American English and Canadian English?

Question

I'd appreciate if anyone comes up with 5 simple sentences (Do not write complicated sentences). They must distinguish between American and Canadian English. Ignore the spelling differences, if any (for example, colour and color). Indicate Canada or U.S. for each sentence. Why am I asking this question? I don't find any difference between the two but I keep hearing American English, Canadian English and so on. You may give spoken sentences such as, "How's life treating you?" etc. Thanks.

Answer 1

After high school I'll go to college (US)
After high school I'll go to university (C)

I'm a high school senior (US)
I'm in Grade 12 (C)

The proctor supervised the exam (US)
The invigilator supervised the exam (C)

I ate a candy bar (US)
I ate a chocolate bar (C)

After the Revolution Torys went to Canada (US)
After the Revolution Loyalists went to Canada (C)

Answer 2

Canadians talk Canadian English. There are countless Canadian accents, as properly as countless American ones. The Newfoundland accessory is thoroughly different from the single in Texas! some alongside the border, quite Wisconsin and Manitoba, have the same accessory, yet, even then, you are able to often tell the version. BTW, Aussies/Kiwis do not sound British to maximum, although they're extra comparable than Canadian and British English. The Canadian/American similarity has historic roots. while the human beings had their Revolution, approximately 40 % of human beings stayed dependable to the Crown. They ended up coming to Canada as United Empire Loyalists. there have been super numbers of them, and that they might have certainly stimulated the accessory(s) in Canada.

Answer 3

American vs. Canadian
Y'all come back now, y'hear? vs. Bye for now.
Y'all got paved roads up thar? vs. How are the roads?
Lemme warsh first. vs. Let me wash first.

need I go on?

Also, regarding the much maligned 'aboot': Only on Saturday Night Live parodies, etc, will you hear an exaggerated Canadian accent. In some areas of Atlantic Canada, where Scottish immigrants landed and influenced the language, they may say 'aboot', but in the rest of Canada they don't. Does Alex Trebek, for example, say 'aboot'?
This generalization is like saying all of the United States sound like Texans.

Answer 4

Well, no Trebek doesn't, but he's a trained public speaker, and trained to speak US. Maybe the 'oot' isn't as strong in some parts of Canada, but it's sure in everyone I've met there!

Also, there is a bit of a lilt to the speech that seems fairly common, hard to describe, but you may know what I mean.

Answer 5

Canadian- What's all this aboot?
American- What's this all about?

Canadian- Great weather, eh?
American- Nice weather today.