American & Canadian accents

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Aug 4 2002, 3:54 pm
Well, i notice alot of americans think we say Aboot. I dont hear anyone say aboot. Rather none for that matter.

But i do, hear canadians say eh
Along with americans.

So, bassically the weird things canadians say are
- Eh
- wayy up north about 2% population of canada say (Aboot)

I have traveled in the states, and i been to many places in Canada. I couldn't realy tell them apart. Except in some places in America, they say rof, instead of roof. Make it sound like a dog.. rof...rof.. Lol Anyways, i like Canada & American equal. To me, they are one!

RaeKwon
Aug 4 2002, 3:58 pm
scottish, and australian people say aboot.
Aug 4 2002, 3:59 pm
In response to Dareb
Dareb wrote:
scottish, and australian people say aboot.

I have my aunt from australia (she was born in Canada / Vancouver but lived there 55 years) The way she talks, i cannot help my self but laugh. But then it makes me feel bad.

RaeKwon
Aug 4 2002, 4:00 pm
In response to RaeKwon
its only an accent laugh all u like. everyone has one.

there is no (norm) to every other culture the (regular people) have deep accents.. truth is nobody is without an accent.
Aug 4 2002, 4:02 pm
In response to Dareb
Dareb wrote:
its only an accent laugh all u like. everyone has one.

there is no (norm) to every other culture the (regular people) have deep accents.. truth is nobody is without an accent.

Eh (like my example?)

I AM PROUD TO BE A CANADIAN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
erm wait
ya i am okay had a memory lapse there

RaeKwon
Aug 4 2002, 5:27 pm
In response to Dareb
I don't know about no accent, but there is the "TV news" accent, good ol' Midwestern mild vanilla. It's funny, but people who want to be on CNN have to pay money to learn how to talk like I do. That's why there's so many call centers in Omaha, NE.
Aug 4 2002, 5:36 pm
In response to RaeKwon
i just got back from a trip to washington, people though my slight southern accent was realy funny, like yall and fer("for").Fer i only say from time to time, but not that much, but yall is very common to me.
Aug 4 2002, 5:39 pm
In response to Scoobert
practice with me.... yall.

yall
yoowall
yoo......all
you....all :D
Aug 4 2002, 5:42 pm
In response to Dareb
lol
Aug 4 2002, 5:58 pm
At my old school (the one I went to for 6 weeks, only) it was mostly a Black school. And the Black kids said that I had an "Arabian" accent.............? WTF is up with that?Maybe its becuase I didn't practice my Ebonics. Heh.
Aug 5 2002, 3:52 am
In response to Dareb
Dareb wrote:
scottish, and australian people say aboot.

Yup! they do
every person in scotland I know 'cept me says aboot, whit, how(instead of why) and a whole load of other stuff....
I'm scottish but I don't usually talk like that.
Aug 5 2002, 4:45 am
RaeKwon wrote:
Well, i notice alot of americans think we say Aboot. I dont hear anyone say aboot. Rather none for that matter.

But i do, hear canadians say eh
Along with americans.

So, bassically the weird things canadians say are
- Eh
- wayy up north about 2% population of canada say (Aboot)

I have traveled in the states, and i been to many places in Canada. I couldn't realy tell them apart. Except in some places in America, they say rof, instead of roof. Make it sound like a dog.. rof...rof.. Lol Anyways, i like Canada & American equal. To me, they are one!

Yeah, I don't understand that "ruff" thing either. Bugs me too.
But I've never accused Canadians of saying "aboot". Having been to Canada quite a few times, I've heard them say "aboat". It actually comes out more like "aboaut"; there's just way too much O in there. The proper pronunciation would be ou as a very fast blend of "ah-oo", but in Canada it's more frequently "oh-oo". I've never met anyone who's actually heard the Canadian accent and thinks it's "aboot", though. There's no equivalent dipthong in the English language to describe the Canadian botch of "ou", but botched it is--in some places more than others; Ontario is particularly bad with that.

Lummox JR