Can you tell the difference between a Canadian and American? (loans, cost)
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Sometimes...some Canadians sound American, some Americans sound Canadian. There is not a specific Canadian or American sound/accent - there are many different ones.
Yes. Canadians say "aboot" and speak with a bit of a lisp in a slow halting way. The canadian accent is painfully obvious in adults, not so much in kids and teens but they will go on to develop it as they age.
American English is much more refined than Canadian. There is no sophistication or prestige in a Canadian Accent. The over all read I get from it is: goofy.
You have obviously never spoken to a real Canadian if this is your read on our accents, what a joke, lol.
It depends upon what part of Canada they are from. When I lived in Portland I had friends in Victoria BC. They sounded just a little bit British at times. They had different accents from my brother-in-law and his family who were born in Montreal but live in Toronto and have a kind of Eastern accent a bit like New York.
You have obviously never spoken to a real Canadian if this is your read on our accents, what a joke, lol.
Somebody is sensitive...your accent may not be all that pronounced, living in Windsor just across the border. But the accent can be very heavy in areas north and west of you.
Instantly. Canadians sound Scandinavian with a good helping of scottish in there too. I find the way they talk quite fascinating. They're so close to the United States yet their dialect is really so european/british.
Instantly. Canadians sound Scandinavian with a good helping of scottish in there too. I find the way they talk quite fascinating. They're so close to the United States yet their dialect is really so european/british.
All Americans don't sound alike though...some sound Canadian, especially around Minnesota/Wisconsin. And some Canadians sound more American, especially around southern Ontario.
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