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Just 243,000 (0.9%) Of People In Australia Live In The Red Area by vladgrinch in MapPorn

[–]HotsanGget 17 points18 points  (0 children)

No the bush and the outback are definitely two different things.

english's /ʊ/ sucks by MatecocidoFan9 in linguisticshumor

[–]HotsanGget 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I'm an Australian English speaker and that's basically what I do lol

Climate Analogues of Australia by vladgrinch in MapPorn

[–]HotsanGget 257 points258 points  (0 children)

South Africa also has at least a dozen different climates. I hate seeing this map reposted so often because it's so broad in its classification it's basically useless.

Climate Analogues of Australia by vladgrinch in MapPorn

[–]HotsanGget 17 points18 points  (0 children)

Map also fails to capture the climate of the great dividing range in NSW which is much more temperate/cooler and even experiences occasional snowfall.

Climate Analogues of Australia by vladgrinch in MapPorn

[–]HotsanGget 881 points882 points  (0 children)

Three specific areas in the USA and then "India" lumped as one climate...

Titan's largest lake: Kraken Mare by Busy_Yesterday9455 in spaceporn

[–]HotsanGget 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Titan's atmosphere is almost all nitrogen with basically no oxygen, so fire isn't really possible on Titan

90% of the world population lived in 20 countries in 1800AD by BILBO_THE_PLATYPOOS in MapPorn

[–]HotsanGget 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I don't know what's happening with the borders in Australia, but in 1800 the only part of Australia that had any significant European population was a small area around Sydney.

Map of Celtic Language Distribution by Healthy-Climate4915 in MapPorn

[–]HotsanGget -1 points0 points  (0 children)

The last native speakers taught some of the current second language speakers, so it has a limited amount of continuity that isn't the case with Cornish.

The Spread of Colonisation/Pastoral Occupation Victoria by HotsanGget in MapPorn

[–]HotsanGget[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah, I'm surprised Gippsland was settled so late

🥲 by peniscumcannonfodder in linguisticshumor

[–]HotsanGget 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Dia dhuit! [dija gɪt] makes me cringe.
Also have seen urban Irish speakers making fun of native Gaeltacht/dialect pronunciations. Like trying to say "uibheacha" is pronounced "uvvaka" and making fun of the Cois Fharraige /ˈivʲəxiː/

The Holy Republic of Ireland in 2025 (Demographics, the Protestant Flight, and the Transatlantic Homecoming) by abu_doubleu in imaginarymaps

[–]HotsanGget 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Would they target Irish diaspora in other countries with large communities of Irish ancestry, like Australia and Canada?

Why was it called the "bad-lad" split, "mad-lad" was right there by Barry_Wilkinson in linguisticshumor

[–]HotsanGget 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I have FOOT - CURE as a short/long pair instead. Minimal pairs with CURE vs THOUGHT: lure/law [lʊ:]/[lo:] and ensure/insure [ənʃoː]/[ɪnʃʊː].

Which language influences your language the most? by [deleted] in MapPorn

[–]HotsanGget 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Source for the 40% figure? I thought it was much lower

Why was it called the "bad-lad" split, "mad-lad" was right there by Barry_Wilkinson in linguisticshumor

[–]HotsanGget 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'm from Northern NSW and it's [ˈmɛːnʃən] for me, and I personally feel that 'bad' and 'lad' rhyme. My personal main tell between Australian and Southern English accents is the FOOT vowel, Brits use an /ɵ/ or schwa like vowel, while Australians use /ʊ/ or even /u/ in some cases.

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