Woman Embraces The Way Australians Say NO
Channel: The OverSeaTV
Date: 12/01/2021

https://youtu.be/iRKL7tBEQKQ

Woman Embraces The Way Australians Say NOAn amused woman has shared her pronunciation of the word 'no' after she discovered foreigners were mocking the way Australians say it. 
Tiffany Krylov, from Melbourne, posted a now-viral TikTok video of her 'tutorial' where she demonstrated the different vowel sounds when saying the simple two letter word with an Australian accent.
'So apparently it's like a thing that it's very common for people around the world to make fun of the way Australians pronounce the word "no",' she said in the video.
'I mean, I get it but you know what? I'm embracing it because the way we say it is so much fun.'
She described the pronunciation as 'basically like a whiny combination' of the two words 'no' and 'nah'. 
And the most important part - it needs to have a considerable inflection in the sound. You basically have to turn it into two syllables,' Tiffany explained.
'It also needs to be said with passion... No… Ah no. No. No. I don't know. No. [Surprise look] Nooooo.'
Her video has since been viewed more than 330,000 times, with dozens of Australians asking how people around the world pronounce 'no'. 
'Can we have an American stitch this or something so I can hear the difference because I'm Aussie and you just sound like you're saying "no" a lot,' one said.
Another person suggested: 'Can people duet this and say the word "no" from other countries or a compilation of Aussies saying "no".'
A one person explained: 'Australians like two syllables - Tassie, Aussie etc to the point we make "no" with two syllables. We say "here-ya".'
One parent also weighed in about the pronunciation, saying: 'Sometimes it has at least six syllables. Just ask a teenager to do a job.' 
Many Australians said they didn't realise how they pronounced the word 'no' until they watched the video. 
'I was today years old when I learnt that we said this differently,' one wrote, while another added: 'I'm Australian and I didn't even realise we did this until this moment and I am shooketh.' 
Dozens of foreigners agreed with Tiffany, with one parent saying: 'I'm an American but my son is growing up Aussie and every time he says "no" I can't help from cracking a smile'.
Another person added: 'My American friend pointed out that in sentences... we articulate "know" and "no" differently.'
Some Australians revealed they are always teased by foreigners for the way they say 'no', with one saying: 'My friends make fun of me and say it sounds like I'm saying "NOER".' 
The video comes after American actor Zachary Levi told an audience more than five years ago how Australians pronounce the word 'no'
'When you say the word "no", it's not "no" like an American. What you want to do is run through the vowels - it's that easy,' he explained.
'It starts with A - E - I - O - and then U and you kind of end it there. So you go "noaeiouoo".'