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http://www.nzherald.co.nz/world/news/article.cfm?c_id=2&objectid=11536258
>Australians' distinctive accent has its origins in the "drunken slurring" of the heavy-drinking early settlers, according to a communication expert from the country.
>Mr Frenkel said poor communication was "not related to class" but was evident among all sectors of Australian society. "The average Australian speaks to just two thirds capacity - with one third of our articulator muscles always sedentary as if lying on the couch," he wrote.
>Australians' distinctive accent has its origins in the "drunken slurring" of the heavy-drinking early settlers, according to a communication expert from the country.
>Mr Frenkel said poor communication was "not related to class" but was evident among all sectors of Australian society. "The average Australian speaks to just two thirds capacity - with one third of our articulator muscles always sedentary as if lying on the couch," he wrote.
