Thursday 08.11.07 at ABC "The sounds of Aus."from 8.30 pm-9.30pm
Satirist John Clarke tries to define the Australian accent.
This fascinating forway into what makes the Aussie accent unique starts with a delightful description by a plum-mouthed toff who declares that we all speak as if we`ve got a piece of barbed wire stuck in each side of the jaw". Strine ,as our language is sometimes called,is also compared to the sound of ducks talking.
The legendary John Clarke makes the perfect host for the show,which promises to examine what our accent is,where it comes from and how to do it.