Comments on: 10 Canadian Expressions

By: Zhu

Zhu — Sun, 16 Oct 2011 02:01:21 +0000

You can find more expression here: http://members.shaw.ca/kcic1/index.html.

Eh!

By: Hossein

Hossein — Sat, 15 Oct 2011 10:00:14 +0000

I really got a kick out of the above-mentioned expressins.

I got a favor to ask, could you please put some more common expressions on line,or if possible introduce me a website where I could find more?

best resgards,

Zamani

By: 10 Myths About Canada | Correr Es Mi Destino

10 Myths About Canada | Correr Es Mi Destino — Wed, 10 Aug 2011 02:35:53 +0000

[…] have a strong accent: eh? Sure, some Canadians do say “eh” a lot and there are some Canadianisms. But to most people, Canadian and American accents […]

By: Priyank

Priyank — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 03:16:35 +0000

Oh good series!! Some more words:

Washroom (Americans just don’t understand it, eh!)
Tuque: Close fitting knitted head covering (its not a hat, its not a cap!)
Canuck: A Canadian
Timmies: Tim Hortons (I think you covered this before)
I’m sure there are more words, I just can’t remember them rightnow!
.-= Priyank´s last blog ..Linguistic delights of Toronto =-.

By: Zhu

Zhu — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 03:36:27 +0000

@barbara — It is a love/ hate relationship, yet it is overall a good one. It’s more a mix of fascination and envy I guess…

By: barbara

barbara — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 07:56:23 +0000

Salut Zhu,

Fascinating !! I love it
I always suspected something of a “love / hate” realtionship with your US neighbors. For once it’s nice to say that despite my citizenship, I don’t live next door since a long time. I’m of the transplanted variety of American

Bises !

By: Zhu

Zhu — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 05:00:00 +0000

@Nigel Babu — You do, eh?

@Bluefish — I have never heard “guichet” being used in Ontario to be honest. Maybe it’s just a Québec thing?

@Agnes —

@shionge — Do you, as well, in Singapore?

@Tanya — I found there is quite a lot of slang we have in common, between Canada and Northern US states. Must be the cold

@Seb — You’ve never seen a toonie before? You’d love them! Maybe you can apply to design the bear on them? You’d make them more fun, I’m sure.

@DianeCA — I know, even in France signs say “stop” and not “arrêt”.

@Rich B — This expression is so funny for me, because in French it is synonym with “having an affair” (most people finish work at 7 pm, so if you leave at 5 pm without the wife/ husband knowing and don’t go straight home, well…). I have never heard English people using it though, only Québecers.

Hope you are doign well!

@Kirsten — It is definitely more common in less urban areas. I once had a couple of customers from the country and they “eh-ed” every two words — hilarious!

@Khengsiong — Yes, there are. The accent in the Maritimes is stronger and more “Scottish” like I have heard. Otherwise, nothing as drastic as UK/ Scottish/ Irish accent. At least, not that I have noticed.

@Seraphine — It seems a bit more formal to me. I almost never hear Canadians saying stuff like “he don’t got any” or “I ain’t done that” — this is more American to me.

By: Seraphine

Seraphine — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 02:02:00 +0000

a branch manager! laffs. it's fun to learn some canadian colloquilisms. but i think canadian english is a bit more formal than american english. at least, canadians don't "butcher the language" the same way americans do. .-= Seraphine´s last blog ..My Fascination with Xombies =-.

By: Khengsiong

Khengsiong — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 00:27:28 +0000

Canadian is so vast. Are there regional differences? .-= Khengsiong´s last blog ..陶傑評海外中國人 =-.

By: Kirsten

Kirsten — Sun, 08 Nov 2009 19:58:03 +0000

I have a friend who lives in Toronto. When he was at university in Sudbury, he used "eh" a lot more than he does now. I'm assuming it's more common in less populated areas. I especially like the term "gas bar" for gas station. It makes it sound so elegant! .-= Kirsten´s last blog ..On The Internet #5 =-.