[ff7c11]

I think they're identical.

[danielheath]

I’m sure, in many accents, that they are. Definitely not the same in Australian Strine.

[hunter2_]

As an American, I knew about Straya but this is the first I've heard of Strine. Or should I say Murican :)

[no_carrier]

They're identical in Australian English.

[danielheath]

Which one?

[leephillips]

They are identical. I think he was making a distinction between {week, weak} on one hand and {wick} on the other (but I was also initially confused by the way he put it). This is a big hurdle for native Spanish speakers as well, because i in Spanish is always pronounced as "ee". There seem to be a lot of embarrassing word pairs around these vowels; sheet, beach, etc.

[dvirsky]

Yeah what I meant is that it just increases the possibilities of awkwardness. Piss of cake, piss process, etc.