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  • I'm from England, UK. To me, I can't differentiate Canadian from American accents, I'm keen to know the differences between the two.

  • @lilyeve222 it's all in the ou sound. Americans really emphasize the harder sound in say about, they would say it ab-aw-t.

  • A mexican would say "tu eres pendejo" how do you say that?

  • Barely any American or Canadian has an accent. And I have never heard any American say "ruff" to mean roof. Not even southerners with accents say it like that.

  • I'm from New York. We say roof. I have relatives in Pennsylvania that say "ruff," though. Unlike Canada, the US has many distinct accents depending on the region of the country. Other words like "roof" you might hear differently are "creek" (creek as in creak and creek as in crick) and "coyote" (coyote as in cay-oat and and cay-oh-tee). Pronunciations of some words are slightly different, as well, and sometimes barely noticeable. Example: dog (dahg and dawg).

  • @Sternbergopolis There are several regional accents in Canada, I'm sure you just didn't know that...even though you talk like you do. I'm not being an asshole, I'm just correcting you. If you go to the East coast ("maritimes") there are as many as a half dozen distinct accents. Newfies don't even speak the same language, there are thick dialects on "the rock" that I as a fellow Canadian often cant decipher. The West Coast of canada actually shares tendencies with the American pacific northwest.

  • @Sternbergopolis haha go to Newfoundland and tell me we don't have varying accents in Canada.

  • @adamgomori90 I'm looking at my comment now, and it seems that I was a little unclear. I realize that Canada (or any country) has varying regional accents. It just makes sense that way. I was trying to emphasize that our pronunciation varies a lot even between smaller distances: states (which are a lot smaller than provinces, mind you), cities, and even person to person, depending on other factors. I was also saying that some differences you can barely notice, and you have to listen very closely

  • i am from the USA, my dad says ruff also, i have no clue why, but i dont know many peeople that say it other than hime, actually i know only 1 other person

  • "ruff" no on in the US says ruff we say roof. Not unless you're some old southerner then maybe he would probably say ruff. And only new jersey and new york say garaage, not all but the Italian and Jewish born ones maybe.

  • I say eh after every sentance eh!

  • lol...thats crazy...i live in canada and i've never heard anyone pronouncing ROOF and GARAGE the way this guy said...thats totally lies!!!!!!

  • Lies. We definitely say ROOF on the East Coast

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  • who the fuck says "ruff"? nobody!

  • That must be how them northerners pronounce words. I haven't ever heard any southerners mispronounce any words unless it was because of an extreme southern drawl or ignorance.

  • Ok seriously let's get this straight. Us Canadians are exactly like you Americans. Ok?!? just like in any accent there are some Flaws in certain words, GET OVER IT! All this guy in this video is saying is that some words that SOME people (he's not saying it's stereotypical) say it differently. ITS NO BIG DEAL! YOU DON'T HAVE TO START CUSING PEOPLE OFF ABOUT IT!!!!

  • @iluvhermitcrabs18 Agreed. That's what I was talking aboot. ;)

  • @iluvhermitcrabs18 SHUT THE FUCK UP YOU CANUK BASTARD! YOU THINK YOUR JUST LIKE PEOPLE WELL YOU AINT! YOUR SCUM, AND THATS ALL THERE IS ABOOT IT EH??"!!

  • I live in America and if someone said ruff here, I would look at them like they had just grown a second head. xD lol I've never heard anyone pronounce roof that way.

  • i dont say ruf...i say roof.....i dont say garAAge... ok eh? lol

  • Dr. Phil says ruff. Straight up.

    Also, I'm from Saskatchewan and everyone I know says garage like you said Americans say it. And finally I just came back from a European trip and I met countless people who, when I asked them where they were from, they said "The States."

  • @muchos1306 lol same here.

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  • Bro, I've never heard ANYONE SAY IT LIKE THAT

  • @NajiaxBunny i am from from Virginia and i have NEVER heard anyone pronounce the words like that, I believe only ppl in the NORTHeast pronounce the words like that, not the whole east coast

  • im in alabama, i have never heard anyone pronounce words like you do.....

