Canadian/U.S words & pronounciations

[Caladan 19]

Dinner/supper is a regional U.S. thing, too. C.'s Albertan so doesn't have a lot of the stereotypical pronunciations. "Toque" is the one that still gets me.

"Well, what do you call a winter hat then."

"A hat!"

[SonoranSongbird 3]

I think the Canadian "about" sounds closer to "aboat" than "aboot." It doesn't sound exactly like he is actually saying "aboat," but it's just a little closer to that than the way I say it. Less of an "ow" in there.

Pasta so it rhymes with Mt. Shasta has taken some getting used to. I mean, it is an Italian word, and I doubt very much Italian has the English short a sound. Then again, I (apparently) pronounce the name of the state I was born in "N'York," so I can't criticize. I majored in broadcast journalism and had to go through a rather brutal process of learning to speak without an upstate New York "regionism" (what normal people would just call an accent) so I am perhaps more aware of these things than I should be.

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[Emancipation 2]

I called a garbage disposal a garberator the other day and everyone burst out laughing..

it IS a word right?

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I called a garbage disposal a garberator the other day and everyone burst out laughing..

it IS a word right?

it sure is!

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I called a garbage disposal a garberator the other day and everyone burst out laughing..

it IS a word right?

it sure is!

Well all the USC's looked at me like i was their comic relief for the night.. patted my head and said "awe.. isn't she so cute"..

[DeadPoolX 9]

I called a garbage disposal a garberator the other day and everyone burst out laughing..

it IS a word right?

Well, I'd never heard that word before meeting my wife, so it must be a Canadian term. At the very least, it certainly isn't used in the United States.

[T.O_2_FL 0]

oh yea...my USC Fiance says:

Italian = I - talian (as in the letter I)

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Whaaaat no windows media!?!? It's a great great rendition of the words 'Donna' and 'About'.

[~Laura and Nick~ 5]

I was also made fun of for using the word "Expiry date"

They use expiration date...I've always used Expiry.

[DeadPoolX 9]

I was also made fun of for using the word "Expiry date"

They use expiration date...I've always used Expiry.

That's another one that I've found really odd. Why "expiry?" Something expires and therefore, has an expiration. The date of said act would be the "expiration date."

[~Laura and Nick~ 5]

I was also made fun of for using the word "Expiry date"

They use expiration date...I've always used Expiry.

That's another one that I've found really odd. Why "expiry?" Something expires and therefore, has an expiration. The date of said act would be the "expiration date."

Don't ask me..lol I've always said it. So does everyone else around here..lol

[Earmuffs 1]

Canadian: Pop

American: Soda

I asked for a Pop once and my Fiance laughed and said something along the lines of 'you want to get shot?'.....LOL

not true...

i know a lot of americans that say pop..

[~Laura and Nick~ 5]

Canadian: Pop

American: Soda

I asked for a Pop once and my Fiance laughed and said something along the lines of 'you want to get shot?'.....LOL

not true...

i know a lot of americans that say pop..

Yes, that's true, some states do say pop