How can the Canadians claim to have peaceful intentions when all of their population is concentrated on the border, eh??? Why do they also infiltrate US tv shows - Star Trek, Family Ties, etc.? There is definitely a Canadian master plan.
i never noticed that. we canadians do jog thru words wit "nt" in it. i dont say toronto i say it as 'toronno" and the air canada centre as air canada 'cenner'
Canadians don't really use "eh" anymore nowadays. I think they have become conscious of being stereotyped for it, and aren't using it in their speech as much.
@NewYorkFlavour Canadians still use it! It replaces standard English tag questions like 'isn't it?', 'wouldn't you?' etc..., is also used to elicit affermative responses, and also shows up in phrases such as "I know eh" (where 'eh' is emphatic). We don't use it much to mean "pardon". I am from Southern Ontario and, although I try to avoid using it at work, I use it often when chatting with friends and family (even in text messages and emails to friends and family).
How can the Canadians claim to have peaceful intentions when all of their population is concentrated on the border, eh??? Why do they also infiltrate US tv shows - Star Trek, Family Ties, etc.? There is definitely a Canadian master plan.
abukibbe 3 months ago
i never noticed that. we canadians do jog thru words wit "nt" in it. i dont say toronto i say it as 'toronno" and the air canada centre as air canada 'cenner'
arnieiam 3 months ago
Canadians have a funny accent, eh?
Hahahaha.
jposh707 1 year ago
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chocochipkitty 1 year ago
When Canadians say "eh", it means "you know". It might not be used as much but I still hear it often. It tends to be more working-class or rural, eh.
pizzaboy399 1 year ago
Canadians don't really use "eh" anymore nowadays. I think they have become conscious of being stereotyped for it, and aren't using it in their speech as much.
NewYorkFlavour 1 year ago
@NewYorkFlavour Canadians still use it! It replaces standard English tag questions like 'isn't it?', 'wouldn't you?' etc..., is also used to elicit affermative responses, and also shows up in phrases such as "I know eh" (where 'eh' is emphatic). We don't use it much to mean "pardon". I am from Southern Ontario and, although I try to avoid using it at work, I use it often when chatting with friends and family (even in text messages and emails to friends and family).
chocochipkitty 1 year ago
Here are some more examples of 'eh' in action:
'you'd like that, eh?' (replaces tag/elicits 'yes' answer);
'it's going to rain, eh' (tag/'you know');
'That's so brutal, eh?' (tag/'you know')....
It is not just rural or working class but may be better defined as part of 'informal speech'
chocochipkitty 1 year ago