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I've heard that the Kiwi accent is stronger in the younger generation than among older speakers, that is more different from British and Aussie. Do you think it's bucking the trend of accents sounding more and more the same?
Well this news story suggests that it is, and from what I've heard it's sounds as strong as ever. I think part of it is to sound different to Aussie haha.
I think it's more different to Aussie than Canadian is to American.
This and that = Thus and thet
Fish and chips = fush n chups (more like f'sh and 'ch'ps)
I've heard that the Kiwi accent is stronger in the younger generation than among older speakers, that is more different from British and Aussie. Do you think it's bucking the trend of accents sounding more and more the same?
It depends on where the person is from in New Zealand, some regional accents are stronger than others it's not just an age thing. Some of the younger generation do have a slight mid-atlantic drawl though which is not unattractive but does make them sound a tad more aussie.
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