Does "English (AU)" sound weird to American ears? (lemmy.zip)

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To me, it kind of sounds like a bastardized version of “English (UK)” with a Boston accent attached to it plus bizarre slang and strange spelling of some words (I.e. gaol is pronounced as “jail” I know, WTF? As I’ve thought they’re trying to spell goal).

The weirdest part are the different meanings of words that are spelled the same (I.e. “Thong” is defined as a swimsuit underwear in American English but from English AU, it’s flip flops) along with “C*NT” being part of their vernacular.

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[-] turdas@suppo.fi 10 points 6 hours ago

Gaol is pronounced as jail in all dialects of English. If you've been pronouncing it gay-ol then I have some bad news for you.

[-] akwd169@sh.itjust.works 1 points 2 hours ago* (last edited 2 hours ago)

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this post was submitted on 04 May 2026

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