  • *gasp* how could u forget to talk about our famous "eh" ?! it might help to write down your topics in a list :P

  • @purplefirefly13 While some of us do say it sometimes, it is largely an overblown myth that we say it at the end of nearly of nearly every sentance.

  • im oot and a boot. lol

  • TF? We don't say garage or roof like that.

  • Im from michigan and have visited most of the "states" in the US. I also lived in Canada and traveled through your great nation. i have never heard Americans say ruff or how you say we pronounce garage. Lets examine how you refer to the US the "states" it would be like refering to Canada as the "provinces" it sounds stupid. Rethink it!

  • @apolloobserved You are the United STATES of America.... quite often called the "US" which would be the United STATES.... its not that far a strech to shorten it to the States. Where I live, it is commonly refered to as "The States" We are not the "Provinces of Canada" so it is not a fair comparison.

  • @apolloobserved Haha wow Americans are the most unintelligent people in the world.

  • @apolloobserved I live in albverta, and pretty much everyone here calls it the states. cause you guys are the united states eh. short version=states.

  • @apolloobserved  We say the States, cause it's the United STATES. It's faster. Do you see 'provinces' in 'Canada'?

  • what is the meaning of ruff?

  • @NajiaxBunny im an east coaster,i speak normal.

  • I can't tell the different between a american accent and a canadian accent? (I'm brittish)

  • What are you talkin 'abooot'? Us americans 'dunt' say ruff we say roof u 'idiooot"

  • I am American and don't talk like that at all... I think you need to do more research?

  • @NajiaxBunny I also know Lindy Ruff coach of the Sabres !!! This is really pointless here !!!

  • @NajiaxBunny its just an accent. theyre not saying it wrong..

  • @NajiaxBunny im from the east coast i`ve never said ruff .. and Garadge ... its Roof and Garage. You should be defending all canadians not only the West Coast.

  • i think this guy is brainless!

  • have you ever realized how many words are spelled the same but pronounced differently (roof - poof - no proof)?! (break - freak; tough - dough; meat - dead; word - sword .......)

  • Ive never heard anyone say ruff lol

  • up in north east, they got a lot of different dialects.

  • Angliche,

    Je propose et pose ma prose, mais je m'oppose à ta chose morose, pas rose.

  • How idiotic when stuck on spelling ¬.¬ WOW What a difference when you spell it Roof or RoFF or RoOoOFfFf or i don't know what can you imagine....It's the same word after all.

  • @NajiaxBunny Really? No, not all people from the East Coast say things wrong. I'm from the East, and I for one know how to say 'rOOf' and 'garage'...

  • @NajiaxBunny I've never heard anyone say it like that and I LIVE on the East Coast haha.

  • do you know what your doing?

  • ffaaauuucckkk yaooouuu

  • I'd like to shOOt you in my Garage.

  • Normal English is 'Talk about' and Canadian accent is 'Tuck aBOOT'.

  • @MultiGreat1 Hate to tell you wrong but that's not true actually.

  • @MultiGreat1 Multigreat1, Us canadians have the exact same accent as you so Stfu srsly, the thing is we say some words different like: SHEDule-Schedule. In north america the only ones with accents is Mexicans, get it right.

  • but i have to admit that some southern states do similar accent..which is retarded

  • and if all canadians act like you..then why dont you just fly the US flag over your house buddy..canada is american land!

  • @GriffinnLee Calm the fuck down. This whole land owning thing personally I don't think any human on Earth owns any land in general. The Earth owns the Earth we're just here to park and live on. -_- My god, if you didn't like him then leave it alone I do it all the time. He has nothing against Americans he just mentioned he heard quite a few people saying ruff. That doesn't mean everyone. Not like he's gonna be the next fucking Adolf Hitler. -_- Ok, deep breaths people.

  • you know, looks like you met australians not americans..and if you wanna go around making fun of american accent, I suggest you find americans not australians for starters cuz what you just done is completely australian and australians have dumb accent and since the fact you did not know the difference between an american and australian..I truly dunno how the hell you become canadian at all..

