We have previously discussed some examples of regional variation in Australian English.
Here are some more examples of regional variation appearing in the media:
RACV - Victorianisms: things people from Victoria say and do differently (June 2022)
In September 2021, comedian and TV host Andy Lee used his show 'The Hundred with Andy Lee' to run a poll on whether Australians thought 'parma' or 'parmi' was the correct shortening for the noun parmigiana.
The Australia-wide audience decided on 'parmi', which received 54% of the vote.
Andy Lee joked in a tweet after the show that he 'took [the result] badly' given that he is from Victoria, where 'parma' is the dominant variant. In this way, he is displaying an identity as a Victorian.
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