Editing Australian English (section)

===Pronunciation===
Differences in stress, weak forms and standard pronunciation of isolated words occur between Australian English and other forms of English, which while noticeable do not impair intelligibility.

The affixes ''-ary'', ''-ery'', ''-ory'', ''-bury'', ''-berry'' and ''-mony'' (seen in words such as ''necessary, mulberry'' and ''matrimony'') can be pronounced either with a full vowel ({{IPA|/ˈnesəseɹiː, ˈmalbeɹiː, ˈmætɹəməʉniː/}}) or a schwa  ({{IPA|/ˈnesəsəɹiː, ˈmalbəɹiː, ˈmætɹəməniː/}}). Although some words like ''necessary'' are almost universally pronounced with the full vowel, older generations of Australians are relatively likely to pronounce these affixes with a schwa as is typical in British English. Meanwhile, younger generations are relatively likely to use a full vowel.

Words ending in unstressed ''-ile'' derived from Latin adjectives ending in ''-ilis'' are pronounced with a full vowel, so that ''fertile'' {{IPA|/ˈfɜːtɑel/}} sounds like ''fur tile'' rather than rhyming with ''turtle'' {{IPA|/ˈtɜːtəl/}}.

In addition, miscellaneous pronunciation differences exist when compared with other varieties of English in relation to various isolated words, with some of those pronunciations being unique to Australian English. For example:
* As with American English, the vowel in ''yoghurt'' {{IPA|/ˈjəʉɡət/}} and the prefix ''homo-'' {{IPA|/ˈhəʉməʉ/}} (as in ''homosexual'' or ''homophobic'') are pronounced with {{sc2|GOAT}} rather than {{sc2|LOT}};
* ''Vitamin'', ''migraine'' and ''privacy'' are all pronounced with {{IPA|/ɑe/}} in the stressed syllable ({{IPA|/ˈvɑetəmən, ˈmɑeɡɹæɪn, ˈpɹɑevəsiː/}}) rather than {{IPA|/ˈvɪtəmən, ˈmiːɡɹæɪn, ˈpɹɪvəsiː/}};
* ''Dynasty'' and ''patronise'', by contrast, are usually subject to [[trisyllabic laxing]] ({{IPA|/ˈdɪnəstiː, ˈpætɹɔnɑez/}}) like in Britain, alongside US-derived {{IPA|/ˈdɑenəstiː, ˈpæɪtɹɔnɑez/}};
* The prefix ''paedo-'' (as in ''paedophile'') is pronounced {{IPA|/ˈpedəʉ/}} rather than {{IPA|/ˈpiːdəʉ/}};
* In loanwords, the vowel spelled with {{angbr|a}} is often nativized as the {{sc2|PALM}} vowel ({{IPA|/ɐː/}}), similar to American English ({{IPA|/ɑː/}}), rather than the {{sc2|TRAP}} vowel ({{IPA|/æ/}}), as in British English. For example, ''pasta'' is pronounced {{IPA|/ˈpɐːstə/}}, analogous to American English {{IPA|/ˈpɑstə/}}, rather than {{IPA|/ˈpæstə/}}, as in British English.
* ''Urinal'' is stressed on the first syllable and with the [[schwa]] for ''I'': {{IPA|/ˈjʉːɹənəl/}};
* ''Harass'' and ''harassment'' are pronounced with the stress on the second, rather than the first syllable;
* The suffix ''-sia'' (as in ''[[Malaysia]]'', ''[[Indonesia]]'' and ''[[Polynesia]]'', but not ''[[Tunisia]]'') is pronounced {{IPA|/-⁠ʒə/}} rather than {{IPA|/-ziːə/}};
* The word ''foyer'' is pronounced {{IPA|/ˈfoɪə/}}, rather than {{IPA|/ˈfoɪæɪ/}};
* ''Tomato'', ''vase'' and ''data'' are pronounced with {{IPA|/ɐː/}} instead of {{IPA|/æɪ/}}: {{IPA|/təˈmɐːtəʉ, vɐːz, ˈdɐːtə/}}, with {{IPA|/ˈdæɪtə/}} being uncommon but acceptable;
* ''Zebra'' and ''leisure'' are pronounced {{IPA|/ˈzebɹə/}} and {{IPA|/ˈleʒə/}} rather than {{IPA|/ˈziːbɹə/}} and {{IPA|/ˈliːʒə/}}, both having disyllabic laxing;
* ''Status'' varies between British-derived {{IPA|/ˈstæɪtəs/}} with the {{sc2|FACE}} vowel and American-derived {{IPA|/ˈstætəs/}} with the {{sc2|TRAP}} vowel;
* Conversely, ''precedence'', ''precedent'' and derivatives are mainly pronounced with the {{sc2|FLEECE}} vowel in the stressed syllable, rather than {{sc2|DRESS}}: {{IPA|/ˈpɹiːsədəns ~ pɹiːˈsiːdəns, ˈpɹiːsədənt/}};
* ''Basil'' is pronounced {{IPA|/ˈbæzəl/}}, rather than {{IPA|/ˈbæɪzəl/}};
* Conversely, ''cache'' is usually pronounced {{IPA|/kæɪʃ/}}, rather than the more conventional {{IPA|/kæʃ/}};
* ''Buoy'' is pronounced as {{IPA|/boɪ/}} (as in ''boy'') rather than {{IPA|/ˈbʉːiː/}};
* The ''E'' in ''congress'' and ''progress'' is not reduced: {{IPA|/ˈkɔnɡɹes, ˈpɹəʉɡɹes/}};
* Conversely, the unstressed ''O'' in ''silicon'', ''phenomenon'' and ''python'' stands for a schwa: {{IPA|/ˈsɪlɪkən, fəˈnɔmənən, ˈpɑeθən/}};
* In ''Amazon'', ''Lebanon'', ''marathon'' and ''pantheon'', however, the unstressed ''O'' stands for the {{sc2|LOT}} vowel, somewhat as with American English: {{IPA|/ˈæməzɔn, ˈlebənɔn, ˈmæɹəθɔn, ˈpænθæɪɔn/}};
* The colour name ''maroon'' is pronounced with the {{sc2|GOAT}} vowel: {{IPA|/məˈɹəʉn/}}.