Neil Waller of SA wrote: > We are also very proper - All bany western australia not Al bany. How do they say "Albany" in Albany WA? Here in Auckland NZ we have a suburb called Albany and it is pronounced All-bany. We also have a Northcote and, unlike the Melbourne suburb of the same spelling, Aucklanders pronounce it North-coat not North-c't. Dave McLoughlin Auckland New Zealand