*"... New South Wales ..."* I sourced that from wikipedia, didn't x-check that. ...

gaelian · on Jan 25, 2011

You got it. Canberra[1], the bush capital. Come for the CDSCC, stay for the relaxed prostitution and pornography laws.

1. Despite what Wikipedia says, it's actually more commonly pronounced "Can-bra" because Australians are lazy.

brc · on Jan 25, 2011

wha? What does Wikipedia say? Canb-e-rra or something? Being Australian I'm too lazy to look it up.

gaelian · on Jan 25, 2011

Yeah, I had to get a German to lookup what "ᵊ" really means in the International Phonetic Alphabet. It was only then I found out that of the two listed pronunciations on Wikipedia[1], the first actually is the usual Australian pronunciation that my ill-fated attempt at self-deprecating humour hinged upon.

Damn your completeness, Wikipedia.

1. /ˈkænbᵊrə/, /ˈkænbɛrə/