different words used??
#32

Yes, that one!
I've personally tried to educate so many Canadian's how to properly pronounce "mirror". It usually goes like this:
Me: "Say Mirror"
Canadian: "mrhhhhh"
Me: " Mirror"
Canadian: "mrhhhhh"
Me: "mih"
Canadian: "mih"
Me: "roar"
Canadian: "roar"
Me: "Mirror"
Canadian: "mrrrrhhhhhh"
Me: "Mih-ror"
Canadian: "mrrrr-h"
Me: "You're not trying"
Canadian: "Go eat a bowl of dick you wanker."
I've personally tried to educate so many Canadian's how to properly pronounce "mirror". It usually goes like this:
Me: "Say Mirror"
Canadian: "mrhhhhh"
Me: " Mirror"
Canadian: "mrhhhhh"
Me: "mih"
Canadian: "mih"
Me: "roar"
Canadian: "roar"
Me: "Mirror"
Canadian: "mrrrrhhhhhh"
Me: "Mih-ror"
Canadian: "mrrrr-h"
Me: "You're not trying"
Canadian: "Go eat a bowl of dick you wanker."

#33
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QUOTE=Greenhill;10579534]Yes, that one!
I've personally tried to educate so many Canadian's how to properly pronounce "mirror". It usually goes like this:
Me: "Say Mirror"
Canadian: "mrhhhhh"
Me: " Mirror"
Canadian: "mrhhhhh"
Me: "mih"
Canadian: "mih"
Me: "roar"
Canadian: "roar"
Me: "Mirror"
Canadian: "mrrrrhhhhhh"
Me: "Mih-ror"
Canadian: "mrrrr-h"
Me: "You're not trying"
Canadian: "Go eat a bowl of dick you wanker."[/QUOTE]
I have taught my colleagues to say "butties" instead of sandwiches.
They are struggling a bit with t'internet...........
I've personally tried to educate so many Canadian's how to properly pronounce "mirror". It usually goes like this:
Me: "Say Mirror"
Canadian: "mrhhhhh"
Me: " Mirror"
Canadian: "mrhhhhh"
Me: "mih"
Canadian: "mih"
Me: "roar"
Canadian: "roar"
Me: "Mirror"
Canadian: "mrrrrhhhhhh"
Me: "Mih-ror"
Canadian: "mrrrr-h"
Me: "You're not trying"
Canadian: "Go eat a bowl of dick you wanker."[/QUOTE]
I have taught my colleagues to say "butties" instead of sandwiches.
They are struggling a bit with t'internet...........

#35

It's just dawned on me that millions of north Americans probably think that baby Jesus received gifts of gold, frankincense and a mirror...

#37

With my n.irish dialect/accent I find myself occasionally having to train myself to use proper english words let alone worrying about whether that word works in "Canadian".
When I did some Belfast-ian sentences on colleagues they were completely clueless.
When I did some Belfast-ian sentences on colleagues they were completely clueless.

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I have a London/cockney accent - I haven't got a hope when I go over lol

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Trousers - pants
Herb - 'erb
Crazy - nuts
Pavement - sidewalk
Condom - rubber
Rubber - eraser
Electic socket - receptacle
Torch - flashlight
Shop - store
Hawk - hock
Fortnight - bi-weekly
Cigs - smokes
Truck - pick up
Road tax - sticker
Garden - yard, unless used for growing vegetables, then it's a garden
Herb - 'erb
Crazy - nuts
Pavement - sidewalk
Condom - rubber
Rubber - eraser
Electic socket - receptacle
Torch - flashlight
Shop - store
Hawk - hock
Fortnight - bi-weekly
Cigs - smokes
Truck - pick up
Road tax - sticker
Garden - yard, unless used for growing vegetables, then it's a garden

#43
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QUOTE=Greenhill;10579534]
Me: "Say Mirror"
Canadian: "mrhhhhh"
Me: " Mirror"
Canadian: "mrhhhhh"
Me: "mih"
Canadian: "mih"
Me: "roar"
Canadian: "roar"
Me: "Mirror"
Canadian: "mrrrrhhhhhh"
Me: "Mih-ror"
Canadian: "mrrrr-h"
Me: "You're not trying"
Canadian: "Go eat a bowl of dick you wanker."
Me: "Say Mirror"
Canadian: "mrhhhhh"
Me: " Mirror"
Canadian: "mrhhhhh"
Me: "mih"
Canadian: "mih"
Me: "roar"
Canadian: "roar"
Me: "Mirror"
Canadian: "mrrrrhhhhhh"
Me: "Mih-ror"
Canadian: "mrrrr-h"
Me: "You're not trying"
Canadian: "Go eat a bowl of dick you wanker."
they have no idea, cute.

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The names Don and Dawn are pronounced as Darn.
Bob is pronounced as Barb and Barb is pronounced as Barrrb.
Canadian is a rhotic language.
Bob is pronounced as Barb and Barb is pronounced as Barrrb.
Canadian is a rhotic language.

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I had huge problems trying to understand what a family members' name was (Dawn) as I could only hear "Don" - likewise with "Maureen" which was pronounced "Marine" - poor woman probably thought I was mental, because I called her that for years.
