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Do you want speak like canadians?

Old Aug 24th 2014, 9:26 am
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Originally Posted by xavio4980
Check this great video and start speak like a canadian:
Speak like a Canadian · engVid
Now that's a funny video,she cracked me and the wife up watching her,she don't paint a good picture about Canadians though, I think she's had to much weed
In all come to Canada eat some poutine, have a double double a micky and smoke plenty of weed eh!
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Old Aug 24th 2014, 1:11 pm
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I thought the poor woman doing it was frankly dotty. Were I to meet her ernest brand of helpfulness I would be beating a hasty retreat.
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Old Aug 24th 2014, 2:01 pm
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She should have got a friend to give her an opinion. Even the most reserved friend would surely have suggested it wasn't good.
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Old Aug 26th 2014, 11:14 pm
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Originally Posted by xavio4980
Check this great video and start speak like a canadian:
Speak like a Canadian · engVid
Came across as meaningless pablum. And people out west don't talk like that anyway. Here everyone says: "fer sure" at the end of every sentence or: "perrrrfect". And we drink flats of beer, not 24s.
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It's funny isn't it? For the first few months I 'knew' when I came home if my husband was dealing with a contractor as I could tell from his speech....now I know if it's work, or rarely, service related....and they tell me that they aren't obsessed with who does what with whom? They speak very differently depending on the person on the other end of the message. I want to speak like a member of whatever club that will enable me to succeed
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Old Aug 27th 2014, 12:59 pm
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Default Re: Do you want speak like canadians?

Originally Posted by Steve_
Came across as meaningless pablum. And people out west don't talk like that anyway. Here everyone says: "fer sure" at the end of every sentence or: "perrrrfect". And we drink flats of beer, not 24s.
I say "for sure" all the time now...and "Right"... I had to canadianize my speech because of where I was working... Besides when in Rome...
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Old Aug 27th 2014, 1:22 pm
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Originally Posted by Steve_
Came across as meaningless pablum. And people out west don't talk like that anyway. Here everyone says: "fer sure" at the end of every sentence or: "perrrrfect". And we drink flats of beer, not 24s.
Flats are for cans, bottles still come in a case or 2-4. The vid was so bad I couldn't watch it - but Weird Al I like!
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Old Aug 27th 2014, 3:12 pm
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I don't even like speaking to Canadians.
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Old Aug 27th 2014, 3:46 pm
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I'm technically Canadian and I try to use UK English speak and spelling. It baffles people. I like that.
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Originally Posted by Gozit
I'm technically Canadian and I try to use UK English speak and spelling. It baffles people. I like that.
I could have sworn you were Maltese Somewhere, way back you may have mentioned it.
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Originally Posted by Partially discharged
I could have sworn you were Maltese Somewhere, way back you may have mentioned it.
I am. But I don't see a need to mention it in every thread, like you apparently do.
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Old Aug 28th 2014, 12:39 am
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Default Re: Do you want speak like canadians?

Originally Posted by Partially discharged
I could have sworn you were Maltese Somewhere, way back you may have mentioned it.
Now now, stop teasing the lad !

Are you a \/\/
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Old Aug 28th 2014, 11:26 am
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Now now, stop teasing the lad !

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Default Re: Do you want speak like canadians?

Originally Posted by Steve_
Came across as meaningless pablum. And people out west don't talk like that anyway. Here everyone says: "fer sure" at the end of every sentence or: "perrrrfect". And we drink flats of beer, not 24s.
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Old Aug 31st 2014, 5:46 pm
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Originally Posted by magnumpi
Now now, stop teasing the lad !

Are you a \/\/


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