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Ya know that Y'all lost all control of 'your' language in the television age.;)

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'Barry' They sound like they're saying Berry. Then I ask them to say Harry and it actually sounds like it should sound. Strange!

They seem to laugh at the way I say 'water' though... As I guess it sounds like watta.

Re: Words that Canadians struggle with
 

Plenty of variation on how water is pronounced across the UK.

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Yep, Canadians sound more American now.

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There's a place where they sell horses, Listowel, mispronounced as Lis tow well, like the efficient hauling away of a broken down car.

Re: Words that Canadians struggle with
 

Water.


They say it funny, more like warer. Wife had great difficulty getting someone to understand hr asking quite plainly for water and was not understood

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In Ottawa, most folk struggle with 'Thank you', particularly when I've held the door open for them.

Funny enough, Ottawans also struggle with Ottawa. Apparently, I work in Oddawa.

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I have a hard time ordering a water as well. I have to slow it right down and hope by the time I've said 'a bottle of' they already know what's going to follow. 'Warerrr'

I've noticed that Canadians find it extremely difficult to say Edinburgh. They seem to pronounce it as Edin-burg or something similar.

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Sticking with the north east there's Prudhoe, Bellingham and Hawick which I suspect not many in the UK would get right never mind Canadians.........

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Go on...how is Hawick pronounced?

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There is an area in Fredericton - Maugerville, which i was pronouncing Mawgerville. Apparently it's Majorville. I was wrong, they were right, it's their country after all.

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They got me on that one too...that being said Mactaquack, Nackiawick and some of the other places haven't rolled off the tongue either and I've had to have a trial run.

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Hoik or hoyk

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The can't pronounce Norwich or anything with shire at the end of the word. :thumbdown:

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I've stopped trying to ask for water at cafes & restaurants now. I just wait for everyone else in my party to say what they want and I just add "same". It's easier for all. :p