No, but she wasn't running for Prime Minister of an 80% Anglophone nation either.
Yeah I think it's ok for Dion to ask for a redo once but twice? Y'know how the old saying goes "Fool me once, shame on. . .you. Fool me. . .well the thing is, is you can't get fooled again."
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Except that Miss South Carolina wasn't being asked a question in French.
Yeah...but she was a 17 year old who had about 1% of the public "speaking" experience of Dion...and she wasn't running for anything close to a position that really matters in the grand scheme.
I guess I should of posted Chretian's "a truth is a truth" rant instead?
. It's not actual prejudice or intentionally mean spirited, but I got tired of the "Oh, you lived in Igloos?" "You don't look like a lumberjack / fur trapper / polar bear" "what are you talking ABOOT" stuff a long time ago. I guess accents and all are fun, but really, quit asking me to say house, couch, out or any of those things. And yes, I think you same them funny.
And it's my own fault from bringing it upon myself by slipping in Eh's when I'm drinking heavily.
UGGGG No kidding. Only Newfies speak with a "Canadian" accent. And yes its ROOF not RUFF
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Only Newfies speak with a "Canadian" accent
Simply false.
Every area of the WORLD has differences in inflection of words from people within their own countries. Look at the USA...the NE is a far cry from the SE and even further from how those speak in the NW.
Its the same in Canada...not as pronounced but it is there. To this day I will say certain words and folks native to this area will look at me and ask me to pronounce them again.
its no big deal and part of what makes melting pots like the US AND Canada so cool.
UGGGG No kidding. Only Newfies speak with a "Canadian" accent. And yes its ROOF not RUFF
That's what I used to think in my naive younger years as well. Newfies have their own accent to be sure but there certainly is a Canadian accent. Spend enough time abroad and you'll know. The realisation will start to dawn on you around the same time you can pick Americans by their accents.
Upon being forced to listen to Calgarypuck radio the other day, my Australian girlfriend noted that Grant has a really strong Canadian accent and was sad mine wasn't as strong as that any more (no doubt so that she could poke fun at me more easily).
That's what I used to think in my naive younger years as well. Newfies have their own accent to be sure but there certainly is a Canadian accent. Spend enough time abroad and you'll know. The realisation will start to dawn on you around the same time you can pick Americans by their accents.
Upon being forced to listen to Calgarypuck radio the other day, my Australian girlfriend noted that Grant has a really strong Canadian accent and was sad mine wasn't as strong as that any more (no doubt so that she could poke fun at me more easily).
Yeah I guess I don't notice Canadian accents, but i've traveled throughout the US quite a bit, and no one has ever comment on me having any sort of accent. Other than I say 'eh' probably more than I should
Yeah I guess I don't notice Canadian accents, but i've traveled throughout the US quite a bit, and no one has ever comment on me having any sort of accent. Other than I say 'eh' probably more than I should
Some Americans have told me I have a strong Canadian accent while others have told me I don't have any Canadian accent. It's all relative.
When I said "Canadian accent" I meant the stereotyped accent. From my experience, and feel free to correct me if I'm wrong, Newfies are the ones who have the accent that gives us the stereotpes like "aboot" and "hoose"
I've been told I have an accent by a lot of people from Michigan. Living here in Southwestern Ontario, we have a lot of Michigan tourists, who by the way have a very distinctive accent.
When I said "Canadian accent" I meant the stereotyped accent. From my experience, and feel free to correct me if I'm wrong, Newfies are the ones who have the accent that gives us the stereotpes like "aboot" and "hoose"
Nope, we all say 'aboot'. Lots of people from various places, although mostly American, have laughed at the way I say 'about', and I was born and raised in Calgary. My dad, born and raised in Toronto and having had lived in Calgary for nearly 30 years, now works in Alaska and they bug him about, er, about as well.
^^^^ Yeah but are they just making stupid Canadian jokes or do you actually speak this way? I ask because I've never been called on it by American friends nor have I ever called anyone else on it. I think I caught myself saying it once with my girlfriend and we both laughed but that was it. The onlyperson I've ever caught saying it was from......Newfoundland. I'm not ragging on Newfies or anything...I'm just sayin
I don't know if I would call it an accent, but there are definitely inflections on certain words that I hear from Albertans that are distinctly Canadian.
It may not be as prominent as a Newfie, (which I honestly have never heard) but it is still there.
The point is that just because a number of people speak that way isn't cause to assume we ALL speak with those types of pronunciations. That's like us assuming all American's speak with a Texas accent
The point is that just because a number of people speak that way isn't cause to assume we ALL speak with those types of pronunciations. That's like us assuming all American's speak with a Texas accent
Of course you're right and you can never generalise, however it is likely you pronounce it that way if you have Canadian parents, were raised in Canada, attended Canadian schools etc. If you sound different to most other Calgarians then it is possible you don't pronounce 'about' in a way that sounds slightly unfamiliar to an American ear.
Also, I think your analogy is a bit wrong. You would be better off to say "That's like us assuming all Texans speak with a Texas accent". You're right, not all of them do. But most of them do. 'Aboot' is not a regional thing in Canada, although it may be more pronounced in the maritime provinces. I used to think that Albertans don't say 'aboot'. But talk to enough foreigners and you're bound to hear otherwise.
Also, I think your analogy is a bit wrong. You would be better off to say "That's like us assuming all Texans speak with a Texas accent". You're right, not all of them do. But most of them do. 'Aboot' is not a regional thing in Canada, although it may be more pronounced in the maritime provinces. I used to think that Albertans don't say 'aboot'. But talk to enough foreigners and you're bound to hear otherwise.
I dont think my analogy is far off. For the most part it would be a pretty safe assumption that all Texan's speak in a Texas accent. Because they're from Texas. The point is their isn't one Canadian accent, just like there isn't one American accent. Also, as I notice you are in London, It's like assuming all people in the UK speak with one accent. Which is obviously not the case.
I don't know if I would call it an accent, but there are definitely inflections on certain words that I hear from Albertans that are distinctly Canadian.
It may not be as prominent as a Newfie, (which I honestly have never heard) but it is still there.
Oh, there definitely is.
For some odd reason, I tend to "absorb" the accent of whichever region I am in. If I'm in Montana for more than 3-4 days, I actually start to pick up that Montana Drawl.
It happened to me when I was in Hawaii as well, and after two weeks there I was fully saturated. When I got home from, I flipped on the TV to catch up on the news. I even started to notice that the news anchors had a tiny bit of an accent.
I think it's the heavy Scottish influence, myself.
Obviously now that I'm back home I don't hear it anymore, and am back talking with the a-typical Western Canadian accent.
