Canadian Accents: Ottawa; Part Two

[MediumNothinFull]

Good Job Man!

[QuantumZero125]

I have a surprise for you tod-eh.

[cotcaughtmerged]

why do you pronounce lot like lawt?

[aderandie2]

lol canadians



[followerDISNEY]

I'm spanish and I understand Cnadian accent better than any other :)

[bbbsmiles]

LOL 0:28 was like a fargo accent hahaha

[LoveBud1765]

"What's that, eh? it's a five legged goose."

That was so hilariously non-chalant is made me burst out laughing. ^^

[samanthawholover]

im canadian and i was taught zeenot zed. and everyone in my class answered zee not zed and our teacher corrected us

[ogringofromdownunder]

I'm from New Zealand and never realised that we had so many words that we pronounce with the same vowel sounds as Canada=o You pronounce "example" more like us and without the"a" as in apple vowel sound. We also use zed as oppossed to z. Americans say that you say"aboot" but sounds more like"a boat" to me.

[briannamaner]

i'm a c'nadian and i do speak like that i slang th'words like yousay i'm kinda trying to wright it out and itsnot that bad i mean we do speak like that and we're proud of it eh? XD

[ManhattanShredder]

I just watched another video by a guy about the Canadian accent, he don;t have one at all, however you do

[VulcanScienceNetwork]

I have one thing to say.. RAWRRRR.. muhahahaha

[VulcanScienceNetwork]

I'm not, I was merely explaining, So I could answer your question. Plus why would I care what others that I do not know think of me?

[VulcanScienceNetwork]

Because My parents moved, Thus I went along with them. It is quite common for children to live and be raised by their parents. Guess you lacked even a modicum of intelligence to realise that is how things work.

[yehyeh22]

No different from those in Virginia, at least where I was. Nor in Pennsylvania, and other places. Can't say I've been to NY or Minnesota but I have met people from Minnesota, Minneapolis to be exact and their accent was not noticeably different.

[yehyeh22]

I didn't think it was much different from the accents of Americans in the northern states. Even going to a couple states, I never noticed a major difference.

[RiddlexMasterxXiu]

Lol. I laughed throughout this entire video. But in a good way. And agreed to pretty much everything. Gotta love being Canadian, right?

[017524062]

Interesting. I grew up in Zimbabwe (Rhodesia when I was a kid) and we used "eh" in exactly the same way, so I guess it's something inherant in the English language. My guess is that other English speakers used it also, but maybe not as much as Canadians, eh?

[yehyeh22]

It's amazing how you notice all this. I didn't realize my accent was Canadian until I went to England and people correctly guessed that I'm Canadian. And no, I didn't wear a flag. Haha Go Ottawans!

[mcomoar]

How Canadian of you. Your speech patterns...

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[samsterno9]

im from new york and i moved to canada about 3 years ago and i have noticed my accent is alot different now but i dont get why in canada they say zed...zee sounds better and at first i had no clue what they were talking about when thhey said " zed"

[gijoechris123]

wellllllll zed sounds way better than zee, zee sounds french.

[briannamaner]

@gijoechris123 um zed Is french buddy i know i'm french -.-'

[ConCon75]

I spent a few months in Montreal, but the thing is now i have a canadien accent :(

i saw Monreal instead of Montreal as well lol

[FoziaAbdi]

yall are just tlaking like white people from ottawa, ottawa is a black city yo, try to do that accent

[SevenEightNineThree]

ROFL

that's pretty much true

but it wasn't originally like that so eh

[gijoechris123]

... no. im canadian, and im pretty sure ottawa is not black... canada is multi cultural ADURRR

[lemonlog]

Seconded multicultural.

[VitriolicAC]

Yea I love living in Canada for the cultural diversity. I can go down the street and get some pita souvlaki. Gotta love the food different cultures bring. :)

[VulcanScienceNetwork]

My family is Canadian, we have been in the US for quite some time, and I found this video to re-enforce my accent(It was becoming americansied, and I did not want that.)

[KatyBlacke]

:( I'm in Newfoundland and I usually say "Zee"....Shame! I'm really trying to break it. I have family in Alberta and I just love their accent and I'm so americanized! And my aboat is Abouwt...I do use "eh" though...sometimes, it's definitely not popular here...Does it make sense to say "I know, eh?" becuase that's usually where I tend to stick it ?

