the difference between Canadian English and American Engsish
huhu @ Fri Apr 08, 2005 4:34 pm
i haven't heared any canadian english. is anyone like to tell me the difference. maybe it is hard to tell me all the differnces,but tell me the part you know,please!
xerxes @ Fri Apr 08, 2005 4:51 pm
The differences are subtle, but they are there. A lot of the differences are mainly slang and idiom. For example, Canadians say railway, Yanks say railroad, and so on. For differences in pronounciation and sounds, you have to really be listening for it. In Canada, there is a trend know as Canadian Raising. For example, the Canadian pronunciation of "about the house" may sound like *"a boat the hoas" to non-Canadians, hence the oft repeated jokes about how we say aboot and such and such.
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Canadaka @ Fri Apr 08, 2005 9:13 pm
deh CAL
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Johnnybgoodaaaaa @ Fri Apr 08, 2005 11:18 pm
Just watch Southpark 
j/k
hiben @ Sat Apr 09, 2005 10:38 pm
The differences are subtle, but they are there. A lot of the differences are mainly slang and idiom. For example, Canadians say railway, Yanks say railroad, and so on. For differences in pronounciation and sounds, you have to really be listening for it. In Canada, there is a trend know as Canadian Raising. For example, the Canadian pronunciation of "about the house" may sound like *"a boat the hoas" to non-Canadians, hence the oft repeated jokes about how we say aboot and such and such.
i'm huhu actually.thaks for your information! is it easy for a foreiner who had learned american english understand canadian englisn?
Johnnybgoodaaaaa @ Sat Apr 09, 2005 10:41 pm
hiben hiben:
The differences are subtle, but they are there. A lot of the differences are mainly slang and idiom. For example, Canadians say railway, Yanks say railroad, and so on. For differences in pronounciation and sounds, you have to really be listening for it. In Canada, there is a trend know as Canadian Raising. For example, the Canadian pronunciation of "about the house" may sound like *"a boat the hoas" to non-Canadians, hence the oft repeated jokes about how we say aboot and such and such.
i'm huhu actually.thaks for your information! is it easy for a foreiner who had learned american english understand canadian englisn?
i'm huhu actually.thaks for your information! is it easy for a foreiner who had learned american english understand canadian englisn?
Hmm, when I was in the 9th grade this Canadian kid lived accross the street from me. I never had really talked to him, and hadn't even noticed him move into my neighborhood. One day on the bus I had talked to him, we became friends, and it took me a couple days before he told me he was from Canada. I had just figured he was an American and didn't notice really any difference.
Tman1 @ Sat Apr 09, 2005 10:46 pm
Johnnybgoodaaaaa Johnnybgoodaaaaa:
hiben hiben:
The differences are subtle, but they are there. A lot of the differences are mainly slang and idiom. For example, Canadians say railway, Yanks say railroad, and so on. For differences in pronounciation and sounds, you have to really be listening for it. In Canada, there is a trend know as Canadian Raising. For example, the Canadian pronunciation of "about the house" may sound like *"a boat the hoas" to non-Canadians, hence the oft repeated jokes about how we say aboot and such and such.
i'm huhu actually.thaks for your information! is it easy for a foreiner who had learned american english understand canadian englisn?
i'm huhu actually.thaks for your information! is it easy for a foreiner who had learned american english understand canadian englisn?
Hmm, when I was in the 9th grade this Canadian kid lived accross the street from me. I never had really talked to him, and hadn't even noticed him move into my neighborhood. One day on the bus I had talked to him, we became friends, and it took me a couple days before he told me he was from Canada. I had just figured he was an American and didn't notice really any difference.
