2006-08-16 15:15:43 · 13 answers · asked by katykid93 2 in Society & Culture ➔ Languages
im canadian nd i dont im from ottawa... so is my whole family
2006-08-16 15:24:19 · update #1
the stereotypical canadian accent has the speaker saying something almost like "aboot" but not quite. Just like the seterotypical boston accent says "yard" as "Yahd" people rely on the broadest assumptions and generalize. but it is based in some level of differnece in actual perceived pronunciation.
2006-08-16 15:21:28 · answer #1 · answered by rosends 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
aboot is not part of the typical canadian accent
there are far more canadians who do NOT pronounce it that way, than those who do
thats like saying that all americans pronounce the word yellow by saying "yeller"... a few do, but most dont
2006-08-17 00:36:56 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I'll take this one since I grew up in Mich. People know they are saying "about", but it's the accent. I grew up in Michigan, and I guess it has some how trickled down here (the accent) because sometimes when we say , for example, "Let's go in the house". it sounds like "hoouse", or "howse" maybe.,Anyway, it has that Canadian accent to it every now and then. But I love our neighbors to the north, and the ones to the south too, for that matter.
2006-08-16 22:28:48 · answer #3 · answered by vspaulo 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Not all Canadians do, but I've heard some say it. Sorry, but even in Ottawa.
Why do people think all Canadians say it? It's a characature, just like assuming that all people in California say "dude." Some do, most don't.
2006-08-16 22:57:25 · answer #4 · answered by Church Music Girl 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Because most Canadians on TV or in person say "aboot" though sometimes it's "aboat"
2006-08-16 22:24:17 · answer #5 · answered by impossble_dream 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
The "OW" does not seem to be pronounced in certain areas of Canada. Instead of out and about it sounds like "oot and aboot". eh?
2006-08-16 22:22:52 · answer #6 · answered by Pappa Poopy 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
It cetainly does not come from the EAST coast...maybe the atlantic provinces,or even B.C. but not Quebec ...nor Ontario for that matter.
2006-08-16 22:37:37 · answer #7 · answered by la24jackie 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i would not know aboot that maybe its all aboot something we don't know aboot. maybe its a pass word aboot them taken over the world aboot now what yea think aboot that
2006-08-16 22:25:11 · answer #8 · answered by brian_the_lion2000 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Its how their accent formed over time.
2006-08-16 22:21:03 · answer #9 · answered by I dont know 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Because in some areas of canada, they do! (East coast)
2006-08-16 22:22:06 · answer #10 · answered by Bug's Mama 4 · 1⤊ 1⤋