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<DIV>Ralph, would you pleeeease explain the use, or non-use rather, of "eh" to
my Uncle Danny in Port Coquitlam, B.C.? He apparently missed that memo and says
"eh" incessantly.<BR>In my experience, with my family, "about" does have a
slight "oo" sound to it, not much, but it is there. Perhaps it's a vestige of
our Scots ancestry? We are McKenzies.<BR>My step-grandfather, Cecil, was from
Alberta and didn't use "eh" nor did he pronounce "ou" as "oo". But he could
curse in French and make it sound like a sonnet :)<BR><BR>The following is a
snippet from an article in the Campbell River Mirror, owned by Black Press
Group, Ltd.:<BR>"The walls were also filled with three huge memorial
banners where mourners had written messages to Smith and his family in
<EM>colourful </EM>ink."</DIV>
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<DIV><FONT size=2><FONT size=3>Canada's a big place, it has it's own
colloquialisms, ever tried to understand what a
"Newfie"</FONT> </FONT><FONT size=3> was
saying?<BR><BR>--------------------------------------------------<BR>From:
"Ralph Nielsen" <NIELSEN@uidaho.edu><BR>Sent: Tuesday, June 10, 2008 9:58
PM<BR>To: "Vision 2020" <Vision2020@moscow.com><BR>Subject: [Vision2020]
Aboot?<BR><BR>> Many Americans have weird ideas about Canada. Canadians do
not say <BR>> "aboot" or "oot" or "hoos" or "moos." They say "about,"
"out," <BR>> "house," and "mouse" like everyone else. It's only in some
parts of <BR>> Scotland where they speak like this.<BR>> <BR>>
The last letter of the alphabet is "zed" in all of the English- <BR>>
speaking world except the U.S.<BR>> <BR>> The rather affected British
"-our" ending of "-or" words, like <BR>> "colour" and "harbour" was
abandoned by the Canadian everyday press <BR>> years ago.<BR>>
<BR>> The much-discussed "eh?" was apparently made popular by a Canadian
TV <BR>> comedy program about 40 years ago. It was not unknown before
then and <BR>> is not over-used today.<BR>> <BR>> I'll let you in
on an unmistakable Canadianism in common use today. <BR>> They
invariably say "lineup" where we say "line" and the British say <BR>>
"queue."<BR>> <BR>> Now you're cued in.<BR>> <BR>> Ralph<BR>>
<BR>> <BR>> Tom Ivie the_ivies3 at yahoo.com<BR>> Tue Jun 10 16:13:27
PDT 2008<BR>> <BR>> Don't forget "aboot" instead of about.<BR>>
<BR>> <BR>> "Kai Eiselein, Editor" <editor at lataheagle.com> wrote:
[snip]<BR>> <BR>> But, if you REALLY want to go, Tom, there are some
things you need to <BR>> know.<BR>> First, it's "Eh", not
"ay"<BR>> Second, the last letter of the alphabet is not "zee", it is
"zed".<BR>> Third, you'll need to relearn how to spell words like color and
harbor.<BR>> Me, I'll warn my family to buy plenty of cheese and crackers if
you <BR>> show up.<BR>> <BR>>
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