bhmnscmm@lemmy.world to Today I Learned@lemmy.worldEnglish · edit-21 year agoTIL in Australia the name of the band "AC/DC" is pronounced "Acca Dacca"en.wikipedia.orgexternal-linkmessage-square90fedilinkarrow-up1411arrow-down157
arrow-up1354arrow-down1external-linkTIL in Australia the name of the band "AC/DC" is pronounced "Acca Dacca"en.wikipedia.orgbhmnscmm@lemmy.world to Today I Learned@lemmy.worldEnglish · edit-21 year agomessage-square90fedilink
minus-squareLeviathan@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up85arrow-down1·edit-21 year agoNo it’s not. That’s the nickname they have over there.
minus-squareSargTeaPot@lemmy.nzlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up9arrow-down13·1 year agoThus making it true …
minus-squareHerbalGamerlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up21·1 year agothats like saying Paul Gascoigne is pronounced " Gazza" in the UK
minus-squareSargTeaPot@lemmy.nzlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1arrow-down3·1 year agoBecause it is isn’t it?
minus-squareStorminNorman@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up16·1 year agoNickname isn’t the name though. We use “AC/DC” and “ACCA Dacca” pretty much just regularly as each other down here.
minus-squareOneserlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7·1 year agoEveryone arguing dumb things here because of a dumb title. Pronounce = how it phonetically sounds, Nickname = alternative or shortened name. They are not synonyms :)
No it’s not. That’s the nickname they have over there.
Thus making it true …
thats like saying Paul Gascoigne is pronounced " Gazza" in the UK
Because it is isn’t it?
Nickname isn’t the name though. We use “AC/DC” and “ACCA Dacca” pretty much just regularly as each other down here.
Everyone arguing dumb things here because of a dumb title. Pronounce = how it phonetically sounds, Nickname = alternative or shortened name. They are not synonyms :)