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Does the way you say 'France' rhyme with 'pants' or 'aunts'? How the Australian accent is changing

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Australian voices really aren't what they used to be. Linguists and ABC presenters weigh in on the changes to Aussie voices and the death of the ABC accent.

Does the way you say 'France' rhyme with 'pants' or 'aunts'? How the Australian accent is changing
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  • @Zagorath by the way you say graph, I'll know where you're *not* from. I love Alan Kohler but every time he says graph, I flinch

    • Personally I say graph with [ɑː], but there's something about the way Kohler says it that sounds more palatable than the American /æ/. I'm not really sure what it is.

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