Words that Canadians struggle with
Nov 4th 2013 | 1:23 pm
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Re: Words that Canadians struggle with
Street names.
Macdonnell they say as mac don elle with a rising voice at the end, as if they were small children mimicking a French accent.
Delhi they pronounce as Del High.
Yorkshire is York Shire.
It must be quite embarassing to not be able to pronounce the name of your own street.
Macdonnell they say as mac don elle with a rising voice at the end, as if they were small children mimicking a French accent.
Delhi they pronounce as Del High.
Yorkshire is York Shire.
It must be quite embarassing to not be able to pronounce the name of your own street.
And Peterborough is Peeder buh ro.
But i suppose we are the foreigners
Nov 4th 2013 | 1:29 pm
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Re: Words that Canadians struggle with
The Americas basterdised every language we Europeans gave them...
English, Spanish, French, Portuguese
English, Spanish, French, Portuguese
Nov 4th 2013 | 1:39 pm
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Re: Words that Canadians struggle with
Sirius.
I always get a giggle when CBC announcers say 99.1 FM and Serious (some channel or other).
I think they may be contrasting Sirius with some star called Frivolous.
I always get a giggle when CBC announcers say 99.1 FM and Serious (some channel or other).
I think they may be contrasting Sirius with some star called Frivolous.
Nov 4th 2013 | 1:43 pm
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Nov 4th 2013 | 1:47 pm
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Re: Words that Canadians struggle with
when asked "What does that say?" I reply, "What do you think?"
see-lie-dooh is the most common
Nov 4th 2013 | 1:51 pm
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Re: Words that Canadians struggle with
the only reason i have is that i have a little book sitting on my toolbox called "Eat Haggis & Ceilidh On" (http://www.amazon.ca/Eat-Haggis-Ceil.../dp/1908661003)
when asked "What does that say?" I reply, "What do you think?"
see-lie-dooh is the most common
when asked "What does that say?" I reply, "What do you think?"
see-lie-dooh is the most common
I was at a Ceilidh in Cumberland (of all places) just last summer.
A Silly-do would sum it up nicely.
Nov 4th 2013 | 1:55 pm
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Re: Words that Canadians struggle with
in their defence, there are Gaelic origin words that I would never have been able to pronounce without looking them up
I love Ceilidhs haha
I love Ceilidhs haha
Nov 4th 2013 | 2:08 pm
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I question your assumption that I'm a "man". We live in a post-gendered world you know.
Nonetheless, I characterized that Ceilidh as being silly largely because it took place in Cumberland and was AFAIK devoid of Scotch.
I assure you I looked.
Nonetheless, I characterized that Ceilidh as being silly largely because it took place in Cumberland and was AFAIK devoid of Scotch.
I assure you I looked.
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Nov 4th 2013 | 2:28 pm
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Re: Words that Canadians struggle with
Street names.
Macdonnell they say as mac don elle with a rising voice at the end, as if they were small children mimicking a French accent.
Delhi they pronounce as Del High.
Yorkshire is York Shire.
It must be quite embarassing to not be able to pronounce the name of your own street.
Macdonnell they say as mac don elle with a rising voice at the end, as if they were small children mimicking a French accent.
Delhi they pronounce as Del High.
Yorkshire is York Shire.
It must be quite embarassing to not be able to pronounce the name of your own street.
Can take Norfolk, London, Edinburgh, Glasgow, Paisley, Cambridge, Aberdeen, Suffolk, Essex, Bristol or Yorkshire streets in the space of a few moments. Even the Irish aren't neglected with Dublin and Cork.
Then again...the one I live on is named after a place in Belgium.
Nov 4th 2013 | 2:31 pm
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Nov 4th 2013 | 2:35 pm
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Nov 4th 2013 | 2:38 pm
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Re: Words that Canadians struggle with
My wife, and other Canadians, seem to add this odd H sound so it becomes parme-shan
Nov 4th 2013 | 2:42 pm
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My loss, I'm sure.
Nov 4th 2013 | 2:51 pm
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Re: Words that Canadians struggle with
Doner kebab
