Words that Canadians struggle with
Nov 9th 2013 | 4:31 am
#136
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Re: Words that Canadians struggle with
Router or router? Depends if you are shaping wood or surfing porn.
Nissan sounds like Knee Sawn
Out is Owwwwwt
Nov 9th 2013 | 12:38 pm
#138
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Re: Words that Canadians struggle with
Just got back from Canadian Tire as I had to buy a new battery. What a nightmare trying to tell the kid behind the parts desk that though. I had to say battery 4 times before he understood what I was saying. I tried my best to pronounce it as Canadian as possible but it wasn't happening.
Luckily I don't have to say battery that often.
Luckily I don't have to say battery that often.
Nov 9th 2013 | 2:04 pm
#139
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Re: Words that Canadians struggle with
Just got back from Canadian Tire as I had to buy a new battery. What a nightmare trying to tell the kid behind the parts desk that though. I had to say battery 4 times before he understood what I was saying. I tried my best to pronounce it as Canadian as possible but it wasn't happening.
Luckily I don't have to say battery that often.
Luckily I don't have to say battery that often.
I took it home and put it in the JD lawn tractor but the tractor still wouldn't start.
In the end I had to get a local small engine service company to come and pick the tractor up and figure out what the problem was.
The problem was that the baddry I'd been sold didn't contain any baddry acid.
FFS.
Nov 9th 2013 | 8:10 pm
#140
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Re: Words that Canadians struggle with
I have greeted everyone always with a 'Alright?' - more like 'A'ite?' (Sound a like Karl Pilkington) as I am from Lancashire (Lancyshur). And I ALWAYS get a blank stare.
"Morning"
"aw'ite?"
Pregnant pause, blank stare, cogs furiously turning.
..........
"Morning"
"aw'ite?"
Pregnant pause, blank stare, cogs furiously turning.
..........
Nov 9th 2013 | 8:11 pm
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Re: Words that Canadians struggle with
My neighbour has an Oodi - an A4 - lovely Oodi it is!
Nov 10th 2013 | 3:54 am
#142
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Re: Words that Canadians struggle with
You'd get a similar reaction in Lancashire if you greeted everyone with a "wassup".
Nov 10th 2013 | 5:54 pm
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Re: Words that Canadians struggle with
An American perspective on "aw'ite":
"If I were to greet somebody by asking "Are you all right?" it would imply that he or she appears to be having some sort of problem, e.g. stumbling, looks pale, slurred speech, etc."
http://forum.wordreference.com/showthread.php?t=1611454
... I imagine it's the same context for Canada. In other words, they think you think they're ill.
"If I were to greet somebody by asking "Are you all right?" it would imply that he or she appears to be having some sort of problem, e.g. stumbling, looks pale, slurred speech, etc."
http://forum.wordreference.com/showthread.php?t=1611454
... I imagine it's the same context for Canada. In other words, they think you think they're ill.
Nov 11th 2013 | 3:21 pm
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Re: Words that Canadians struggle with
nucular.
Nov 11th 2013 | 3:55 pm
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Nov 12th 2013 | 9:22 am
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Re: Words that Canadians struggle with
How would you like your steak?
Me: Rare
Uh?
Me: Rare
I'm sorry?
Me: RARE
Uh? .... "Dry?"
Me, joined by chorus of three other diners who weren't even dining with me: RARE!
Oh! Rare.
Grrr!
Me: Rare
Uh?
Me: Rare
I'm sorry?
Me: RARE
Uh? .... "Dry?"
Me, joined by chorus of three other diners who weren't even dining with me: RARE!
Oh! Rare.
Grrr!
Nov 12th 2013 | 9:37 am
#147
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Re: Words that Canadians struggle with
In the context of steaks, I've never had a problem with actually having "rare" misunderstood in terms of pronunciation, it's just that "rare" in Canada means "medium to well done".
Nov 12th 2013 | 10:32 am
#149
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Re: Words that Canadians struggle with
It's hardly her fault really. When in Rome.......
Nov 12th 2013 | 10:33 am
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Re: Words that Canadians struggle with
