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Why Woy Woy can be Woy, but Wagga Wagga never Waga? (aussie.zone)
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Asking as person who live in Australia for 20 years but never got answer on this question?

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[โ€“] briongloid@aussie.zone 1 points 2 years ago

We were probably saying it wrong, but in Northern Victoria we just said Wagga once.

[โ€“] zero_gravitas@aussie.zone 1 points 2 years ago

Well, for starters, it's the reverse ๐Ÿ˜†

And you'd probably have to ask a linguist, but I would think it's gotta be related to 'Wagga' being two syllables, and 'Woy' being one. Not only is 'Woy Woy' short enough to begin with, but 'Woy' is also probably more prone to mishearing than 'Wagga'.