• (Sky News Australia) pron. of "Chief" (which sounds like Chafe)

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    Sky News host Rita Panahi has slammed the prospect of
    ‘bumbling giggler-in-chief’ Kamala Harris being installed as president after Joe Biden dropped out of the race.



    ----------- is her accent very Sydney ?


    is Australian pron. of "Chief" (which sounds like Chafe) -- is this ultimately from Ireland?





    Irish influence on Australian English: During the 18th and
    19th centuries, a significant number of Irish convicts and immigrants
    came to Australia. They brought their own dialect of English, which influenced the development of Australian English.

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