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Fri Mar-25-05 10:25 AM
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Edited on Fri Mar-25-05 10:25 AM by Canadian Socialist
I've been wondering about this for a while. I always thought I had one of those mid-Atlantic things happening, but apparently I have a western Canadian/Manitoban accent. Can you tell me if this is so, eh?
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Fri Mar-25-05 10:27 AM
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1. Midwestern-ish a little. |
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It's hard to tell, but most native New Englanders who spend a little time with me can ultimately tell I'm not originally "one of them". :P
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Fri Mar-25-05 10:38 AM
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I speak very rapidly and clipped. Which distresses most of my rural Albertan clients. They find it hard to understand me. I think the basic problem is I didn't "grow up" anywhere. (army brat) so I've found myself with no recognizable accent.
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Fri Mar-25-05 10:33 AM
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or "out and about". Then we'll know.
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Fri Mar-25-05 10:36 AM
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3. I never thought there was a Manitoba accent |
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Then after living in Michigan for five months, I went back to southwestern Manitoba for Christmas - "oat" and "aboat" really stood out. It's still more pleasant than the Michigan accent though... man, the Michigan accent is harsh.
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Fri Mar-25-05 10:40 AM
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the "tuna fish"? It's just tuna folks. You don't say "salmon fish". That really irks me for some strange reason.
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Fri Mar-25-05 10:44 AM
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10. You'd be figuratively shot if you'd dare say craY-fish vice craW-fish ... |
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This is worth fist fighting a Yankee over! LOL
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Fri Mar-25-05 11:10 AM
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11. Yeah, I'll have a chicken bird sandwich! |
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Damn, "tuna fish" is redundant. People here say all kinds of redundant things like "Where are you at?"
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Fri Mar-25-05 12:59 PM
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19. Ok- you're right about that |
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But why do Canadians refer to hot dogs as wieners?
Could you please put a stop to that?
(I don't mean to generalize, just my experience with Windsorites across the river from the D)
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Fri Mar-25-05 10:39 AM
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5. Yes. Everyone does. Nuff said. |
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Fri Mar-25-05 10:40 AM
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Pierre (pronounced "peer"), South Dakota :P
We say Worsh-ing-ton (Washington) etc - a few other strange nuanced tells.
... the above to be contrasted with true Deep South folks like my husband (from New Orleans - pronounced "Nawlins") who unfailingly make all words ending with "an a" sound like "er." Further the concept of "GO CUP" in the French Quarter is the greatest invention since sliced bread. :party:
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Fri Mar-25-05 10:41 AM
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8. I can barely understand a word you're saying! |
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Fri Mar-25-05 10:42 AM
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Fri Mar-25-05 11:12 AM
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12. Are you "oot and aboot" on DU? |
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Then you might have an accent!
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Fri Mar-25-05 11:18 AM
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13. Western Canadians have the most nuetral English accent |
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Tis true.
My accent didn't get commented on in Georgia, but my word choices did. Washroom vs Restroom etc.
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Fri Mar-25-05 12:50 PM
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15. People don't know I'm from western Canada unless I tell them |
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Fri Mar-25-05 11:19 AM
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14. what's this all aboot, eh? |
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Fri Mar-25-05 12:52 PM
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17. It's aboot accents, donchya kno? |
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Fri Mar-25-05 12:51 PM
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16. You sound like a Flames fan |
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Fri Mar-25-05 12:54 PM
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Everyone who's tried to teach me German and Italian has said this: "From the throat. Try it again from the throat."
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Fri Mar-25-05 01:10 PM
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20. I have a Canadian accent |
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and I've only been to Canada once (Victoria, a day trip on a boat with GAMBLING! :o). In England, all the BC Canadians I ran into, I thought they were from Seattle, and they thought I was from BC. And the English people wanted to know which part of Canada I came from. I think it came from watching mostly CBC stuff on the telly. Now give me the GD clicker box!
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Fri Mar-25-05 01:11 PM
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I can almost always pick the Canadian out of a crowd. Sometimes the accent is very subtle, though, and there are regional variations, of course.
Likewise, most people can peg me by my accent also.
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