  • hahaha lol you crack me up

  • Wouldn't it be great if the worst problem facing the world was Candian accents (or not?) "We have ways of making you pronounce the letter 'O'! "

  • Wtf, no one in Americo pronounces garage or roof the way you just said. That's bullshit. Canadians do not have an accent, you sound exactly the same as americans, so just quit already T_T

  • @sidondon2 I have heard more than a few Americans pronounce roof as "ruff". But I have heard more than a few Canadians say garage the way he said it also.

  • Rougher roofers rough it in the woods with no roof? I didn't realize all the states were between Detroit and Florida, learn something everyday, Eh? How boot dat? And speaking of "oot and aboot in a boot" why would you go around in the trunk of a car? Don't Canadian passengers sit up front?

  • Im canadian and we dont talk like that...

  • I'm from Iowa, and I don't pronounce roof as ruff.

    Any words that have double 'o' are normally pronounced as "uu" ololol

    Well, I'm not entirely sure about that, though.

    I think the way people pronounce those words depends on where they live.

    ohyeah.

  • I've never heard an American say "ruff" or "garahge". Maybe I lost track of who's accent u were talking about, but I live in Maryland and we definitely pronounce those words the way u say they're pronounced.

  • Or is it "conclusive pruff"? haha

  • Your theory isn't very good. Why do "do" and "no" sound differently then?

  • no one in america says ruff moron!and canadians say eh moron!

  • @MrTiMmA33

    yeah, a lot of canadians do say "eh?", but, they don't say it as often as you'd think., most unless they're from the northwest, don't have a real heavy "canadian accent". it sounds the same as an american accent with the exception of some differently-pronounced words/vowels. :P we're not all mounties and eskimos. in toronto you wouldn't notice much of a difference at all. by the way, i've met americans who DO say ruff, but not all of them do.

  • you sound exactly, perfectly normal to me

  • @thearrodgers Thank you. 

  • @thearrodgers yes i no tht waz sarcastic and tht was my frind dj tht did tht not me so shut up

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  • Um..not all Americans have the same accent. As far as "ruff" for "roof", that's a midwestern thing. Whoever said it was East Coast definitely does not know what they're talking about.

  • he looks like catain kirk on the starship enterprise! only hill billys say ruff. i do love canada though. i went there when i was younger and loved it. went across the boarder when i was 20 for a minute by mistake and got arested. i cant wait to visit this summer, plus i love molsons beer. besides kenny vs spenny molsons is the best part of canada.

  • @neelonghunglow

    lmfao, yay. (: its nice to hear an american not totally hating on canada. ;D

  • @NajiaxBunny I am from the east coast, and I say Roof

  • You call talk like retards because your dumb american + candian retards. Go back to retard land like you belong and stop making videos with quality as shit as an australian dunny.

  • Where the heck have you been? xD

    I've never heard anyone say "ruff" or "garaage"

    Well, wait. I heard "ruff" once. But that guy was a hick. Screw him. xD

    Other than the "about" thing, the people I live with speak just about like you.

  • @JesseParkk That's how to say it!! Not Ga-rawge.

  • @NajiaxBunny thats not true, I'm from the maritimes we do not call roof "ruff" or garage "garaage". We do have an accent but that is so not part of it.

  • SPOCK!

  • Fuck you buddeh

  • dude american and canadian have same accent i see in my school half canadian filipino damn he said it's like same accent american and candian

  • @darkzoneo144 Yeah he is half filipino though.

  • what about few(fyu) and dew(doo), those are pronounced differently. However, it is also correct to pronounce dew in the same manner you would few, so dyu.

  • in american english you need to use "like" in every sentence

  • @tom123ek That's only west coast.

  • We ( americans) do say ROOF

    and if your trying to say ROUGH not ruff rough and roof are too different words.

    Roof is like whats on top of your house and rough is like something that is harsh or jagged!

  • LOL! "It's THE GARAGE! C'MON!"

