hey, canada

[jabumbo]

do you say "eh" as much as it seems?

[paulb]

Yes. I say it all the time...i usually say it at the end of a question.

[Brooklyn Babe]

there is a great song about Canada - I forget who sings it -

one of the lyrics is -

"they say eh, instead of what or duh - that's the mighty power of Canada"

anyways - my dad is from ottawa and when we went on vacation there - I did'nt hear anyone say "eh."

[Tzar]

i asked Lindsey the exact same thing and she kinda had a go at me.

sorry :(

[jabumbo]

i asked Lindsey the exact same thing and she kinda had a go at me.

sorry :(


don't worry, i can handle her

[Tzar]

everytime i think snow and canada; i think of Fargo

[jabumbo]

too bad that movie isnt in canada

[Lindsey_1535]

I say eh. Too much, some mexican made fun of me :(

[custom51]

i say eh at the end of a statement used when changing the subject. Or when i say something that should be shocking. eh
"tom is a good friend of mine"

"He stinks eh"

[popcorn girl]

everytime i think snow and canada; i think of Fargo


we dont say eh in Fargo, we say "yeah sure, you betcha"

[ToucanSpam]

Funny, I never say it typing, but away from the computer when I use words, it comes out in moderation. Maybe it's because I had a gun (in the form of the IB programme) to my head to prevent me from saying it.

[HEIRESS]

depends who Im with.

[jabumbo]

we dont say eh in Fargo, we say "yeah sure, you betcha"


i say that a lot in that little accent you have up there and nobody ever understands it. it saddens me


i also have a friend who says eh a lot, but with a terrible accent

[wavin_goodbye]

Funny, I never say it typing, but away from the computer when I use words, it comes out in moderation. Maybe it's because I had a gun (in the form of the IB programme) to my head to prevent me from saying it.


are you in high school? i did a semester of IB in college (quebec college)

[SobaViolence]

i use it a lot, but almost exclusively for sarcasm, which is often.

[beastiegirrl101]

So what's it going to be then, eh?

[marsdaddy]

Do you call people hosers, too?

[ToucanSpam]

are you in high school? i did a semester of IB in college (quebec college)
Im done my first year of university. I did IB in grade 10,11, and 12 and recieved 2 certificates for completing English (Higher Level) and History (Higher Level).

[Freebasser]

Do any of you Canucks have a pet moose?

[ToucanSpam]

Do any of you Canucks have a pet moose?
Yes, his name was Alfred.

[wavin_goodbye]

Im done my first year of university. I did IB in grade 10,11, and 12 and recieved 2 certificates for completing English (Higher Level) and History (Higher Level).


k so you're 1 year ahead of me then... (in quebec we only go up to grade 11) .. so theoretically, i just finished grade 12 (first year of college/cegep here)

[HEIRESS]

Do you call people hosers, too?

take off eh!

[jabumbo]

its ok, i like rush :o

[Lindsey_1535]

So does my mom!! :eek:

[QueenAdrock]

i say that a lot in that little accent you have up there and nobody ever understands it. it saddens me

I do that too. I go "Oh, yah?" instead of "eh?". My friend's relatives live in Minnesota and told her "Yah, we saw Fargo and they say we talk weird, and I said, no that's the Canadians," completely in the Fargo accent.

[Mido]

i don't think i ever use the word. the only people i know that really use the word are all french canadians.

[QueenAdrock]

French Canadians have a fucked up language. We tried learning phrases in French, and it's all backasswards.

[wavin_goodbye]

i don't think i ever use the word. the only people i know that really use the word are all french canadians.


umm.. the west of canada and atlantic problems definitely say it a lot more than quebeckers.. we're definitely at the bottom...

[wavin_goodbye]

French Canadians have a fucked up language. We tried learning phrases in French, and it's all backasswards.


study english a little and you'll definitely find out that of all languages, it's the most ass-backwards

[buddylee]

I worked with a guy, he asked about french Canadians......I told him thier was Mexican Canadians (he is mexican) funny thing he still thinks their are Mexican Canadians
I told him all kinds of bs but I love that one.

[DroppinScience]

Myself, I don't say "eh." If at all, it's once in a blue moon. I actually do the American thing, which is "huh" at the end of sentences.

However, a LOT of Canadians do say "eh" very regularly. So yeah, you could say we use the word a lot.

[ToucanSpam]

Myself, I don't say "eh." If at all, it's once in a blue moon. I actually do the American thing, which is "huh" at the end of sentences.

However, a LOT of Canadians do say "eh" very regularly. So yeah, you could say we use the word a lot.
Stay true to Canananananada DS- say eh twice a day and you'll be ok!! :D

[wavin_goodbye]

eh-ok ;)

[like2_drink]

eh is mostly used instead of the word " right "

ex: you're goin to the movies, eh?

also it can turn a declarative sentence into a question

ex: i can beat him up

ex: i can beat him up, eh?

Occasionally it can be used as a replacement for the word " what "

ex: me: i will in a sec

mom: eh?

me: i'll call in a minute

[Lindsey_1535]

^OOOHHHH exactly!

[like2_drink]

i had a conversation about it with my friends the other night. haha

[HEIRESS]

"eh" can also be seen as a noun of sorts and exchanged for titles such as "dude" and "man"

"hows it goin, eh?"

"where did you buy that, eh?"

[ToucanSpam]

"How's she goin', bye?" is very common here.

"How's it going, eh?" is a more relative variation of the previous example.

[like2_drink]

"bye"

newfoundland?

[ToucanSpam]

newfoundland?
Cape Breton too.

