Did drunken settlers give birth to the Aussie accent?

Fox News ^ | October 29, 2015 | Sum Gai

[BitWielder1]

The Nigerian is probably the one with the clearest English.

[NorthMountain]

I don’t remember seeing XXXX, VB wasn’t bad, Toohey’s New not bad either. Cooper’s was excellent. Bullmers pear cider also excellent.

IMO.

[DTA]

>>>>>More likely the early settlers, being transported convicts, were the dregs of British society whose accents and manners of speech were the absolute worst of the worst.<<<<

Brits wanted us to believe it is true, but it is not completely true as many documents that surfaced in the last 15-20 years demonstrate.

In reality, only small percentage were criminals transpoterd Down Under after U.S. got independence (Georia was British penal colony until then). The rest were either poor people forced to move or the children of London's tens of thousands of prostitutes.

[elteemike]

How do ya ‘spose Sum Gai explains the variations in accents from county to county in ‘Merica?

Let alone state to state or across the border into Canada where most speak the King’s (or Queen’s) English...

Hell, I can’t understand my own grandkids most of the time; and they don’t drink yet...

I had Aussie mates when I was in the military...They’re solid people and reliable allies...And I found their accents, especially the ladies, to be absolutely charming...

Just don’t insult the Queen, or try to outdrink ‘em...

[doberville]

So was America.

[dfwgator]

[JimRed]

Those are all the verses I’ve ever heard, but it’s possible.