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+ I think you're wrong about this too > Australian English is correct in Australia and incorrect in America Then how come, in the US, Australians are not stig
by bedobi 5y ago
+ I think you're wrong about this too
> Australian English is correct in Australia and incorrect in America
Then how come, in the US, Australians are not stigmatized and pressured into speaking Standard American English? Because, well, they're not. If anything, there's an expectation that people who work with Australians make an effort to understand their variety of English.
- ceilingcorner 5y agoOr it’s because the differences between the two are smaller than the differences between regional American dialects and standard American English? Not conjugating be is a pretty big difference. And yes, if an Australian started using certain vocabulary words like cunt in a professional context, it would not be acceptable.