[torya1]

knew a guy from canada sounds very like you i think that ye emphasize the last letter in each word especially the T's

but thats as much as i know i find irish people say ''eh'' as well like to say

''what are you up to..eh(raised eyebrows):P

[ConCon75]

i have never said eh before i came to canada, so irish people dont say eh.

[Camundonguinho]

Your /æ/ is, for the most part, [a], except in some function words (that, have, as) and before nasals, where it is usually [æ]; in the word and, it's usually around [ɛ].

[hardwarestore123]

you read that on wikipedia didn't you??

[angrywhitewomen]

im from west coast canada and i say zee. but then west coast canadians are more like west coast americans than eastern canadians i guess

[merc340sr]

Actually, I think Canadian English has very few variations across the country, except for Newfoundland. Also Cdn English very similar to Great Lake Sates.

[lynnsong]

I find the major differences are between city people and smaller town folk. There's a few general areas, though, besides Newfoundland, that have distinct little accents. For one thing, it's not only newfies that have that sort of accent - I mean, newfies are the most pronounced and distinct, but easterners in general have subtle but noticeable accents. Also, westerners (Alberta in particular, & excluding BC?) and people from Ontario can usually spot each other because of the differences.

[merc340sr]

You must have a very good ear! Quite frankly, I don't recognize most of the accents you talk about, except for "eh" and "aboat", etc..

I like to ask Americans if they have ever heard of a rock group called Zed Zed Top. That gets a few laughs...

[t0nito]

Oh and 2:43 scared the crap out of me!!

[t0nito]

Hi I think your accent is much different from winnipeg, you pronounce the "o" house like close while we say house more like an "AW" sound. I think we sound a bit more like americans...

[Lydiixx]

BLOODY HELL :|:|:|:|

my heart is beating so fast now i cant move ecause of that trumpet mate lmao :P

wow canada is the best country ever and the accents are cool

im english.. you can probably tell by the "mate" and "bloody hell" LOOOOL

cheerio

[jimmyphack]

the ottawa valley actully has a very irish accent. and you can notaice it. to say hello in the ottawa valley you say giday lad.

[Tvalo]

this is really thorough and accurate :) well done! You have the exact same voice as my friend which is kinda scaring me though.

[lautan]

yes

[prittybawy]

what's the difference between american accent and canadian accent? arent they the same?

[theeponym]

Well, no (and yes).

There is no one single accent for either country. Just like there's no one British accent. It's regional. Somebody from LA doesn't sound like somebody from Boston. And somebody from Vancouver doesn't sound like somebody from Cape Breton.

But there is a "generic neutral" accent in both countries that is pretty similar on both sides of the border.

[JoslynAndMaddie]

LOL aaaaaaaah my camera yeah that happened to me once..... yesterday i was able to put on an Australian Accent but now Ive got my Canadian Accent back which is bad....=[

[DaniBongar]

Ok so i forgot to add that I'm a self-professed word/term coiner, so i totally made that up the "final-hanging-or".....but it's totally legit 'cause language is "metamorphical" anyways. =)

[lemonlog]

Eh...works for me :P

[DaniBongar]

You know, I'm not sure if that specific "or" is Canadian... but i can provide you with a proper term for it : the "final-hanging-or". You know 'cause it's sentence final and just kinda hangs here....it can also be "welcoming-answer-or"....but I like the first one better.

[lemonlog]

Thanks! I learn something new everyday!

[DaniBongar]

I like your thorough explanations....just splendid. "Eh" is an awesome word, i don't know why it sounds so funny to other people.  Anyhoo, hmm, is "anyhoo" a Canadiansim? or do other ppl say that too??

[lemonlog]

Thanks for the comment! Anyhoo or anywho is not just in Canada. A friend from Indiana used to say it frequently. I'm wondering if "or" is Canadian...

"Do you want ketchup with your fries or....?"

[allycat114]

haha americans mess up vowels

[NornnaJean]

Holy shit, that trombone scared the crap out of me.

