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July 22nd, 2010, 11:00 AM | #171 |
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Actually, we Canadians don't say 'oot and aboot'. As far as I know, the only person who says 'oot' for 'out' is Willie on 'The Simpsons' (and just about every over the top Scotsman on TV or film). What we actually do is start the diphthong in 'out' with the uh sound in a word like 'cup'. Americans tend more toward the a sound in 'cat'. (We also do the same thing to our i's in words like 'bite'. A Canadian saying 'bite' sounds a bit like an Australian saying 'boat'. The technical name for the phenomenon is 'Canadian vowel-raising'.
Supposedly, native residents of Martha's Vineyard also pronounce words like 'out' the way Canadians do. Cheers, Torwell |
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July 22nd, 2010, 03:13 PM | #172 |
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I have a question for our cousins across the briney.
In many a TV series and movie I hear a character, when asked the time, reply with something like "10 of 8". Now, does that mean 10 to 8 (7:50) or 10 past 8 (8:10)? |
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July 22nd, 2010, 03:45 PM | #173 |
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your post REMINDS me of a post I made some time ago
on the net....... quote Im tired of dates printed on the net 7/8/ 2010 ... etc is it 7th of aug ? is it July 8th ? its driving me crazy lets make it a rule in future to put the month in letters to avoid all confusion 7/aug/2010 or aug/7/2010 these numbers are driving me nuts end quote |
July 22nd, 2010, 04:11 PM | #174 |
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It means that it is 7:50. Ten minutes until 8 as we say it here in the Midwest.
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July 23rd, 2010, 04:05 PM | #176 | |
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One thing that did happen was one afternoon we were at his local RSL branch having a few pints and playing darts. (And I do have to add here I beat him on every game!) As it was my "shout" for the next round, we both went back to the bar and ordered two more pints of Cooper's when an older gentleman walked in and ordered a schooner of beer. The man said all of two words that I could hear, and I looked at my mate and said "Canadian". My mate said "No, he's a yank. He's been coming in here for years!" I said again, "Canadian" and laid a $10 note on the bar. He smiled and placed a $10 note on top of mine and walked over to the man. I smiled and sipped my beer and a few minutes later my mate returned, shook his head at me and said: "Manitoba" I laughed and pocketed the two tens...
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July 23rd, 2010, 05:36 PM | #177 | |
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My mom's family is Canadian, with most of them living in the Toronto-Burlington-Hamilton area, so I'm very familiar with the Canadian accent. Well, the Canadian accent of that region. |
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Hello to our American cousins.
When I have occasionally watched an American film (movie ) I quite often hear the expression 'douchebag' and I wonder what it actually means? |
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