Why do Canadians have such a think accent?

[nec207]

So I was checking out the accent tags on youtube and I'm shocked how think the Canadians accent is !! They sound like US southerner way over pronunciation of words and drawn out words.


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hv2SI0aynEY


I was also reading that Canadians say about has aboot and also phenomenon called Canadian raising what is that?

The eh they say a lot.

Anyone got youtube clip of both people Canada and the US saying about has aboot that seems strange

[PaulInBHC]

Answer: Because Australia got all the convicts.

[mamamia88]

You've definitely never been to Boston then. When I was in Toronto last year didnt notice any different accents.

[Jakin]

As long as you can be easily understood in the language you try to convey speech in. I'd say she speaks quite proper.

[nec207]

As long as you can be easily understood in the language you try to convey speech in. I'd say she speaks quite proper.

Yes she is easy to understand and in no way I was saying accents are bad there are many accents in the US and many accents in Canada some sound like US and others that sound more like they are in Canada . Not all people in Canada say aboot for about I think that is in the west coast of Canada say that.

I was saying that she over pronunciation of words and draws out words that all , not saying it is bad has there are many accents no one accent is better than the other.

[KiwiNZ]

It's the differences that make people interesting.

[cariboo]

Yes she is easy to understand and in no way I was saying accents are bad there are many accents in the US and many accents in Canada some sound like US and others that sound more like they are in Canada . Not all people in Canada say aboot for about I think that is in the west coast of Canada say that.

I was saying that she over pronunciation of words and draws out words that all , not saying it is bad has there are many accents no one accent is better than the other.

Actually it's the people in Central Canada that pronounce about differently, on the West Coast, we have the same generic accent as the North-western states..

[Mikeb85]

Most Canadians in metropolitan cities (Vancouver, Edmonton, Toronto, Ottawa, Calgary, Victoria) have very weak accents, we don't say 'aboot', and generally speak pretty 'proper' English. Only Canadians from Manitoba, rural Ontario, and the east coast have 'funny' accents, and of course Quebecers speak a 'funny' dialect of French.

[Elfy]

What's a think accent?

or is that how you pronounce thick?

[sffvba[e0rt]

This is all I sink about this subject.


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