Nice video, though. =p

[NauticalAmusement]

I never heard many people here say "em" for them. I do not do the whole D's for T's thing either. :P Also I say Toronto as Tor-On-Toe not Trono or Toronna. Only people I have met from there usually say it like that. ;) But I'm from B.C. so naturally might talk differently. :)

[IrishEyes1989]

It was hilarious when your cam fell over! :D I bloody almost had a heart attack when you blew on the trombone though LMAO!! :D Good vid! Doing us Canucks proud!

[huince1]

Wow the way you discribe the canadian accent is so true. When i was in vancouver i heard a little of english, american, irish, french accent all together, but i love it thought don't change it...

[MrlynMac]

Vancouver? You heard "French" in the accents of people from Vancouver, really? There is little to no French in Vancouver. I understand Ontario since it borders Quebec, but Vancouver?

[MyTeenageLove09]

Or even if you heard some in New Brunswick, because New Brunswick is bilingual.

[jimmyphack]

You barley have the accent youve got to be closer to the city

[snowcastle101]

we do say Jay-Z. i don't think neone here in canada says Jay-Zed. and i do think that some canadian accents do sound abit scottish or irish. and as for eh... i dont really say it that much, but some people do. ^_^

[beatlesiracundos]

so the band ZZ top is pronounced Zed Zed Top for Canadians??? lol

[lemonlog]

Zedzettop :P

[Tumdace]

only time i say eh is if i ask someone something.. and they dont answer.. so instead of asking the same question again i just say eh?

[Amefuriayanotanpopo]

Have you heard of the Minnesota Accent before?

It sounds like they might be able to do the accent ok. The Yooper (Wisconsin, Michigan) they tend to do "Ya think so hey"

[doggy657]

you sound scottish abit

[snoopy108]

hey lemonlog do toronto ppl say "eh" when they finish there sentence?

[madcunuck]

we say eh it is how we talk it is crazy eh

[lautann]

No eh is a word and has a meaning.

[cotcaughtmerged]

You sound more American than the CBC News @ six (Ottawa) newscaster Lucy wan Oldenbarneveld, which has a fully rounded vowel /Q/ in Don/Dawn, cot/caught, John, not, lot...(the same one used in BBC English, and the one preferred by Canadian Oxford Dictionary authors)...

[kinga8106]

i'm listening to this guy talk and i honestly don't see a difference between his accent and a standard american accent. i've lived in california all my life and he sounds just like any other white person i've seen except maybe a bit more proper then the norm. the only difference i can point out is when he says "aboat" instead of "about" he sounds like he's from minnesota or wisconsin. lol

[3weisgalamigas]

I have used your videos to help me with a Canadian accent. I am from Chicago and this really helped!! I now tend to say process and sorry and stuff that people associate with canada correctly. I really need some help with especially the vowels. I do say forest just like you. maybe I can get a video to ask a few questions.

Thanks!!!

- mariah.

Ps: My nickname is mariah, eh? because of the accent.

[lemonlog]

You're Mariah eh? Well nice to meet you. ;-) (OK I'm overdoing it, haha). Sure post a video, I'll help as best I can! Mind you, it's exam time so there might be a delayed response! I'll see if I can get a Part 3 going when I get some time and ideas.

[Brandon112878]

Actually, most Americans don't say "forest" like "fah-rest". Those who do are speakers of minority varieties in New York, Boston, or other areas of the east coast.

It's a non sequitur to say, "All people who say X are American, therefore all Americans say X." That everyone who says X is American does not entail that every, or even most, Americans say X.

When people do say it, they're most likely American (unless they're British). At the same time, though, most Americans do not say "fah-rest".

[AcePilot101]

eh?

fly high fly canada air

[jogacoeur]

no way do we say "FArest" and "GAndi."

FArest is a St. Louis thing and GAndi is just plain dumb.

[professorkarma]

to really hear a good canadian accent watch "canada's Worst Driver", or "Ed's Up" for some reason that dude speaks a hardcore Canadian accent.

[elpilot80]

yea and the keyboard back there

[mystylle]

Hmm .. some of the things you said don't apply to all Americans which foreigners get mixed up with . A few of the words you said that were Canadian I actually say. In America it really depends on what region you live since their's quite a few accents here.

[leporidus]

James Randy makes absolute sense now! I could've used this 20 years ago when my family had Canadian visitors. Thanks. (: