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[threemonkeys]

A present for all those Aussies who ask me to say "fush and chups".

It appears that New Zealanders sound like Neanderthals.

Or at least that is what the article says. As noted in the comments "absolutely no evidence linking the quantal hallmark sound, or lack thereof, with the New Zealand accent." But it makes for a good headline?

Comments

[gillpolack.livejournal.com]

For a while there was a theory that Neanderthalers were brighter than Homo Sapiens. If you claim the accent, you probably ought to claim the intelligence too.

[threemonkeys.livejournal.com]

Since I've already quoted from the comments to that article, I note another

"And, for the record, Neanderthal humans were gentle and loving people with a richly developed culture. They just called each other 'bro' a lot"