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Paul Smeenus · 01-07-2014, 11:29 PM

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Originally Posted by Burning Down

I find that people from Alberta and BC have that kind of accent. It's not as exaggerated as Americans make it out to be, but it's there.

Oh yes it is, to my ears (and most Americans I think).

I find it fascinating that I can drive a measly 2 hours north and the dialect totally changes. And I don't just mean the "oot and aboot" thing, the entire cadence and dynamic change quite dramatically.

**Janszoon** · 01-07-2014, 11:30 PM

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Originally Posted by Paul Smeenus

Oh yes it is, to my ears (and most Americans I think).

I find it fascinating that I can drive a measly 2 hours north and the dialect totally changes. And I don't just mean the "oot and aboot" thing, the entire cadence and dynamic change quite dramatically.

That's interesting to hear, because from my perspective people from the Pacific NW sound exactly like Canadians.

Ninetales · 01-07-2014, 11:30 PM

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Originally Posted by Burning Down

I find that people from Alberta and BC have that kind of accent. It's not as exaggerated as Americans make it out to be, but it's there.

Its sad that I cant really tell the difference between east/west Canadian accents but my non Albertan friends say I sound redneck as hell. Ill always have this curse.

Burning Down · 01-07-2014, 11:52 PM

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Originally Posted by Paul Smeenus

Oh yes it is, to my ears (and most Americans I think).

I find it fascinating that I can drive a measly 2 hours north and the dialect totally changes. And I don't just mean the "oot and aboot" thing, the entire cadence and dynamic change quite dramatically.

People from Washington definitely have that accent as well.

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Originally Posted by Ninetales

Its sad that I cant really tell the difference between east/west Canadian accents but my non Albertan friends say I sound redneck as hell. Ill always have this curse.

I find that people from Alberta, and sometimes Sask have accents that sound somewhat similar to an American Midwest accent.

Some interesting info: Main/Canadian Accents - Television Tropes & Idioms

Ninetales · 01-07-2014, 11:58 PM

Damn i just tried and I do say "ehmonton" and "calgry" help get me out of this hell hole

~~Cuthbert~~ · 01-08-2014, 05:25 AM

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Originally Posted by Burning Down

I can tell the difference and the distinction is really easy. Especially between Scottish, English, and Irish accents. Welsh is a little harder to pick out, but then again I don't really know what the accent sounds like.

Can you distinguish between Americans and Canadians, or is everyone just "American"? I think the difference is pretty obvious.

Some Welsh people could pass for English, you have to really be listening to be able to pick it out. Others are obvious like Charlotte Church. Think it might be south Wales.

And na, I can't tell at all between Canadian and American. They all just sound 'American' to me. I could tell a Texas accent from other places like Janszoon says but otherwise no, would just think the Canadian was American. Is there anything I should be looking for?

**Janszoon** · 01-08-2014, 06:29 AM

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Some Welsh people could pass for English, you have to really be listening to be able to pick it out. Others are obvious like Charlotte Church. Think it might be south Wales.

And na, I can't tell at all between Canadian and American. They all just sound 'American' to me. I could tell a Texas accent from other places like Janszoon says but otherwise no, would just think the Canadian was American. Is there anything I should be looking for?

One Canadian accent that usually stands out for me is the Nova Scotia accent, which almost sounds more Scottish than American. Not surprising considering the name of the province I guess.

Burning Down · 01-08-2014, 07:34 AM

Atlantic Canada has it's own accent. Especially Newfoundland. And Janszoon is right, I also find that Nova Scotians have a little Scottish twinge to some of their words. And yeah, the name means New Scotland so it's fitting

Yeah, I figured it would be difficult for people other than Americans or Canadians to hear each accent. My boyfriend has said the only true American accent he can pick out is a Southern accent. It's easy for him to pick out American and British accents though.

Paul Smeenus · 01-08-2014, 07:51 AM

Well, evidently a lot of Canadians are kinda touchy on this topic, but as an American hockey fan that refuses to pay for cable (even when I have a decent paying job) I listen to almost every teams radio broadcast on Tune-In Radio on my phone, and to my American ears the Canadian pronunciation of "out" and "about" just stick out like the proverbial sore thumb. It's unmistakable, and most Canadians do it.

I went through a lot of YouTube videos on this topic, looking for one that wasn't stupid. I never found one, but I'm posting this one because he says "out" and "about" a lot without making a point of it, and it's highly noticeable.

And who's to say I'm not the one with the accent when I say "OWt" and "abOWt" instead of "oot" and "aboot" (exaggerated) but I'm honestly telling you guys that the Canadian pronunciation of these words hit my American ears like a ton of bricks.

FETCHER. · 01-08-2014, 08:12 AM

Scottish people would say oot n aboot, Canadians confuse me. Only because I find there is a wee bit of everything in there lol.

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Burning Down The Music Guru. Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Beyond the Wall Posts: 4,858	Atlantic Canada has it's own accent. Especially Newfoundland. And Janszoon is right, I also find that Nova Scotians have a little Scottish twinge to some of their words. And yeah, the name means New Scotland so it's fitting Yeah, I figured it would be difficult for people other than Americans or Canadians to hear each accent. My boyfriend has said the only true American accent he can pick out is a Southern accent. It's easy for him to pick out American and British accents though.