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13.01.2012, 09:46
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And having a Scottish accent, btw, is even sexier than Canadian | | | | | ok... say the word "film"
is it one syllable or two ?
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13.01.2012, 09:49
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| Quote: | | | | | that "eh" is a horrible stereotype and I wish people would stop perpetuating the belief that all Canadians punctuate their speech with eh. | | | | | It's not only dem Canadians. Da Yoopers in da Upper Peninsula of Nordern Michigan (You Ess of Eh) do da same -- eh?
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13.01.2012, 09:52
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To be honest, I never heard a Canadian talking eh!
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13.01.2012, 09:52
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| Quote: | | | | | To be honest, I never heard a Canadian talking eh! | | | | | Oh well, yes, they do it sometimes....  |
13.01.2012, 09:54
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| Quote: | | | | | Oh well, yes, they do it sometimes.... | | | | | You've BEAN there, eh.
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13.01.2012, 11:03
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I had to tone down my accent a bit when I moved here so that I could be understood by anyone who was not Scottish. I refuse point blank to lose it totally though. | Quote: | | | | | ok... say the word "film"
is it one syllable or two ? | | | | | | | The following 3 users would like to thank Lou for this useful post: | |
13.01.2012, 11:07
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I had to ltone down my accent a bit when I moved here so that I could be understood by anyone who was not Scottish. I refuse point blank to lose it totally though. | | | | | Sorry, could you please write in English? I couldn't understand a word of what you were on about ...
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13.01.2012, 11:13
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awa an bile yer heid | Quote: | | | | | Sorry, could you please write in English? I couldn't understand a word of what you were on about ... | | | | | | | The following 4 users would like to thank Lou for this useful post: | |
13.01.2012, 11:18
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13.01.2012, 13:00
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| Quote: | | | | | That's my cell phone ring tone
And having a Scottish accent, btw, is even sexier than Canadian | | | | | May I refer you to this.... http://www.bing.com/videos/search?q=...83&FORM=LKVR22 | | This user would like to thank hannah'sauntie for this useful post: | |
13.01.2012, 13:07
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| Quote: | | | | | To be honest, I never heard a Canadian talking eh! | | | | |
My only reference is Terrance & Phillip.
cheers
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13.01.2012, 14:15
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| Quote: | | | | | | | | | | Haha thank you...... I guess what I had more in mind was something more Sean-Connery-like  | | This user would like to thank MacGregor's Daughter for this useful post: | |
13.01.2012, 14:18
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| Quote: | | | | | Being exposed to New England accent all the time and surrounded by non-native English speakers I realize I have acquired some sort of non-accent international polyglotal English. Where is the Canadian (freferably fresh ) who would like to chit-chat with me so I get my nice accent back? | | | | | Pardon?
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13.01.2012, 14:19
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| Quote: | | | | | something more Sean-Connery-like | | | | | ack... now if you were looking for something Sean Connery like you shoulda 'jus tol' me. 
I've often been compared to him myself.
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13.01.2012, 14:20
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| Quote: | | | | | ack... now if you were looking for something Sean Connery like you shoulda 'jus tol' me.
I've often been compared to him myself. | | | | | Aye. lad! But back to topic: Where is the cannuck willing to freshen up my language?
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14.01.2012, 03:26
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| Quote: | | | | | Aye. lad! But back to topic: Where is the cannuck willing to freshen up my language? | | | | | You possibly misunderstand something very basic and that is that you are NOT "losing your accent" but that your accent has changed a bit. And who knows, you possibly are just in the intermediate phase, and will gradually acquire a "Zuger-accent" in English | | This user would like to thank Wollishofener for this useful post: | |
14.01.2012, 09:15
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| Quote: | | | | | I was denken something similar, aber nicht the words gefunden. | | | | | That's exactly how my boys talk to eachother. | | This user would like to thank Crumbs for this useful post: | |
14.01.2012, 10:10
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| Quote: | | | | | I wish more Americans would lose their accent. | | | | | I'd settle for not talking so loud. The accent tends to be lessen over time - assuming that the speaker is tuned to the fact that non-native speakers do not understand them well at their usual speed.
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14.01.2012, 10:12
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| Quote: | | | | | Sorry, could you please write in English? I couldn't understand a word of what you were on about ... | | | | | Had a colleague once from Glasgow. When i first heard him speak I asked him if he had subtitles.
Unbelievable. I don't think 3 people figured out anything he said for three years.
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