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Silly question as if all Canadians and Americans have the same accent my relatives in British Colombia have a different accent than those living in Ontario and my accent doesn't sound like either one of theirs.
Okay, let's put it this way. Not all Canadians and not all Americans have the same accent, no. But it is far, far, far easier to mistake one for the other than to think that a Brit or an Aussie is American (or Canadian). I've heard many Canadians whose accent is virtually indistinguishable from one of the American accents, except for a very select handful of words. To that extent, they "sound like Americans."
I spoke French pretty well once, not so much anymore, and I'm pretty sure 'aboot' is how a French person would say 'about'. It seems the French influence that caused this to end up being quite common in Canada.
Well I spoke French pretty well about... 10 seconds ago!
Michael J. Fox is a Canadian but he has doesn't have an accent at all, although I have heard Canadians with a slight accent and they have their "eh" thing.
I know Rex very well, we worked(and hung out) together for years. He still has a hint of his Newfoundland accent, but it seems largely overcome. He went to the CBC and I went to City-Data.
You've had a very interesting life I am pretty sure.. .
Michael J. Fox is a Canadian but he has doesn't have an accent at all, although I have heard Canadians with a slight accent and they have their "eh" thing.
Canadian actors who want to work in the US are often told " to lose the accent ".
'Aboat' may be Irish or Scottish but 'aboot' comes from Canada's French roots.
Basically all of the anglo parts of Canada were settled and developed completely independently from French Canada. And also function this way today. There are many exchanges of course but not really to the point where it would affect basic speech patterns.
I mean the Scots and the English interact much more closely and still retain distinct accents.
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