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Do any of you Dakkanauts find the Canadian accent that much different from American accents? To me they sound identical with the exception of Newfie, Quebecer, New Yorker and Southener accents.
Cheesecat wrote:Do any of you Dakkanauts find the Canadian accent that much different from American accents? To me they sound identical with the exception of Newfie, Quebecer, New Yorker and Southener accents.
I don't know eh? It must be the eh? Eh? or am I stereotyping eh you to much eh?
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Cheesecat wrote:Do any of you Dakkanauts find the Canadian accent that much different from American accents? To me they sound identical with the exception of Newfie, Quebecer, New Yorker and Southener accents.
I don't know eh? It must be the eh? Eh? or am I stereotyping eh you to much eh?
Cheesecat wrote:Do any of you Dakkanauts find the Canadian accent that much different from American accents? To me they sound identical with the exception of Newfie, Quebecer, New Yorker and Southener accents.
I don't know eh? It must be the eh? Eh? or am I stereotyping eh you to much eh?
Wait you think that no one actually hasn't thought of something like that? Canada is funny, but i love canada more than the us XD.
But the Canadian accent is different
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As a Canadian, I find a number of American accents to be quite different. Plus, Canadian maritime accents are more distinctive...particularly the Newfs.
Apparently we say 'ruff' instead of 'roof', though I find it the other way around.
Also, I do say 'eh' more than I should...I am the stereotype...
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Blacksails wrote:As a Canadian, I find a number of American accents to be quite different. Plus, Canadian maritime accents are more distinctive...particularly the Newfs.
Apparently we say 'ruff' instead of 'roof', though I find it the other way around.
Also, I do say 'eh' more than I should...I am the stereotype...
I say "eh" too, it just seems so natural to say, I don't pronounce "about" as "aboot" however.
Canadian accents are pretty similar to American ones. They make more of an 'ee' sound instead of 'a', and then simultaneously go 'eh' constantly. I give up.
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Don't get me wrong, the difference between an American and Canadian accent (for everyone who isn't on the east coast) is quite subtle. I say 'eh' all the time, giving away my Canadian accent obviously, but other than that, its nothing compared to the British English vs. North American English.
Also, we spell things correctly...like harbour and neighbour. Note the 'u' in those words.
It's also pronounced 'zed', not 'zee'.
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I can ping a Canadian accent pretty easy, they sound like a mixture of American/British. You can hear the difference pretty easily though.
And I met a bloke from Newfoundland on holiday, and he sounded almost fully Scottish but..well.. not quite.
It depends on location in country too. Some Americans sound more British/Irish too depending on where they are from. Accents are funny things, but its not correct to say that only the British accents vary hugely by region as well as country. I definitely find the same to be true in the US/Canada as well.
I can ping a Kiwi over an Aussie too, usually.
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I live in Michigan, we get alot of you Cannucks around here during vacation time. And yea, your accents give you away pretty quick. But I will agree, you guys sound pretty close to us anyways, but still, dead giveaway. And yea, you guys say Eh ALOT
halonachos wrote:
I've heard both, and they sound awfully close. My family in Wisconsin sounds a lot like Canadians in most cases.
I don't know. I lived in MN for 4 years, 5 if you count all the trips up to see my ex (who was from Wisconsin) and I never thought to compare either to a Canadian accent.
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Saying the Canadian Accent is a little misleading, as there are multiple Dialects here in Canada, Newfie, Maritimes(PEI, Nova Scotia, New Brunswick), English Speaking Quebec, and then from Ontario to BC most of us sound the same. They are just not as noticeable as someone from Texas as opposed to someone from New York.
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mattyrm wrote: I can ping a Canadian accent pretty easy, they sound like a mixture of American/British. You can hear the difference pretty easily though.
Thaanos wrote:Saying the Canadian Accent is a little misleading, as there are multiple Dialects here in Canada, Newfie, Maritimes(PEI, Nova Scotia, New Brunswick), English Speaking Quebec, and then from Ontario to BC most of us sound the same. They are just not as noticeable as someone from Texas as opposed to someone from New York.
The Québécois accent is hilarious.
mattyrm wrote:
I can ping a Kiwi over an Aussie too, usually.
I get that you want to ping Aussies, but pinging Kiwis is just weird.
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Cheesecat wrote:You don't have to go through the window, none of us keep the door locked anyway.
You do have lots of guns however, so it is better to be safe and sound. Also why I carry round a few bottles of chloroform.
Canada only allows hunting-grade weapons, you can't carry stuff like assault rifles or Uzi's like our neighbours in the south plus most of us don't even have guns anyway. This is Canada were to polite and friendly to use
guns for self-defense we would probably just give you warning to not to do it again instead.
To me they sound identical with the exception of Newfie, Quebecer, New Yorker and Southener accents.
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