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... just playing... I actually just wrote a Spanish composition on how I want to live in Hamilton, Ontario. I don't really know much about the place, I just like the uniforms the Tiger-Cats wear and it seems a lot like Pittsburgh above the border (used to be a steel town, now big in medical science).Member of the Official OS Bills Backers Club
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ah, I love wikipedia.Originally posted by DaImmaculateONeHow many brothers does Sub-zero running around in his clothing? No one can seem to kill the right one.Comment
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You can tell the accent when you here canadian celebs talk. alanis morrisette, michael myers, 99% of the NHL.
Canada gave the world Kids in the Hall, it also gave us Celine Dion. So its a push as to whether Canada is good or not.
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I prefer European (British, Irish, Scottish, etc..) English; It sounds more elegant.
American English is just awful. "Howdy yall"Comment
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The British have a ton of different accents as well (i.e. Scouse, Yorkshire, SouthWest English, etc.) and some of those are extremely nasty and hard to understand.Member of The OS Baseball Rocket Scientists AssociationComment
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Canadian accents are also a regional thing like in the U.S.. Generally you'll find the most neutral accents (non-accents) in Southern Ontario and urban British Columbia The English speaking population in Quebec, are close to being neutral but they tend to slightly over-pronounce their A's, although most regional accents are less prevalent in all urban areas in Canada. The prairies and Western Canada tend to have a more distinguishable accent, where the shortening of certain vowels is noticeable, like in the "ou" couple. The east coast also has a unique accent, and out of all the provinces Newfoundland probably has the most distinct accent, as demonstrated below.
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British English is awesome (at least the kind you hear on tv, not the thick cockney accent which can be really thick in London).Comment
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Canadian accents are also a regional thing like in the U.S.. Generally you'll find the most neutral accents (non-accents) in Southern Ontario and urban British Columbia The English speaking population in Quebec, are close to being neutral but they tend to slightly over-pronounce their A's, although most regional accents are less prevalent in all urban areas in Canada. The prairies and Western Canada tend to have a more distinguishable accent, where the shortening of certain vowels is noticeable, like in the "ou" couple. The east coast also has a unique accent, and out of all the provinces Newfoundland probably has the most distinct accent, as demonstrated below.My Specs:
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Bah....they tried to push that crap on us 30 years ago....In true American fashion we dismissed it as the nonsense that it is and continued on.:winkA friggin' yard is a yard... not .XXX meters!)
I will not conform!:wink:
...and don't they speak Eskimo up in Canada? I don't think they speak English, do they?....it doesn't matter anyway...because as soon as the words come out of their mouths, they freeze up and nobody can hear it.
One thing they can take solace in up in the land of Moose and earmuffs.....with the advent of global warming, Canada will sport the worlds new "Miami Beach"!
M.K.
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My Specs:
ZX Spectrum
CPU: Z80 @ 3.5 MHz
GPU: Monochrome display
RAM: 48 KB
OS: Sinclair BASICComment
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