View Poll Results: Eh? crept into your vocabulary yet?
Yes
3
20.00%
No
5
33.33%
Eh?
7
46.67%
Voters: 15. You may not vote on this poll
Eh?
Aug 12th 2004 | 4:26 am
#16
Just Joined
Joined: Sep 2003
Posts: 7
From: UK
Re: Eh?
Originally Posted by iaink
Hoser.....Remember Bob and Doug McKenzie? Its not a new thing.
Aug 12th 2004 | 4:27 am
#17
Guest
Posts: n/a
Re: Eh?
Our five year old has stated to describe things as "sweeeeet".
Aug 12th 2004 | 4:30 am
#18
Lost in BE Cyberspace
Joined: Jul 2004
Posts: 22,151
From: 30°16'29" North 097°44'26" West
Re: Eh?
I started using "eh?" on this forum. In daily life I speak dutch (how amazing, eh, since I live in Holland) but I think once I'll fly over the pond I got used to the eh-thing so much that I'll use it more often than I would like to. 
Aug 12th 2004 | 4:43 am
#19
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Joined: Sep 2003
Posts: 30,771
From: Upstate South Carolina
Re: Eh?
Originally Posted by nicola_jane_s
Who said it was a new thing? I said that SIREN must have started using that after I left.
Aug 12th 2004 | 5:49 am
#20
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Joined: Feb 2002
Posts: 695
From: Swift Current, SK
Re: Eh?
Originally Posted by flashman
"Eh" is tolerable. Use of the Britishism "Brilliant" would be really scary!
The funniest thing I overheard last week in Homehardware was the two checkout girsl trying to figure out what 'leave it out' really meant. Obviously their accents didn't do it justice but the speed at which they said it had me nearly crying too. Didn't have any time to stop and explain as its always a quick 30 min convo in our neck of the woods..... what a scream
Aug 12th 2004 | 8:04 am
#21
Yorkshire meets Vegas
Joined: Jul 2004
Posts: 1,354
From: T. ON (so there!)
Re: Eh?
Originally Posted by Glaswegian
I know a couple of guys who definitely say "aboot", but they also have Lanny McDonald style moustaches and I get the feeling they're from out of town.
Aug 12th 2004 | 11:49 am
#22
Joined: Dec 2003
Posts: 3,973
From: Hillarys, Perth
Re: Eh?
Originally Posted by nicola_jane_s
Who said it was a new thing? I said that SIREN must have started using that after I left.
It's not an expression used in seriousness and though I might use it jokingly with my sister, no, it's not a normal part of Canadian conversation.
Still thinks it's damn funny tho!
As for "Bien sur", YOUR stepfather is not the measuring stick I had in mind, Nik. Keep in mind this man barks out the car window when he gets bored driving. LMAO! (He really is a funny guy)
Hey Glas... get used to "sweeeet" THAT one is very common!
Siren
Aug 12th 2004 | 11:59 am
#23
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Re: Eh?
Pardon me Has that crept into yours yet?
Has that crept into yours yet?
Originally Posted by Glaswegian
"Eh?" crept into your vacabulary yet?
Aug 12th 2004 | 12:07 pm
#25
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Re: Eh?
You might have got me wrong there, am asking if you've joined the "pardon me" brigade? People that say pardon me all the time !
Originally Posted by Glaswegian
I'm in IT - eye carnt spel verri gude 
Aug 12th 2004 | 12:12 pm
#26
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Re: Eh?
Oops, I just thought you noticed my inability to spell vOcabulary.
I haven't noticed that way over here - I have got into "you're welcome" every time someone says "thank you".
I haven't noticed that way over here - I have got into "you're welcome" every time someone says "thank you".
