In an Australian accent, "potato" is typically pronounced closer to "puh-TAY-toe" (like British English) or sometimes with a slight shift towards "puh-TAY-to" (more clipped), emphasizing the middle syllable, but it's not the extreme "pot-ah-to" vs "pot-ay-to" debate of American/British, focusing more on the 'ay' sound rather than 'ah' in the middle, similar to a softer British pronunciation.
Etymology. Supposedly uses the American English and British English pronunciations of the word potato, by analogy of tomato (see tomayto, tomahto). Unlike tomato, only the former pronunciation is used in either American or British English.
Modern IPA: təmɑ́ːtəw. Traditional IPA: təˈmɑːtəʊ 3 syllables: "tuh" + "MAA" + "toh"
According to Stephen Alomes, a professor of Australian studies at Deakin University, the chant represents "enthusiasm for the tribe" and a "celebration of 'us' ", but at the extreme may act as a symbol of aggressive nationalism and xenophobia.
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In this mini episode of Aussie English I explain the expressing “Far Out” which is often used as a way of expression surprise or that you are impressed by something. Improve your listening skills today – listen, play, & pause this episode – and start speaking like a native English speaker!
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Edit: If you've never seen this it's how some Americans think some Brits pronounce “bottle of water”.
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