[like2_drink]

Cape Breton too.

i met the craziest newfoundland chick. she was all about saying " bye " but it always sounded like she was forcing herself to say it. cape bretoners know how to party (y)

[HEIRESS]

newfie accents are just fantastic

[ToucanSpam]

cape bretoners know how to party (y)
You fuckin know it. (y)

I went to a bitchin party just this past weekend.

Know anyone from CB?

[like2_drink]

everybody in my summer school class started making fun of newfies today, god it annoyed me

teacher: yeah, this test was made in newfoundland, so don't sue me

everyone: pshh, should be an easy test.

[ToucanSpam]

DEAR HEIRESS,

DO YOU HAVE AN ACCENT? I DO.


--PATRICK

[Lindsey_1535]

HAHAHAH go Canada!!
GO Prairies!! Out in the middle a no where!!

[adam_f]

Like Dennis Miller said, Canada and Mexico are just two pieces of styrofoam protecting something really valuable in the middle.

[like2_drink]

* passes out! *

everything is better with exclamation marks!

[HEIRESS]

DEAR HEIRESS,

DO YOU HAVE AN ACCENT? I DO.


--PATRICK

Mmmmm actually not really
sometimes it saddens me

[Chicka B]

Hahah, I'm not even from Canada and I say eh. I don't know where the hell it comes from. :D

[jabumbo]

newfie accents are just fantastic


what are they like?

[ToucanSpam]

what are they like?
it can actually be quite charming.

Newfies are extremely docile, happy, friendly people. I have yet to meet a nasty newfie. They speak in a very unique accent not able to express on the internet. Naturally, people think that because of their grammatical differences to 'normal english', they are stupid. Not the case.

[DroppinScience]

The Maritimes are bizarre. :p

[HEIRESS]

what are they like?

errr its not even definable really

sorta a fucked up mainly scottish/irish mixed in with some french/english/welsh accent all rolled into one
actually fuck, I dont even know
It basically sounds like every european accent rolled into one big ole pot

very extremely highly affable though, yes indeed

[ToucanSpam]

The Maritimes are bizarre. :p
:mad: No.


Anything past Ottawa is stupid except Manitoba, and HEIRESS's house. Everything else can burn.

[DroppinScience]

:mad: No.


Anything past Ottawa is stupid except Manitoba, and HEIRESS's house. Everything else can burn.

Oh come on, MY house is pretty damn cool too! :mad:

[ToucanSpam]

Oh come on, MY house is pretty damn cool too! :mad:
You house will be scorched, but it will remain intact. The rest of Alberta, however, will be nothing but soot and fried skeletons.

[wavin_goodbye]

The Maritimes are bizarre. :p


.. coming from someone who lives in alberta :rolleyes:

[DroppinScience]

.. coming from someone who lives in alberta :rolleyes:

You talkin' trash about Alberta? Huh? :mad:

[jabumbo]

i would think that prince edward island is the place to be


you can't go wrong with potatos

[marsdaddy]

Do you people all drink Molson?

[Lindsey_1535]

I enjoy a molson. me friendys mam works for molson sooo free beer for me

[DroppinScience]

Do you people all drink Molson?

I find Molson boring. I drink the imports. :p

And Alexander the Keith's. :D

[HEIRESS]

kokanee gold is my favorite domestic mass produced beer ever

kokanee is more of a BC obsession though because "its the beer out here"

I normally go for micro brewery beers from the region

all I gotta say about molson is BUBBA KEG

[Beth]

i'm currently in canada, and have found they do use it quite frequently.

to my disappointment, they do not call people hosers like in strange brew. :(

[HEIRESS]

how are you liking it beth???

its nice and all out there but just remember,
WEST COAST BEST COAST

[Beth]

6 people, one bathroom. :(

i'm having a great time though. the people are wonderful, and i really like the city.

wish you lived closer.

[jabumbo]

labbatt blue is fairly decent


i always love how the only time i see those commercials is during hockey games

[redhead]

i would think that prince edward island is the place to be


you can't go wrong with potatos

damn straight!

[ToucanSpam]

how are you liking it beth???

its nice and all out there but just remember,
WEST COAST BEST COAST
EAST COAST BIZNATCH

[marsdaddy]

Friday night in Canada is everyone watching hockey?

[wanton wench]

everytime i think snow and canada; i think of Fargo
great movie but not filmed in canada wasnt it north dakota?

[redhead]

nope, Hockey Night in Canada is Saturdays

[voltanapricot]

Ooh, I convinced my family last week we should go to Cananananada for our holiday next year.

I've no idea what part we're looking for but weyhey!

I am kind of on topic here.

[ToucanSpam]

Ooh, I convinced my family last week we should go to Cananananada for our holiday next year.

I've no idea what part we're looking for but weyhey!

I am kind of on topic here.
Dont come to Cape Breton.

[jackrock]

i guess i say 'eh' quite a bit like when i can't hear someone i go 'eh' like 'what was that' you know

[jabumbo]

Ooh, I convinced my family last week we should go to Cananananada for our holiday next year.

I've no idea what part we're looking for but weyhey!

I am kind of on topic here.


no your not, get out of my thread :mad:




:rolleyes:

[marsdaddy]

Do you all have pet moose?

[jabumbo]

Do you all have pet moose?

northern exposure?

[beastiedan]

Why the negative attitude to your friendly Canadian neighbours..?

Most Canadians live in Cities.. We do not have moose for pets.

Come visit.. Im sure you'll have a good time if you visit a major city. We know how to party.