Here “bus” is pronounced like “buzz” and I didn’t realise it was weird until I went down to Devon and it was a dead giveaway that I’m a Brummie lol
Here “bus” is pronounced like “buzz” and I didn’t realise it was weird until I went down to Devon and it was a dead giveaway that I’m a Brummie lol
Melbourne.
Now most will read that and go Mel bourn. But in Australia we say Mel Bin.
A really easy way to tell if someone isn’t an Aussie while there.
Old gen x Australian here, and pretty much everybody I know pronounces it Mel burn.
I pronounced it like “Mel-born” until an Australian person corrected me lol. it’s like Gloucestershire but in Australia!
Gloss-ter-sher?
yup like gloss ter sheer
It’s ironic Aussies don’t pronounce the R in Melbourne considering you add Rs to every other word!
They used them all up