2006-06-15 11:22:09 · 25 answers · asked by Sanitizer 6 in Education & Reference ➔ Words & Wordplay
Grady, take a chill pill man. All of my Canadian friends here have a great sense of humor, try one sometime friend.
2006-06-15 11:39:48 · update #1
Grady, you're an embarrassment to the country. You are hereby exiled to Antarctica.
And yes, we do! I have noticed that the New Yorkers I meet tend to match my "eh" with "huh" just as frequently.
2006-06-15 13:50:04 · answer #1 · answered by kendra 6 · 4⤊ 2⤋
I,m a Canadian eh. And I do say it a lot eh. Especially when I,m sitting in my igloo chugging back a beer with friends who came by for some bacon and to watch the hockey game, eh.
Seriously, I am very guilty of doing it and I have no idea why I do it.
And we Canadians are usually pretty laid back and easy going, Grady is an exception. EH!
2006-06-15 14:15:06 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
No, Canadians don't say 'eh' after every sentence, but Americans seem to think they do. Canadians do sometimes say 'eh' at the end of a sentence to indicate a question, or to invite a reply.
2006-06-16 12:05:48 · answer #3 · answered by old lady 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
There's a joke about how Canada got it's name:
When Sir John A. McDonald and his cronies were trying to figure out a new name for our (soon-to-be) great country, someone had a (typically Canadian) idea:
"Let's put all the letters into a hat and draw three of them.
That will be the new name of this place ..."
So they did ...
The first letter is pulled, and our hero shouts - "C" eh!?
The second letter is pulled, and our hero shouts - "N" eh!?
The third letter is pulled, and our hero shouts - "D" eh!?
(source: http://www.canadaka.net/modules.php?name=jokes&op=ViewItems&vid=13 )
I first heard this when my little brother told it to me, but I think he didn't understand the joke because he told it about how Alabama got it's name instead of Canada. I was confused for a second and then realized his error. It made the joke a lot funnier.
2006-06-15 15:39:52 · answer #4 · answered by cool girl 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Actually, we do, eh. I'm not sure why, but, you know, sometimes I just say it without realizing it,eh? It kinda completes the sentence as a question, eh? Ya get what I'm saying, eh?
2006-06-16 12:29:54 · answer #5 · answered by itty 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Grady just proved why CanaDuh is everyone's favourite joke!
eh Grady! lol!
2006-06-15 16:59:21 · answer #6 · answered by Hippie 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
They do not say "eh" after every sentence. Some times they add "is it?" Example: I was conversing with a relative as follows:
ME: I am going to the restaurant for dinner.
HER: You are, eh. How far is it?
ME: About five miles.
HER: Is it?
ME: Yes.
HER: That's not far, eh?
ME: No.
It was like speaking in an echo chamber.
2016-10-17 09:16:12 · answer #7 · answered by Joseph B 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Well, Sanitizer, when we do talk to the Americans, we lay on the "ehs" real thick because you expect it of us and we don't want to disappoint you, eh? .....:))
Other than that, we really find no use for it at all, eh!
2006-06-15 13:41:41 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Lol. They say "eh" a lot, but not after every sentence.
2006-06-15 11:26:28 · answer #9 · answered by Ark 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Some regions of Canada do use it very often, yes.
East Coast, the Prairies, and rural areas of Ontario seem to use it a little more.
2006-06-16 04:54:44 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