Is the Canadian accent getting weaker? (best, water, community)

[Geography Freak]

Originally Posted by callmemaybe

Haha dream on.

Nightmare on, more like.

[darrensmooth]

Originally Posted by Acajack

As for French-speaking people in Quebec, certainly in French they are not thought of as having a ''French'' accent. Their accent is very distinctive and is called Québécois or French Canadian. When speaking in English, it is also a distinctive accent when compared to that of France, although in this part of the world - including the NE US and Florida - the accent of Québécois speaking in English is what most people would call a ''French'' (sic) accent because that is the one they most often hear.

when I was traveling in Venice, I met a French Canadian gentlemen and we were discussing this very thing, I told him that to me one of the differences between Quebecios to Parisian French at least in terms of English speaking (maybe French as well..I don't know) is like many other North Americans, Quebecious pronounce their R's when they speak English, I got the impression Parisians did not, so the 'r' in tire is definitly pronounced when French people from Quebec speak English.

[owenc]

I'm not from Canada but I visited Winnipeg and Toronto. In Winnipeg they have a proper Canadian accent but people from Toronto sound American. I was watching an accent tag and people from Toronto seem to say their words the same as americans.

[Mouldy Old Schmo]

Are there any famous Canadians from the Prairies who have Ukrainian or Low German accents due to the large numbers of immigrant communities up there?

[Stubblejumper]

Originally Posted by Mouldy Old Schmo

Are there any famous Canadians from the Prairies who have Ukrainian or Low German accents due to the large numbers of immigrant communities up there?

I can't think of anyone. Generally, the only German accents you hear are from Hutterites, who, obviously, aren't particularly enamoured with fame or celebrity. Mostly, everone else has integrated into mainstream society and talks with a fairly standard accent.

[Mouldy Old Schmo]

Here's a strong Cape Breton accent. Anyone heard anything like it?


Death of Community: A Story from Cape Breton - YouTube

[revrandy]

Originally Posted by Mouldy Old Schmo

Here's a strong Cape Breton accent. Anyone heard anything like it?

Yes but I used to live in Nova Scotia and had colleagues who were from Cape Breton.

[BIMBAM]

Originally Posted by Mouldy Old Schmo

Here's a strong Cape Breton accent. Anyone heard anything like it?


Death of Community: A Story from Cape Breton - YouTube

On a similar note, what do you think this accent sounds like? It's the accent of Anglos in Montreal, I sound like this.


Mainstream Media Commercial - YouTube


Epic Meal Time cooking at Montreal's Cosmo's restaurant - YouTube

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nIwy37pnG7g

[MexiQuebecois]

Originally Posted by BIMBAM

On a similar note, what do you think this accent sounds like? It's the accent of Anglos in Montreal, I sound like this.


Epic Meal Time cooking at Montreal's Cosmo's restaurant - YouTube

I'm sorry, I didn't hear anything. I was too focused watching that bad a$$ burger.

[Mhundred]

Haha harley the main guy with the beard from that video is actually the cousin of my best friend as a kid, from when i grew up in montreal. I discovered this on a recent trip back there. In the anglo-community in mtl it often is a small world.