Why do canadians say "eh" so much?

Answer 1

Take off eh.
It's mostly that we are nice polite people looking for gentle confirmation that you have heard what we said. And we don't all say this. Little bit of a stereotype perpetrated by the popularity of Bob and Doug McKenzie.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bob_and_Doug_McKenzie

Answer 2

In Canada, "eh" is what linguists call a "tag question", a phrase that can be used at the end of a sentence to make a statement into a question. Examples of tag questions often used in American English are "isn't it?" or "right?".

Unfortunately, many Americans who don't live in Canada have very little exposure to authentic Canadian English and therefore may be under the impression that Canadians use this question at the end of every sentence (apparently, people get this impression from Strange Brew).

Actually, I believe that "eh" is also used in American English, although perhaps not in all the same contexts that it is used in Canadian English. Debate about whether "eh" is an appropriate phrase or not is evidence that there are mixed feelings about the relationship of Canada to the United States. I have a t-shirt, bought in Canada, which proclaims that "eh" is much better than "huh?", for example.

Answer 3

It is not true we say "eh" at the end of every sentence, eh?

Answer 4

I always thought it was because they were so patriotic. After all, that's how the name of their country is spelled:

C "EH" N "EH" D "EH"

;-)

Answer 5

it's just like why you say "the" too much....

Answer 6

because thier easily confused...

Answer 7

i don't actually think we do...