tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7983828.post2770939979563634843..comments2024-01-15T23:32:18.495-06:00Comments on Metrolingua: Keep the Canadian accent!Margaret Larkinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06421277669200495407noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7983828.post-27930994060623429312008-02-20T14:37:00.000-06:002008-02-20T14:37:00.000-06:00Americans don't say "learnt" either :DAmericans don't say "learnt" either :DMargaret Larkinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06421277669200495407noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7983828.post-54676516261382192402008-02-20T13:03:00.000-06:002008-02-20T13:03:00.000-06:00If I had to give the Canadian accent a name, I'd c...If I had to give the Canadian accent a name, I'd call it articulation. Perhaps over-articulation at times. I always thought everyone liked vowels and r's. It's the whole French-Canadian spelling. <BR/>And the odd choice of words. In America I've learnt that nobody uses the words: keener, Newfie,pogey,rubbers,washroom,<BR/>chesterfield,or toque. <BR/>They don't eat Nanaimo bars, poutine, Smarties aren't the same. I went three hours south and felt like I was on a different continent.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7983828.post-27035854437058451752007-04-16T16:45:00.000-05:002007-04-16T16:45:00.000-05:00Yeah, I guess that's sort of a habit too.Yeah, I guess that's sort of a habit too.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7983828.post-15967739902115468902007-04-15T23:26:00.000-05:002007-04-15T23:26:00.000-05:00I'm surprised you say "America" instead of "The St...I'm surprised you say "America" instead of "The States."Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7983828.post-27077108947621150692007-04-15T16:39:00.000-05:002007-04-15T16:39:00.000-05:00Haha, I saw 'eh' alot. Not after every sentence li...Haha, I saw 'eh' alot. Not after every sentence like the stereotype makes it out to be, but I guess it's just a habit.<BR/><BR/>Whenever I go down to America though, I tend to say it a heck of alot more...just to see what everyone'll say. :PAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7983828.post-51818852565320743992007-04-15T09:28:00.000-05:002007-04-15T09:28:00.000-05:00The aBOOT thing is just an exaggeration of the aBO...The aBOOT thing is just an exaggeration of the aBOAT thing--cuz it sounds so different and is the most prominent feature of the Canadian accent. <BR/><BR/>Another thing Canadians tend to say is "eh", like "It's a good idea, eh?" I think that's cool :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7983828.post-56789553714501681142007-04-14T21:26:00.000-05:002007-04-14T21:26:00.000-05:00Okay, I think I know where you're coming from. I h...Okay, I think I know where you're coming from. I have friends from Australia who say that I say 'about' like that..'aBOAT.' I guess even I can hear it sometimes.<BR/><BR/>I don't get where people hear the 'aBOOT' thing though. I've never heard ANY Canadian say it like that.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7983828.post-24752744547808970692007-04-14T21:05:00.000-05:002007-04-14T21:05:00.000-05:00Well, there's the obvious "aBOAT" (instead of abou...Well, there's the obvious "aBOAT" (instead of about) and other similar pronunciations of the "o" sound. And the accent in general has a softness and "roundness" to it. I remember meeting people from Saskatchewan and Alberta who had cool accents. <BR/><BR/>I guess the easiest way to find out is to listen to Canadians talk and Americans talk. Americans (including myself) tend to sound more nasal.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7983828.post-10408708217451119882007-04-14T19:42:00.000-05:002007-04-14T19:42:00.000-05:00Okay, I'm Canadian and I don't get it-what do our ...Okay, I'm Canadian and I don't get it-what do our accents sound like?<BR/><BR/>is there any way you can describe it to me?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7983828.post-83277014613408153872007-02-24T17:10:00.000-06:002007-02-24T17:10:00.000-06:00Agreed! I never broke it down like that--it's the ...Agreed! I never broke it down like that--it's the way they say their vowels :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7983828.post-4816112155065125642007-02-24T08:15:00.000-06:002007-02-24T08:15:00.000-06:00I love accents in general -- they add so much char...I love accents in general -- they add so much charme [and in some cases misunderstandings] to conversations -- I love how we may speak the same language but with such different cultural backgrounds, dialects and accents. Ahh :-)<BR/><BR/>I think Canadians' way of pronouncing certain wovel sounds in particular is ever so cute :-)Lillyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06650724555993982942noreply@blogger.com