This was a guy who Montgomery called the best general on the Western Front.
We also have a Monash
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This was a guy who Montgomery called the best general on the Western Front.
We also have a Monash
JohannaK
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First time I heard of him, but he definitely looks like he's worth taking a look at his wiki article.
JohannaK
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Aaah, he fought in WW1! And... he graduated as a civil engineer! 
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Are Australian accents regional?
classical_hero
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Yes they, but for the most part it is typically urban oor rural accents, but some regions do differ.
They're also a little generational. My grandparents grew up in the country and have pretty decent accents (though I didn't notice until I thought about it) that you wouldn't hear from someone growing up their today. Older people in general have broader accents, which are dying out (though there still is bogan, a language of its own).
rugbyLEAGUEfan
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It's Americans, British islanders, Kiwis, South Africans and Canadians who have the accents. We just speak normal.
Only very very slightly. You can hear the main ones here: http://clas.mq.edu.au/australian-voices/regional-accents
(This might be interesting for Australians here - things like the celery/salary merger in Victoria, the vocalised /l/ in Adelaide, and the dipthong/monopthong difference between WA and the East Coast aren't very well known, although most of us are aware of dance/dance)
This is nearly all-inclusive as far as regional differences as far as socio-economic or urban-rural differences go.
More generally, Australian accents are said to vary from "broad" to "cultivated". You can hear the spread here, though mostly the broad and cultivated ends of the spectrum are reducing: http://clas.mq.edu.au/australian-voices/australian-accent
Captain Falcon from There Will Be Brawl, which is fantastic BTW.
azzaman333
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It's the same Captain Falcon.
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Yes, I know, that's what I meant. 
Anyone have any idea why there are so many Australian users here? They are really represented despite the time zone difference. Well, I guess that doesn't matter online. Though I do wonder if the users who post from Australia at the same time as me are night owls or early birds or insomniacs.
Anyone have any idea why there are so many Australian users here? They are really represented despite the time zone difference. Well, I guess that doesn't matter online. Though I do wonder if the users who post from Australia at the same time as me are night owls or early birds or insomniacs.
azzaman333
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Well, right now, it's nearing 4pm. But I have a tendency to stay up into the early hours of the morning.
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Yes, I know, that's what I meant.
Anyone have any idea why there are so many Australian users here? They are really represented despite the time zone difference. Well, I guess that doesn't matter online. Though I do wonder if the users who post from Australia at the same time as me are night owls or early birds or insomniacs.
Right now it's only 4:00 PM, so probably not.
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Oh man, it's only 4pm? But it's 4pm in the future. Very cool. I just assumed it would be like 2am everytime someone posts from Australia while I'm posting. 
I know, I'm especially stupid.
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So are there even that many Australian users or am I just imagining that? I guess English would have a lot to do with it.
I know, I'm especially stupid.
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So are there even that many Australian users or am I just imagining that? I guess English would have a lot to do with it.
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Oh man, it's only 4pm? But it's 4pm in the future. Very cool. I just assumed it would be like 2am everytime someone posts from Australia while I'm posting.
I know, I'm especially stupid.
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So are there even that many Australian users or am I just imagining that? I guess English would have a lot to do with it.
I usually imagine the exact same thing when it comes to Europeans/Americans.
So don't worry it isn't just you. 
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