Thread: Speaking in Canada?

Originally Posted by 1OldGI

After pointing out the obvious, she says "aboot" aboot two dozen times LOL! I've not been to Canada for quite a while but didn't a Looney used to be a big silver coin with a Loon displayed prominently? I once had a Canadian professor who had an odd way of pronouncing the word "sorry" it came out something like "soary". Honestly though, the Canadian version of English is not at all difficult to understand (even for a Southerner).

You're right about the coin part, but it ain't silver.



And all this time I thought it was you Unitedstatesians who were mispronouncing sorry as sahry...

If you want a real challenge involving Canadian language, just go across the river from me here. You'll be hit with a baffling mélange of the Gatineau version of the Quebecois dialect mixed in with English in a wonderfully incomprehensible (at first) Franglais.

Originally Posted by Cangooner

You're right about the coin part, but it ain't silver.



And all this time I thought it was you Unitedstatesians who were mispronouncing sorry as sahry...

If you want a real challenge involving Canadian language, just go across the river from me here. You'll be hit with a baffling mélange of the Gatineau version of the Quebecois dialect mixed in with English in a wonderfully incomprehensible (at first) Franglais.

Yes, was just in Montreal visiting my daughter...when someone asked me if I spoke French, I said, "Je parle francias un petit peu."(I speak a little French), they were quite angry when I said to bad you don't, you speak Quebecois!!

I poured him a shot of Maple Syrup, gave him my toque, and asked him if things were, "Bien?"

One time I was stranded in Goose Bay Labrador with a bunch of broken jets. For a solid week there was nothing on TV but curling. I guess I must have caught the play-offs Interesting sport. Also this french fries with gravy dish sounds wonderful.

My favorite is when they subtitle the Newfies on TV.

Originally Posted by 1OldGI

One time I was stranded in Goose Bay Labrador with a bunch of broken jets. For a solid week there was nothing on TV but curling. I guess I must have caught the play-offs Interesting sport. Also this french fries with gravy dish sounds wonderful.

Curlings awesome...and fries with gravy is the same everywhere, think you're talking about, "Poutine"...it's a darn heart attack on a plate...gotta play lots of hockey to burn that sucker off.

And if you're going to make some good fries, you need the best darn potatoes that's ever been growed, there from Prince Edward Island you know. Here's a little song about those very same taters, from a Canadian legend:

stompin tom - bud the spud - YouTube