06-30-2013, 10:12 AM
Neither really. The Australian accent, like many English accents, is non-rhotic -- we don't feel the need to emphasis every r 
Our "or" sound is more like "aw", but not the way Americans pronounce "aw". Just like the differences in spelling, I confess that it irritates me a little to have people "correct" my pronunciation.
Our "or" sound is more like "aw", but not the way Americans pronounce "aw". Just like the differences in spelling, I confess that it irritates me a little to have people "correct" my pronunciation.
It could be worse