Nice story, if hes from Canada, hes not American.
hormel26c @ Sat Apr 09, 2005 10:52 pm
$1:
when I was in the 9th grade
Here's a turn of phrase that differentiates Americans and Canadians: A Canadian would say "when I was in grade nine".
hiben @ Sat Apr 09, 2005 10:55 pm
$1:
Hmm, when I was in the 9th grade this Canadian kid lived accross the street from me. I never had really talked to him, and hadn't even noticed him move into my neighborhood. One day on the bus I had talked to him, we became friends, and it took me a couple days before he told me he was from Canada. I had just figured he was an American and didn't notice really any difference.
you are excellent, it is a good story to show the difference between them.but is your area is very close to the boudery?
canucker @ Sat Apr 09, 2005 10:59 pm
hormel26c hormel26c:
$1:
when I was in the 9th grade
Here's a turn of phrase that differentiates Americans and Canadians: A Canadian would say "when I was in grade nine".
LOL, true. And, Kraft dinner (Canadian) or macaroni and cheese (American), eh?
Tman1 @ Sat Apr 09, 2005 11:03 pm
canucker canucker:
hormel26c hormel26c:
$1:
when I was in the 9th grade
Here's a turn of phrase that differentiates Americans and Canadians: A Canadian would say "when I was in grade nine".
LOL, true. And, Kraft dinner (Canadian) or macaroni and cheese (American), eh?
Man I have Kraft dinner every SINGLE day. Is that not sustainance or what.
hiben @ Sat Apr 09, 2005 11:05 pm
that's ture!!
Johnnybgoodaaaaa @ Sat Apr 09, 2005 11:06 pm
UofSaskatchewan UofSaskatchewan:
Johnnybgoodaaaaa Johnnybgoodaaaaa:
hiben hiben:
The differences are subtle, but they are there. A lot of the differences are mainly slang and idiom. For example, Canadians say railway, Yanks say railroad, and so on. For differences in pronounciation and sounds, you have to really be listening for it. In Canada, there is a trend know as Canadian Raising. For example, the Canadian pronunciation of "about the house" may sound like *"a boat the hoas" to non-Canadians, hence the oft repeated jokes about how we say aboot and such and such.
i'm huhu actually.thaks for your information! is it easy for a foreiner who had learned american english understand canadian englisn?
i'm huhu actually.thaks for your information! is it easy for a foreiner who had learned american english understand canadian englisn?
Hmm, when I was in the 9th grade this Canadian kid lived accross the street from me. I never had really talked to him, and hadn't even noticed him move into my neighborhood. One day on the bus I had talked to him, we became friends, and it took me a couple days before he told me he was from Canada. I had just figured he was an American and didn't notice really any difference.
Nice story, if hes from Canada, hes not American.
I'm glad your brain was able to figure that much
hiben @ Sat Apr 09, 2005 11:20 pm
ok!everybody.is anyone wants to give more evidence or some more intersting stories to show the difference.thanks you guys! i think i can write a thesis in the time i graduate.i need more!come on guys! i need more to support my thesis!
Tman1 @ Sat Apr 09, 2005 11:22 pm
Johnnybgoodaaaaa Johnnybgoodaaaaa:
UofSaskatchewan UofSaskatchewan:
Johnnybgoodaaaaa Johnnybgoodaaaaa:
hiben hiben:
The differences are subtle, but they are there. A lot of the differences are mainly slang and idiom. For example, Canadians say railway, Yanks say railroad, and so on. For differences in pronounciation and sounds, you have to really be listening for it. In Canada, there is a trend know as Canadian Raising. For example, the Canadian pronunciation of "about the house" may sound like *"a boat the hoas" to non-Canadians, hence the oft repeated jokes about how we say aboot and such and such.
i'm huhu actually.thaks for your information! is it easy for a foreiner who had learned american english understand canadian englisn?
i'm huhu actually.thaks for your information! is it easy for a foreiner who had learned american english understand canadian englisn?
Hmm, when I was in the 9th grade this Canadian kid lived accross the street from me. I never had really talked to him, and hadn't even noticed him move into my neighborhood. One day on the bus I had talked to him, we became friends, and it took me a couple days before he told me he was from Canada. I had just figured he was an American and didn't notice really any difference.
Nice story, if hes from Canada, hes not American.
I'm glad your brain was able to figure that much
Well you just figured he was an American so I didnt think your numb nuts brain would figure it out. But yah, you generally dont notice the difference.