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Hey Wissa
Topic Started: Nov 8 2013, 07:46 PM (197 Views)
Cruervo
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Why do Canadians deny saying the word "aboot" despite the fact they will often be heard saying it?
Every Republic has its sins, but communism is a joke that is not funny. Get fluoride out of the water!
We both said a lot of things that you are going to regret.
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lol me and my son were just talking about this today. Honestly, we can't hear it when we say it.

He's been working on his standard american accent. Apparantly we say sorry wrong too
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All about the fish tacos

What accent? I don't have an accent. :hedo:
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What's all this aboot ay?
"Hey dad, I just remembered something from when I was a baby." "Really son? What was it?" "I just remembered I wanted to punch you in the face."

"He was a thief, and a terrorist."On the other hand he had a tremendous singing voice."
"Almost only counts in horseshoes and hand-grenades."
"Mom's just worried they're gonna rip my heart out."
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I know I have one but it's a mix of SoCal, Back East and Coloradoan or so I've been told. I know it's more CO or BE than SC. :hedo:

When I say "sorry" it sounds like "starry" without the t. About is the same vowel pronunciation as loud.

Didn't Raj post something years ago where a few folks here recorded their voices?
"Would you like to talk about what's bothering you or would you like to break some more furniture?"

"My car just hissed at me. There's steam coming out of the engine"

"Was it the coffee? Are we gonna go too, just like the captain?" "I know what time it is, I don't need a bloomin' cukoo clock"


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wissaboo
Nov 9 2013, 12:38 AM
lol me and my son were just talking about this today. Honestly, we can't hear it when we say it.

He's been working on his standard american accent. Apparantly we say sorry wrong too
Interesting. Though, I have still yet to hear a Canadian say, "ai".
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you mean eh? it's an eastern canadian thing. Depends on how many eastern canadians you run into.
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wissaboo
Nov 19 2013, 09:25 AM
you mean eh? it's an eastern canadian thing. Depends on how many eastern canadians you run into.
The only Canadians I can recall talking to for long periods were from Nova Scotia and Manitoba, maybe a few from BC or so but nobody had a strong-strong accent. Just a slight northern. Same as any country, really. Minnesotans have strong accents to me, even stronger than the Canadians I've met.

My question is, why do some Canadians train to sound less Canadian? It makes you distinct. How do you say sorry, anyway?
"Would you like to talk about what's bothering you or would you like to break some more furniture?"

"My car just hissed at me. There's steam coming out of the engine"

"Was it the coffee? Are we gonna go too, just like the captain?" "I know what time it is, I don't need a bloomin' cukoo clock"


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All about the fish tacos

I don't really know any Canadians. My husband has family in Canada but I've never met them. My uncle owns a house on Prince Edward Island, put I've never been there.
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Nov 22 2013, 05:54 AM
I don't really know any Canadians. My husband has family in Canada but I've never met them. My uncle owns a house on Prince Edward Island, put I've never been there.
I listen to Q radio. It's from Canada, and sometimes the guests say, "aboot". :lol: It's usually pretty hard to point out a Canadian. They sound and look so much like us. :slap:
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