Social Science How do you pronounce 'example'?

[Poseidon]

1. Ex-arm-pull, or
2. Ex-am-pull

Just spoke to a friend and said 'for example' using the 1st pronunciation and he questioned me about it, saying it's meant to be pronounced as number 2.

Same goes for words like 'dance' 'france' 'chance', I always pronounce them in the way that rhymes with 'aren'ts'

Which is the 'correct' way to say these words in Aus?

 

[SugarShane]

Arm puller here.

 

[HarryTiger]

^ Adelaide!

They say douche we say doosh.

 

[Fevola99]

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[HugeJohnson]

^ Adelaide!

They say douche we say doosh.

Pretty sure we say doosh too...

 

[lewigie]

Eggs-ample.

 

[Crimson Azure]

Egg-sample

 

[Pinitchio]

I'm not a pretentious twat, so I say Ex-am-pull

 

[HugeJohnson]

I'm not a pretentious twat, so I say Ex-am-pull

Pretentious twat.

 

[Kcrack]

Definitely not ex-arm-pull. Isn't that how Americans would say it?

 

[DREAM TEAM BUFF]

Eggs Ample

 

[Catfish Alley]

Definitely not ex-arm-pull. Isn't that how Americans would say it?

To be honest, I don't think Ive heard anybody (American or otherwise) who says ex-arm-pull.

 

[dales.girl38]

Ex-ahm-ple. Same with dah-nce, chah-nce, cah-stle etc.

My mum's a Kiwi, dad's from India but learnt English the proper way, they both say it that way, so that's how I was raised to speak.

 

[Caesar]

More clipped vowels ("ah") tend to be characteristic of a more cultivated accent. It's most common in South Australia (think Alexander Downer's plummy accent) and generally amongst older people. To a non-Australian ear it sounds 'less Australian' - I have this accent and I have occasionally been mistaken for South African or English when I'm overseas.

It's sort of the diametric opposite to the really broad Australian accent that someone like Julia Gillard has, where you have really flat vowels.

Most people fall somewhere between the two, often mixing and matching. I know lots of people who say Frahnce, but not exahmple.



EDIT: It's interesting, I've noticed that a lot of my friends that have cultivated accents who went off and did a year in London came back with much broader accents. My girlfriend has also accused me of going "more bogan" with my accent when I'm around certain mates of mine. I think subconsciously a lot of people (guys especially) flatten out their vowels a bit when they want to sound more Australian.

 

[mdc]

I know lots of people who say Frahnce, but not exahmple.

I'd say it's the other way round, at least in Melbourne. Exahmple and sahmple is acceptable, whereas Frahnce, dahnce and chahnce all come across incredibly haughty.

 

[alfy!]

Ex-am-ple. The only way.

 

[Caesar]

I'd say it's the other way round, at least in Melbourne. Exahmple and sahmple is acceptable, whereas Frahnce, dahnce and chahnce all come across incredibly haughty.

I have this theory that the inconsistency has to do with which words a child most commonly hears from their parents/family and which ones they hear most from their teachers/classmates (and how those groups pronounce them).

I have nothing to back it up though.

 

[jpzhawk]

here in australia -

its example , not exarmple .

its grant , not grarnt .

there pants , not parnts .

because those little insect creatures are called ants . not f#$%@ing arnts !

only if your british would you pronounce with the ars .

 

[walshy93]

here in australia -

its example , not exarmple .

its grant , not grarnt .

there pants , not parnts .

because those little insect creatures are called ants . not f#$%@ing arnts !

only if your british would you pronounce with the ars .

Okay, how do you say "ask"? Silly comment, east cost Australia are becoming American.

If you say ehnswer, why not say ehsk? It's because ahsk and ahnswer are more British/Australian English than the Amercian crap creeping into peoples vocab.

Dahnce, Chahnce, Sahmple, Frahnce are perfectly "Australian".

Australia is made up of emmigrated Brits, nonghead,

 

[Byron_Clanger]

Ex-ample

 

[jpzhawk]

Okay, how do you say "ask"? Silly comment, east cost Australia are becoming American.

If you say ehnswer, why not say ehsk? It's because ahsk and ahnswer are more British/Australian English than the Amercian crap creeping into peoples vocab.

Dahnce, Chahnce, Sahmple, Frahnce are perfectly "Australian".

Australia is made up of emmigrated Brits, nonghead,

calling me a nonghead ?

 

[walshy93]

I believe so.

 

[mdc]

I reckin

fixed for here in australia.

 

[walshy93]

But my points are valid.

 

[BarneyBent]

More clipped vowels ("ah") tend to be characteristic of a more cultivated accent. It's most common in South Australia (think Alexander Downer's plummy accent) and generally amongst older people. To a non-Australian ear it sounds 'less Australian' - I have this accent and I have occasionally been mistaken for South African or English when I'm overseas.

It's sort of the diametric opposite to the really broad Australian accent that someone like Julia Gillard has, where you have really flat vowels.

Most people fall somewhere between the two, often mixing and matching. I know lots of people who say Frahnce, but not exahmple.



EDIT: It's interesting, I've noticed that a lot of my friends that have cultivated accents who went off and did a year in London came back with much broader accents. My girlfriend has also accused me of going "more bogan" with my accent when I'm around certain mates of mine. I think subconsciously a lot of people (guys especially) flatten out their vowels a bit when they want to sound more Australian.

Except that I'm pretty sure Gillard is an "arm-puller".