  • oh finally i know the difference, canadian accents have similarities to some uk accents whereas we both find the same difference from some american accents in comparison to ours

  • @NajiaxBunny im from the south east and i have never said ruff and garaage. come visit and get to your facts straight :))

  • Do you know a lot of people say it like "garridge" (rhymes with marriage) in the UK? It's not necessarily wrong, it's just different. And since I've been living here I noticed a lot of British people say "room" to sound more like "rum" instead of "rooooooom" which is how I've always said it, but I have an Aussie accent.

  • New England we dont we get lasy with the endings of our words. I gotta go pahk the cahh out in the garage theyah

  • Top of the morning, eh! :)

  • not in the southwest (NM)... we say roof and garage the right way... never been to east to idk for them haha wierdies :p

  • By this guy's logic except for the about part, I sound like a Canadian.

  • People from Minnesota speak exactly like Canadians. Sorry have to defend my state.

  • @punky5100

    I have noticed this.

  • I'm part French-Canadian, I say "aboot" and "ooout" but not all Canadians have the same accent, it's like some people in Britain and England. Accents vary. Whoop-e-dee-doo.

  • I was in the us for a day and half the ppl I saw were fat. And some ppl say ruff as roof and they don't say garage right. But no1 in Canada says aboot

  • all of the things you said about american accents i've never heard. i live in america and i do a lot of traveling as well. 

  • dude, detroit to florida is NOT across the states as you put it. you traveled from the midwest, through the upland south into the deep south. there are a great many regional accents in the usa. you only spoke of one!

  • I find it it quite hard being from Northern Ireland to differenciate between the two. I just listen for "about" or "abooot"

  • Thanks for this video (:

    Like the guitars in the Background :D

    xox

    From Germany

  • lol i'm ooouwwwt and abooowwwut

  • You said A-BOAT! Ha, CANADIAN :D

  • America is full of accents. Here in the East Coast we have a bunch of them. There's the NY accent, the NJ accent, and the Brooklyn accent, to name a few. When my mom went to CA a cashier was able to pick up on her apparent Jersey accent immediately. And who hasn't heard that Southern twang? I like listening to people in the Minnesota area, they have accents too. It's all regional, really.

    Apparently my native Jersey accent sucks though. XD

    And I -have- heard oot, and I -have- heard aboot. :P

  • OKay ima gonna clear one thing up it was my friend on my account so ride his ass about it not mine he's like white dragon 13337 or something along those lines

  • I don't speak like that. O_O

    actually I've lived my whole life in the states and if you were to walk up and start talking to me I would think the same of you.

  • FYI: No one says ruff in Detroit or Michigan, unless they're from somewhere else.

  • Are you a Star Fleet Officer?

  • Or car = cer (Ceh-r) xD That's how my mom says it.

    I don't think we have accents, american sounds canadian, canadian sounds american to me.

  • Why are you dressed like captain kirk?

  • all the people in U.S. (350 million people) vs. Canada (32 + million people) fighting one another in war. U.S. wins. shit we dont even need THAT many people to whoop canadian ass.. canadians are weak in their body and mind. americans go through a lot of shit thats why we're tough.

  • are you retarded?

  • @foxtrotalex i dont really know. am i?

  • @bigb771 Your country goes through a lot of shit because it starts the shit, canadians don't start nothing, so we're not weak, we're just no assholes

  • Canadians and Americans should just be friends =(

  • I like this video.

    When I went to Buffalo I heard Ruff,

    What about coupon, or shot some pronounce

    shot the o as an a so like I went to get my H1N1 shAt...like wtf.

    coupon as like Qupon it's a C not a Q.

    lol

  • boons= buns

  • huh?

  • i've never heard somebody in america say garAGE. i would like to think that my mildly midwestern accent isnt too horrible...

  • ya...so I have never heard anyone in the USA say ruff and garaage...it's definitely roof and garage and I've lived all over...just saying. Nothing against Canadians my whole family is from Canada but I was born in America...and your wrong but I still love the Canadian accent.

  • what I thought canadians pronounced garage the way u say americans do and americas the way u say u do...wtf

  • i live in the US & i have never in my life heard anyone pronounce roof 'ruff' or garage the way you thought we say it. i'm not trying to start an argument, i'm just saying that it's not common & most people in the u.s. do not speak like that.

