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Originally posted by Frenchie Oh fuck off.

What the fuck?

fuck the paki's.. and the egyptians.. those fucking gypo's..

I still think there needs to be an ", eh?" at the end of the thread title

we don't say eh.. its only the people from nova scotia and strange brew fuck

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Originally posted by Nrg2Nfinit we don't say eh.. its only the people from nova scotia and strange brew fuck

I pretty much beg to differ. I think you're thinking of the word "aboot".

I thought so till the one above me opened her trap

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Originally posted by Frenchie I pretty much beg to differ. I think you're thinking of the word "aboot".

well in ontario people usually don't say eh

the frenchies do

No, just one.

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Originally posted by Frenchie I pretty much beg to differ. I think you're thinking of the word "aboot".

+1

We say "eh" all the time. We use it in lieu of "huh", which seems to be the American equivalent.

"Aboot" on the other hand, I have never once heard a bonified Canadian use that in regular conversation. If it is used, it isn't anywhere in the Southern Ontario area.

Down hur we use it like "meh"

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Originally posted by Theresa "Aboot" on the other hand, I have never once heard a bonified Canadian use that in regular conversation. If it is used, it isn't anywhere in the Southern Ontario area.

we've been yank-nized!!!!

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Originally posted by Theresa +1 We say "eh" all the time. We use it in lieu of "huh", which seems to be the American equivalent.

I say 'eh' for confirmation. "These shoes are great, eh?"

I swear, Sam, I only said it once or twice.

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Originally posted by Yohan we've been yank-nized!!!!

*shoots red white and blue laser beams across the border*

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Originally posted by Frenchie I swear, Sam. I only said it once or twice.

lol, mmmhmmm

I'll drop it though.

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Originally posted by Frenchie I say 'eh' for confirmation. "These shoes are great, eh?" I swear, Sam, I only said it once or twice.

Yea, I think that is the way it's supposed to be used.

"The weather is nice, eh?"

You're not really asking a question, you're making a statement and are prompting the person to confirm the validity of your statement.

It's a strange habit.

EDIT:

In the dictionary:

eh

1. Used in asking a question or in seeking repetition or confirmation of a statement.
2. Chiefly Canadian Used to ascertain or reinforce a listener's interest or agreement.

I analyze shit like this to no end.

Americans think that Canadians say "aboot" only b/c they themselves say "a-BOW-t"... while Canadians put slight emphasis on the rounded "u" sound [like the one in the word "mouse"]... anyway the slight difference seems more significant when the two are juxtaposed orally.

I wonder how this came about (no pun intended) ... perhaps british linguistic influences and lack thereof.

The American way of saying it is relaxed... the Canadian way is more constricted. This of course should not be used as an analogy in determining the social conduct of either people.

AND

Everyone here (GTA area) says "eh?" as was stated before - to confirm the clause in the statement that it follows.

I've heard Americans say "eh"... they say like "fuckin eh"
I'm not sure when/why it is used... I'm open to learning though indulge me

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Originally posted by Ania_xox I've heard Americans say "eh"... they say like "fuckin eh" I'm not sure when/why it is used... I'm open to learning though indulge me

It must be some 3 million Canadians now working in US civilizing the Yanks

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Originally posted by Ania_xox I've heard Americans say "eh"... they say like "fuckin eh" I'm not sure when/why it is used... I'm open to learning though indulge me

I think it's more like, "Fucking A", the A meaning affirmative.

Used to express enthusiastic agreement.

normally when I hear yanks use eh they use it at the beging of a sentence... to get someone's attention....
"eh" *fat ass gestures to skinny kid across the table from him* "you gonna eat that?"

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Originally posted by nchs09 FUCK the jews.

regardless of where I am in North America I find too many preteen boys say 'yo' before and after every sentece

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Originally posted by Moral Hazard normally when I hear yanks use eh they use it at the beging of a sentence... to get someone's attention.... "eh" *fat ass gestures to skinny kid across the table from him* "you gonna eat that?"

'ey*

Like... Hey! You gonna' eat that?

But we're lazy and don't like Hs. Southerners shorten words like that all the time.

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Originally posted by iammesol 'ey* Like... Hey! You gonna' eat that? But we're lazy and don't like Hs. Southerners shorten words like that all the time.

I'm pretty certain our "eh" came from hey as well.

What I find funny/silly/cool...

These non-lexical fillers translate interestingly into other languages:

Indo-european French: "hein"
ex. "t'es parti trop tard hier, hein?"
["you left really late last night, hein?"]

Quebecois french: "la" (not sure of the spelling... it sounds like LUH)
ex. "il fait tellement chaud, lah!"
["it's so hot out, lah!"]


Polish: "co" (pronounced "tso") or "nie" (pronounced "n-yeah")
ex. "Idziemy, co?"
["We'll go, co?"]
In polish they are actual words though
"co" meaning "what"
"nie" meaning "no"

I don't know German fluently enough to recognize if it happens in their language structure.
I'm actually really interested in this stuff (nerd alert)
... anyone wanna share if this happens in their native language?

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Originally posted by Ania_xox What I find funny/silly/cool... These non-lexical fillers translate interestingly into other languages: Indo-european French: "hein" ex. "t'es parti trop tard hier, hein?" ["you left really late last night, hein?"] Quebecois french: "la" (not sure of the spelling... it sounds like LUH) ex. "il fait tellement chaud, lah!" ["it's so hot out, lah!"] Polish: "co" (pronounced "tso") or "nie" (pronounced "n-yeah") ex. "Idziemy, co?" ["We'll go, co?"] In polish they are actual words though "co" meaning "what" "nie" meaning "no" I don't know German fluently enough to recognize if it happens in their language structure. I'm actually really interested in this stuff (nerd alert) ... anyone wanna share if this happens in their native language?

In Dutch we use "h�".
Wat een track h�. (what a track huh)

in German they use "ne" sometimes but this is regional, I don't recognize it everywhere.

Sie ist geil ne? (what a hotshot huh)

In Swedish and Danish I can't come up with something similar and then I've run out of languages I speak so..

-edit- however.. now that I think of it I do know a similar thing in Swedish but that's not exactly the same.

Bilen �r fin, va? ( the car looks good, huh ) .. where the "va" refers to "vad" which means "what".

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Originally posted by ScuL in German they use "ne" sometimes but this is regional, I don't recognize it everywhere. Sie ist geil ne? (what a hotshot huh)

definitely a regional thing (northern). i never heard it in the south. ps, doesn't geil mean horny as well?

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