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In response to "You pronounce it in a weird way that is poorly represented by that particular spelling." by loosilu

OK, let's boil this conversation down to the nuts. Yes, we have a different accent, like I said right off.

Posted by Reagen Apr 11 '11, 18:26

Why would I deny that? Among the words that sounds different in the Canadian accent is "about". What we don't have is an accent where "about" is pronounced "aboot".

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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

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OK, let's boil this conversation down to the nuts. Yes, we have a different accent, like I said right off.

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