The same reason that people from the U.S. have accents in the northeast - southeast - southwest and northwest! We all talk differently. Just the way it works.
I'm surprised you have ever heard the word. Mostly you would only hear abuse from Australians because of your fatuous questions. Unless it was in the phrase "good riddance".
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Because we find rounded "oo" sounds to be sexually exciting.
Thanks for all the "best answers" by the way Jan, I like the points.
The same reason that people from the U.S. have accents in the northeast - southeast - southwest and northwest! We all talk differently. Just the way it works.
I'm surprised you have ever heard the word. Mostly you would only hear abuse from Australians because of your fatuous questions. Unless it was in the phrase "good riddance".
I thought they pronounced "oo" it like "ew". School = Schoo-ewl. Pool = Poo-ewl. But that might just be when there is a "-ool" word.
Funny you should mention it, as I also wonder about things like this. For example, why do many pronounce 'Doris' as 'd*ckhead'?
Well I'm australian and I'm fairly sure that I don't pronounce it like that