Re: Pronunciation of Station Names

[Neil Waller <nwaller@denr.sa.gov.au>]

tezza wrote:
> 
> >> > The South Australians are the funniest to listen to.   They all
> seem
> >> > to have a lisp.  ;-)
> 
> >Neil Waller wrote in message <34D106CB.66E2@denr.sa.gov.au>...
> 
> >We are also very proper - All bany western australia not Al bany.
> 
> Too bad proper doesn't equate to correct.


Then there's Derby in WA which the ABC used to insist on calling Darby.

They had an announcer here in Adelaide years ago who had lived there
and knew what it was called.   This did not stop her falling foul of
the pronunciation police.


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Neil Waller	(nwaller@denr.sa.gov.au)
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