Aussies say g'bye to phrases like g'day mate
Australians shouting 'g'day mate' to each other as they throw another shrimp on the barbie will soon become a thing of the past, a report has found.
Researchers say the nasal tones and phrases, like those of Crocodile Dundee actor Paul Hogan, were developed was a way for Aussies to distinguish themselves from their British forebears.
Now though this need to distinguish themselves is not as strong argue the experts from the Australian National University.
They say a standard Australian accent is emerging where words like "mate" are no longer be pronounced "mite."
The news will mean that Americans will soon find it even more difficult to tell the difference between Brits and Aussies ... they will have to pay more attention to the teeth and tans.
Lexicographer Bruce Moore added that the cultural values which are conveyed in the current broad accent would shift to the new standard Australian accent.