  • lydies - i hear you. this guy probably met maybe two people who say "ruff" for "roof", and, like most canadians, makes generalizations on all 300+ million of us.

  • It's like how some people in the state of Missouri pronounce it "Missouruh." Or how people pronounce Friday, "Fridey." But those same people won't call spaghetti spaghettuh, or daytime "deytime."

  • i know MANY American's who say RUFF instead of roof so Americans don't try to tell me that no American speaks like that.

  • CAPTAIN KIRK?

  • I love the way you said "Canadian" at 1:12. The second "a" was a very stereotypical Canadian sound.

    I'm a Canadian and I really like our accent.

  • I don't want to be argumentative, but I really want to point this out, 'cause I find it interesting:

    It isn't "gar-AWGE" or "gar-AGE." Actually, England has it right. According to the rules of the English language, the emphasis should be on the "gar" syllable. But I still pronounce it the North American ways (I kinda go back and forth between American and Canadian with that word.)

  • @AlmostParadise77 I just call 'em car holes

  • To me, Canadian accents sound like a watered down Irish accent/ American-ish..

  • the only people from the states ive heard say "roof" like that are the ones up north like the dakotas. its also funny when they say "crap"

  • I know a swedish person who says garage like "cabbage" lol

  • The way most americans pronounce about when they try to sound to canadian, sounds more Irish... I love the Canadian accent, sounds so much better than the american! Our swedish accent is just horrible, luckily I've lived in american so I speak american english :)

  • I've never heard an American pronouncing the word roof as "ruff"...same goes for garage. I've never heard those. I'm American and have lived on the west coast all my life

  • Canada = the best

  • i've never said ruff. ever. in my life.

  • true , but who gives a fuck its just 1 word , canadians say like 20 words wrong.

  • @richie543ify like what?

  • @richie543ify actually we pronounce thinks clearly. Americans sound like cowboy or farmers....

  • where i'm from in canada we say garage like marage and roof like rouf and timber like limber i could go on i'm from southwestern ontario kitchener ontario to be exact:)

  • american's know canandians don´t really say oot and aboot, its just a joke. we're just exagerating a minor accent. like do all new yorkers say NUE YOWLK, no, but its just an exagerated accent. so take it easy, ey?

  • @wtmyageagain

    lol! the ey znot at the right place, but it's alright! XD(it sould have been after the 'it's just a joke'...ey?):3

  • @wtmyageagain i dont know man, new yorkers have horrible accents.

  • well i think the way canadians pronounce the word "about" is slightly different than how americans pronounce it. i went to canada last year and i never heard any canadian say aboot. i think they pronounce it more like "aboat". just my opinion.

  • @gudlukinguy a bout? where did you go???

  • lol Na here in my home in in Canada Its the Ruff on the shop :P

  • I'm an Asian living in France.I've been to the U.S. more times than I dare to count, and I can tell you: I've never heard of a "ruff" instead of a "roof".Right after I watched this vid of yours, I decided to look that word up in Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary, and here's what I found: that you can either rhyme that "oo" with the one in the word "food" or the one in "foot". Maybe it's because the folks you met rhymed it with the "oo" in foot that made you hear it sound like "ruff"

  • Canadians say sorry like soooorry americans say sorry like saaaarry

  • You sucks, find a job and stop making senseless videos on yt. Canada has own dialect, as America - you people don't speak english, english compares to american is like aristocrate and worker in cornfield. Before you start learning others how to speak - learn your self.

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  • @Untamed9999 stop generalizing all of us Americans with your dumb ass, thx :)

  • @r2d23678

    i was speaking of the majority and as everyone knows the majority of Americans are stupid but if it would make make your feeling not hurt ill exclude you in my next post regarding American stupidity.

  • @Untamed9999 You Shut Your Whore Mouth.

  • @Untamed9999

    You spelled "retarded" incorrectly. Please type in proper English.

  • @skippiperke20000 major pwned

  • @Untamed9999

    its spelt "retarded"