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I find that people in BC do not have as pronounced an accent as Ontarians -- most of my conacts in BC for work pronounce the above as Americans do -- even commericals for Mazda in the Lower Mainland used the MAAAAHzduh pron vs the British/Canadian Maz-da....I also see a strong generational divide even within Ontario -- many older people pron again as agay-n (British style) same with against as agaynst where as most younger people pron again as "uh-gen" or against "uh-genst" like Americans do.
Ditto with "been" which among older people in Ontario or in CBC English is "bean" as in England but with the majority of younger Ontarians it's "ben" as in the States
I find that people in BC do not have as pronounced an accent as Ontarians -- most of my conacts in BC for work pronounce the above as Americans do -- even commericals for Mazda in the Lower Mainland used the MAAAAHzduh pron vs the British/Canadian Maz-da....I also see a strong generational divide even within Ontario -- many older people pron again as agay-n (British style) same with against as agaynst where as most younger people pron again as "uh-gen" or against "uh-genst" like Americans do.
Ditto with "been" which among older people in Ontario or in CBC English is "bean" as in England but with the majority of younger Ontarians it's "ben" as in the States
I agree with you the younger generation of Canadians, at least in the biggest cities, are more likely to sound increasingly more American
I am a Canadian-American living in the States, and people seem to pick up more on "eh?" than any other distinguishing feature of my accent. And everybody has an accent.
This matter of "about." We don't say "a boot" and we don't say "a boat." It's a diphthong.
Most US Americans pronounce that vowel like a cross between "ah" and "oo" as in "boot."
Most Canadians pronounce that vowel like a cross between "uh" as in "up" and "oo" as in "boot."
I find that people in BC do not have as pronounced an accent as Ontarians -- most of my conacts in BC for work pronounce the above as Americans do -- even commericals for Mazda in the Lower Mainland used the MAAAAHzduh pron vs the British/Canadian Maz-da....
I also see a strong generational divide even within Ontario -- many older people pron again as agay-n (British style) same with against as agaynst where as most younger people pron again as "uh-gen" or against "uh-genst" like Americans do.
Ditto with "been" which among older people in Ontario or in CBC English is "bean" as in England but with the majority of younger Ontarians it's "ben" as in the States
Really?
Probably related to TV exposure, which over the decades as diluted some our Britishness.
I say "been" as "bin" usually. (travel-influence? )
Love the employer bit, (played by Russell Peters )
and the "...call now and we'll send you Hooked on Patios..."
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