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Forum: Canada
Apr 21st 2005, 9:24 am
Replies: 46
Views: 8,868
Posted By cov-canuck

Re: Canadian word pronunciation ?

I think I'd have to disagree with the last one...I've never heard a british person pronounce it anything other than lon-ger-ray...apart from the really irritating people who pronounce it "lin-ger...
Forum: Canada
Apr 20th 2005, 6:27 pm
Replies: 46
Views: 8,868
Posted By cov-canuck

Re: Canadian word pronunciation ?

Care and Gordo no doubt.
Forum: Canada
Apr 20th 2005, 2:07 pm
Replies: 46
Views: 8,868
Posted By cov-canuck

Re: Canadian word pronunciation ?

We Canadians are a lazy bunch...we use all our energy shovelling snow, we have none left if your name is over 1 syllable ;)
Forum: Canada
Apr 20th 2005, 2:06 pm
Replies: 46
Views: 8,868
Posted By cov-canuck

Re: Canadian word pronunciation ?

No, I just figure that your parents, having known me for 7 years, regularly forget my name. It's still better than them calling me "Kath" though! ;)
Forum: Canada
Apr 20th 2005, 1:07 pm
Replies: 46
Views: 8,868
Posted By cov-canuck

Re: Canadian word pronunciation ?

It took me several months before I would introduce myself as Kay-tee...it still doesn't feel 100% natural, and I've now been saying it that way for 15 years! What was more confusing was shortly...
Forum: Canada
Apr 20th 2005, 12:30 pm
Replies: 46
Views: 8,868
Posted By cov-canuck

Re: Canadian word pronunciation ?

I was so confused when I moved from Canada and my name pronunciation changed from "Kadie" to "Katie"...the spelling didn't change (is actually Katie), but I cringed everytime someone said my name for...
Forum: Canada
Apr 19th 2005, 6:06 pm
Replies: 46
Views: 8,868
Posted By cov-canuck

Wink Re: Canadian word pronunciation ?

I know why I said alooominum...because that's how it's spelled in the Canadian/US dictionary! There is no second 'i', so it's aluminum instead of aluminium. If it was spelled the same it would...
Forum: Canada
Apr 19th 2005, 3:01 pm
Replies: 46
Views: 8,868
Posted By cov-canuck

Wink Re: Canadian word pronunciation ?

And anything that has a "tu" is "too", not "chu"...eg:

Word/UK/Canadian

Stupid/S-chew-pid / Stoopid
Tuna/Chuna/Toona

Others...
Duece/Juice/Doose
Chalk/Chawlk/Chock
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