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Andy Edwards
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quotePosted at 22:39 on 6th September 2008
A lethal combination. And his hat of course.
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Ruth Gregory
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quotePosted at 22:42 on 6th September 2008

Of course.  And don't forget Man Enough to Wear Pink.  lol

 

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Wolf
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quotePosted at 01:45 on 7th September 2008

Denzil has what is called a cultivated accent, he picked it up on the farm...lol

Australia has three defined accents. About ten per cent of Australians speak like ex-prime minister Bob Hawke with what is known as a broad accent. Although only a small minority of Australians actually use broad accents, it has a great deal of cultural credibility. For example, it is used by a disproportionately large number of newsreaders. It is also used in a disproportionately large number of television commercials.

Around 80 per cent of Australians speak like Nicole Kidman with what is known as a British received accent or general Australian English.

A final ten per cent speak like ex-prime minister Malcolm Fraser with what is known as a cultivated accent. The accent sounds like someone educated at Oxford University in England. Although it is not very popular today, in past eras, the cultivated accent had the kind of cultural credibility that the broad accent has today. For example, newsreaders on the government funded ABC had to speak with the cultivated accent. Since there was a shortage of Australian men able to speak in the accent, male newsreaders were imported from England. It is usually spoken by women or men who don't like Australia.

A second cultural peculiarity of Australia is that there is a significant difference between how men speak and how women speak. It is quite rare to find a woman speaking with a broad Australian accent, and quite rare to find a man speaking with the cultivated accent. A woman speaking with a broad accent would be like a woman wearing a blue bonds singlet and talking about pig shooting. Likewise, a man with a cultivated accent would be like a man wearing a skirt and talking about make-up. No other English speaking country has the same gender difference in pronunciation. 

 

 

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Ruth Gregory
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quotePosted at 01:51 on 7th September 2008

Hmm, very interesting, Wolf.  Most Americans have difficulty telling the difference between the accent of someone from Australia and the accent of someone from Britain.  I guess that explains it!

 

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Ruth Gregory
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quotePosted at 01:57 on 7th September 2008

Who sang Leader of the Pack?

 

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Wolf
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quotePosted at 02:04 on 7th September 2008
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Wolf
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quotePosted at 08:20 on 9th September 2008
1961....... Who sang 'Runaround Sue ' ?
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L
L
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quotePosted at 08:25 on 9th September 2008

I loved that song Leader of the Pack.

Could it be someone called Dion? Undecided Had to google it i'm afraid FrownKiss

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Ray Stear
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quotePosted at 08:28 on 9th September 2008
On 6th September 2008 14:16, Ruth Gregory wrote:

Pat Benetar did the original Wuthering Heights.

Who sang Shine On You Crazy Diamond?

 

Ah,that is easy...Neil Diamond's Shrink!
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Wolf
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quotePosted at 08:29 on 9th September 2008
Very correct Lyn.    (blxxxxxxx cheat ) LOL. Kiss
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