On 8 Sep 2000, at 1:05, Charles Geilfuss wrote:
> The Canadian conection may have come from your time in SC particularly if
> hung out with any native Charlestonians. It has to do with the way we
> pronounce the "ou" sound (house, out, about)which is very similar to the
> Canadian accent. I've been asked that same question many times.
Not to perpetuate yet-another-off-topic-discussion, but which Canajun
accent wudja be talkin' 'bout??? There's a number of them:
1. French Canajun: Dat damn Anglais and der damn country!
2. Maritime Canajun: I'm going oot and aboot...
3. Prairie Canajun: Great beer, eh?
4. Aboriginal Canajun: Gimme my damn land back!!!
5. Ontario Canajun: Those other Canadians sure do talk funny!
6. Albertan Canajun: Who's a redneck?!?!?
Etc., etc., etc....
Saying someone has a Canadian accent is like saying someone has an
'Murican accent. Folks from JawJaw sound a heck of alot different (and
slower! <G>) than someone from California, or New Yawk, or Bahhston.
Hope that makes sense, eh?
Chris
-------------------------------------------------
Chris O'Neill (coneill@xxxxxxxxxxx)
Web: http://www.nucleus.com/~coneill
< This message was delivered via the Olympus Mailing List >
< For questions, mailto:owner-olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx >
< Web Page: http://Zuiko.sls.bc.ca/swright/olympuslist.html >
|