]

Thank you so much for the post.

[Aleph]

Flamin' eck Sabby! Whydjagahnshow the yanks arrthat? Strewth I swear Izgunnacomeagutza fy watch ol'thing!

As. I. live. anfarn breathe! Laugh? Well I nearly!

{returns to his usual BBC Australia accent}...aaaaaaand we're back. It's rare to see Strine (that's High Australian to you foreigners) spoken so well by someone so young.

[TheGlyphstone]

I understood about one word in three. Not at all like Steve Irwin.

[Aleph]

I understood about one word in three. Not at all like Steve Irwin.

;D in that case I wrote it correctly *nod* I still remember the day I realised the word 'Strine' was actually 'Australian' said in a thick Australian accent. The accent favors dropping leading vowels, compression and not faithfully following its own rules......

[TheGlyphstone]

;D in that case I wrote it correctly *nod* I still remember the day I realised the word 'Strine' was actually 'Australian' said in a thick Australian accent. The accent favors dropping leading vowels, compression and not faithfully following its own rules......

Actually, I was talking about the video. You were completely incomprehensible. :D

[Aleph]

*laugh*

Actually the video was pretty spot on for a broad Australian accent, the number of times I've seen an Australian in tv/movies who sounds like they're from South Africa or England *mutter*