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In response to "If we have a poll about the worst accents I will toss Canadian in there." by Bacon

hah ... I was posting my reply and didn't see these on the board yet (obviously) - but I like the way Canadians say things like "about" and "schedule"

Posted by JenBro Apr 11 '11, 18:06

there are some words and sounds that I just really like about the Canadian accent.

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uh oh, here comes Reagen. -- nm - loosilu Apr 11, 18:09 29
- we do say it differently. Just not the way you think we say it. -- nm - Reagen Apr 11, 18:10 28
  - I hate to break it to you, but you do. -- nm - loosilu Apr 11, 18:13 27
    - you're wrong. You only think we say it that way because you're not used to that vowel sound. - Reagen Apr 11, 18:15 25
      - I am used to it. And I've heard Canadians use it. -- nm - the liioulu with books and dvds Apr 11, 18:17 18
        
        if you are talking about "aboot", I think I've heard someone say that maybe once -- nm - zork Apr 11, 18:20 17
        
        you're too used to it. -- nm - loosilu Apr 11, 18:22 16
        
        except you agree we don't say that. -- nm - Reagen Apr 11, 18:23 15
        
        You pronounce it in a weird way that is poorly represented by that particular spelling. - loosilu Apr 11, 18:24 14
        
        Maybe it's an Ontario thing vs. the Prairies where Reagen and I are from. I don't think I've ever heard aboot. - Name Withheld By Request Apr 11, 18:27 7
        
        I've heard speculation before that aboot is ontario (it's not) but usually people say it's a Newfie thing (i don't hear it from there either) and ... - zork Apr 11, 18:37
        
        I don't think I've heard Prairies ever. -- nm - loosilu Apr 11, 18:30 4
        
        Strong nasally. I have heard the aboot, but can't remember where the people who said it where from. -- nm - the liioulu with books and dvds Apr 11, 18:33 1
        
        And no, not from every Canadian I've met, but a few. -- nm - the liioulu with books and dvds Apr 11, 18:35
        
        The difference in the dialect is mostly word choice until you hit the Maritimes. -- nm - Reagen Apr 11, 18:31 1
        
        I went to NFLD twice when I was a teen. that one is effed UP. -- nm - loosilu Apr 11, 18:32
        
        a bit but not out of place from what I grew up around. - Reagen Apr 11, 18:29
        
        OK, let's boil this conversation down to the nuts. Yes, we have a different accent, like I said right off. - Reagen Apr 11, 18:26 5
        
        you accused me of getting it wrong! I didn't! -- nm - loosilu Apr 11, 18:27 4
        
        you is the royal you, Americans. You (and this you is specifically you, loosi) knew what I meant. -- nm - Reagen Apr 11, 18:28 3
        
        the spelling difficulty of that sound is throwing you off I think. -- nm - loosilu Apr 11, 18:29 2
        
        not really. I usually spell it "abauwt". - Reagen Apr 11, 18:32 1
        
        right, but the Americans you're railing against aren't so sophisticated. - loosilu Apr 11, 18:33
      - just because I imitate it wrong doesn't mean I hear it wrong. -- nm - loosilu Apr 11, 18:16 5
        
        HIs "about" is a little more exaggerated than mine, but here it is back to back. -- (link) - Reagen Apr 11, 18:19 [youtube] 4
        
        see - when he says the word "mis-pronounce" - I hear Canadian accent too ... I like it. -- nm - JenBro Apr 11, 18:22 1
        
        he says "out" once or twice as well. totally canadian. -- nm - loosilu Apr 11, 18:23
        
        yeah, I already knew that difference. And the way you say it is actually weirder than "aboot" -- nm - loosilu Apr 11, 18:21 1
        
        ... -- nm - Reagen Apr 11, 18:22
    - Yep. -- nm - the liioulu with books and dvds Apr 11, 18:14

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hah ... I was posting my reply and didn't see these on the board yet (obviously) - but I like the way Canadians say things like "about" and "schedule"

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