[Vision2020] Aboot?

[Tom Hansen]

For reference I offer . . .

"The Canadian-American Dictionary"
http://www.freewebs.com/lhhs_mapleleaf/canadiantranslations.htm

Wikipedia on "Canadian English"
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canadian_English

"How to Speak Canadian"
http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=8nQzOo6t_l0

More "How to Speak Canadian"
http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=MD0TdmaMExE

Seeya at Farmers' Market, Moscow.

Tom Hansen
Moscow, Idaho

"We're a town of about 23,000 with 10,000 college students. The college 
students are not very active in local elections (thank goodness!)."

- Dale Courtney (March 28, 2007)



> Vizzz Peeps,
> 
> Having dealt with some Canadians on occasion, I'll have to agree with
> Ralph that, even though they speak Canadian, it very closely resembles
> American.  It's almost like they are the same language.
> 
> The people I have spoken with, though, do say "about", but it's got a
> subtle "oot" about it.  And, while it's not as exaggerated as Bob and
> Doug McKenzie, they do say "eh?" a lot.  At least the guy we met at the
> old MX track up at Sandpoint sure did.
> 
> They are more understandable than a lot of Minnesotans, though.  Ya
> shore, you betcha!
> 
>
DC

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