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Australian English accents Australian accents was influenced by English immigrants.

They usually speak from the back of their tongue while limiting the movement of the lips and speak quickly so the words run together. They often end sentences with an upward intonation so that every comment sound like a question. Australians also pronounce the sound ay as ie. Some Australian slangs are outmate which means a remote populated area or gday a greeting. Australians also use the word heaps, since theyre invaded by the British British English accents British Isles include England, Scotland and Wales and people in each area have their own accents. But British usually enunciate words, especially focusing on the t sound. They often use slang in their conversation, such as ace- which is a common word for brilliant or beastly is a word used for something nasty. American English accents With the expanding all over the world of American pop culture, American English accent is widely-used. Americanos usually create a soft sound by speaking with the back of their mouth and even through their nose and pronounce every syllable. Theyre hard on the Rs ( arrrrrr ) and kind of monotone. If you want to speak like an Americano then use a lot instead of heaps and barf instead of vomit. Singaporean English accents During the 19th century, the British people had taken over Singapore for many year . Thats why English is an common language in Singapore. Singaporean English ( Singlish) is quite recognizable. They do not have a distinction between short and long vowels. Singaporeans also do not distinguish between voiceless and voiced consonants. They commonly say Bid as Bit or bag as back. Since there are many Chinese people in Singapore, the grammar is heavily influenced. For instance, if in standard English you say : in this country the weather is very hot then in Singlish they use : Dis country weather very hot one. It often begins with a topic and followed by a comment.

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