Tag Archives: New Zealand accent

Gud on youse

Gud on youse

In an article entitled: ‘Culubrating thu daggiest ick-cent of all’ Clare Barry writes for The Age: “Back in the ‘7s, when John Clarke called himself Fred Dagg and got around in a black singlet…

Distinguished Discourse

Distinguished Discourse

The New Zealand accent has been declared the most attractive and prestigious form of English outside Britain. In the BBC survey, Britons responded to an online survey rating the prestige and social attractiveness of…

Camera Obscura

Camera Obscura

When is a pin-hole camera a pen-hole camera? When the person issuing the instructs has a strong New Zealand accent…