Why do Americans pronounce words differently than British?

Another reason for the differences in pronunciation may be because many immigrants to the US were not native English speakers, speaking German or Dutch, which influenced pronunciation as well as grammar and vocabulary, with New York English influenced by German and Yiddish.

What words can Australians not pronounce?

This list of 10 commonly mispronounced words in Australia will hopefully help to clear up some of that confusion.

• Melbourne.
• Australia.
• Parmigiana.
• Doona vs. Duvet.
• Wildlife.
• Triathlon.
• Uluru.
• Prerogative.

How is dance pronounced in Australia?

In general speech it’s darnce or I’m darncing, but I might go to a Dants. Depends on the flow of the sentence. I also say ‘dants’ – rhymes with ‘ants’. Pretty sure the long ‘ah’ sound was more common when I lived in Brisbane.

Why do Australians sound that way?

The beginnings of the Australian accent “It emerged from a process called levelling down because you had all these people who came here on 11 ships from different dialect areas, regional dialect areas across England,” he said. “What our accent really is, is English with the dialect variations taken out.

Why are English words Spelt differently to American?

The differences often come about because British English has tended to keep the spelling of words it has absorbed from other languages (e.g. French), while American English has adapted the spelling to reflect the way that the words actually sound when they’re spoken.

Why is dance pronounced differently?

Pronunciation is one aspect of dialect. It’s true that Americans and Southern Englishmen pronounce dance differently, although both can be represented /dɑːns/ because the /ɑː/ symbol between slashes is a broad transcriptional device. A more accurate transcription of the American dance might be [däns] or [dɐns].

How do Australians say hello?

The most common verbal greeting is a simple “Hey”, “Hello”, or “Hi”. Some people may use Australian slang and say “G’day” or “G’day mate”. However, this is less common in cities. Many Australians greet by saying “Hey, how are you?”.