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mellie
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by mellie » Sun Jan 01, 2012 11:02 pm
Can-berr-a (more flowing)
Can-ber-ra (as per youtube clip)
Cam-bra as in camshaft (This is how Bart says it)
I was taught to pronounce Canberra like this Sydney girls teacher taught her students to pronounce it...(ignore the end part of the youtube clip- It's a bit silly)
Perhaps it's a Sydney thing
Bart
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by Bart » Sun Jan 01, 2012 11:05 pm
Women...if they had brains they'd be men
mellie
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by mellie » Sun Jan 01, 2012 11:06 pm
Bart
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by Bart » Sun Jan 01, 2012 11:10 pm
Have you got one on how to pronounce Australia.
Most treat the i as silent and some include a y
Women...if they had brains they'd be men
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by Bart » Sun Jan 01, 2012 11:11 pm
Well it must be true cause I saw it on the internet
Women...if they had brains they'd be men
mellie
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by mellie » Sun Jan 01, 2012 11:14 pm
Bart wrote:
Well it must be true cause I saw it on the internet
I have other sources Mr Bart, including a chambers dictionary.
Shall we?
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by Bart » Sun Jan 01, 2012 11:17 pm
mellie wrote: Bart wrote:
Well it must be true cause I saw it on the internet
I have other sources Mr Bart, including a chambers dictionary.
Shall we?
Well the sauces I have are tomato, BBQ, soy, Worchestshire, HK, oyster & chilli sauces.
Take your best shot
Women...if they had brains they'd be men
mellie
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by mellie » Sun Jan 01, 2012 11:22 pm
Canberra is an Aboriginal name which means "Meeting point" and you can say it in many different ways. Some people say "CAN-bruh" a few use "CAN-buh-ruh" and a small number of people pronounce it "can-BEAR-ruh"; all three forms are correct.
Sources-
ACT Schools
ANU College
Canberra Institute of Technology (CIT)
University of Canberra
Note: there's no 'M' in Canberra....
http://www.bridgeblue.com.au/study_in_canberra.html
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Bart
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by Bart » Sun Jan 01, 2012 11:24 pm
Guess it's a bit like Sydney, being an aboriginal world for perpetual dribble,
drizzle. As it is always raining there!
Or some may pronounce it as Sidinee!!!
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mellie
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by mellie » Sun Jan 01, 2012 11:25 pm
Sorses...are for horses, and excuses are for moose's.
Sourse of course...
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