Here “bus” is pronounced like “buzz” and I didn’t realise it was weird until I went down to Devon and it was a dead giveaway that I’m a Brummie lol
Here “bus” is pronounced like “buzz” and I didn’t realise it was weird until I went down to Devon and it was a dead giveaway that I’m a Brummie lol
Melbourne.
Now most will read that and go Mel bourn. But in Australia we say Mel Bin.
A really easy way to tell if someone isn’t an Aussie while there.
It’s ironic Aussies don’t pronounce the R in Melbourne considering you add Rs to every other word!
They used them all up
Old gen x Australian here, and pretty much everybody I know pronounces it Mel burn.
I pronounced it like “Mel-born” until an Australian person corrected me lol. it’s like Gloucestershire but in Australia!
Gloss-ter-sher?
yup like gloss ter sheer
Just guessing, is that pronounced gloushtisher?
To pass as local I say the Mel part clearly and mumble bu or bun at random, depending on the mood. So MELBu
But the real test is all the mumbling variations of Straya, AUSTRAia, etc
Is there a similar “tell” with how people pronounce Darwin?