However, it can be fun to learn about the differences, and maybe you can use some of these tips to impress a native Canadian! Did you know that there are many other ways to say thank you in English? Click here to learn more. American English Pronunciation. Just like not all Americans have the same accent, like, say, someone from New York City compared to someone from Texas, not all English-speaking Canadians speak the same way either! Enter your name and email to pre-register now. You'll receive information about how our course works, the benefits to you, and details like the price and how to join.
You'll receive an invitation by email when the next registration period opens for new students. So what are they? Some definitions include other factors, such as specifying the variety that is spoken across central and western Canada among middle-class speakers from English-speaking families. The regional dialects of Atlantic Canada are usually not included in the definition of Standard Canadian English. Canadian English is a product of several waves of immigration and settlement over more than two centuries.
Full disclaimer here: We at Babbel are language geeks, and we get excited by detailed linguistic analyses. So as a summary, Canadian and American English are very similar in pronunciation. So similar, in fact, that they are often grouped together as North American English. However, there are slight differences in the vowel sounds. If that explanation satisfies you, scroll to the next section. No hard feelings. If you want to know more, continue reading about the wonderful world of sound mergers and vowel shifts.
Canadians are just a bunch of try-hards, they are all just trying to sound like Americans because of their lack of culture and personality. Hey Pierre seems like you're the one who need to try harder How can you possibly think that Canada lacks culture compared to the US when being bilingual in much of Canada is the norm.
Given the large number of Canadian actors and comedians in Hollywood most of which you probably assume are American I would say it is rather the Americans who are trying to sound like Canadians. At any rate both cultures are inseparably linked and contribute a great deal to each other. Smart Americans realize this and focus such complaints at Countries who are involved in negative things such as terrorist activities against American interests.
I live in Toronto and when I go down to the U. The pronounciation of 'about' is only in Eastern Canada, not in Ontario. There is absolutely no difference between Ontario accents and the main American accent. I don't say eh after every word, as a matter of fact, I don't think that I have ever said eh. Americans need to stop stereotyping Canadians as talking with one particular accent. There are different accents in Canada, as there is in the United States, however the United States are not stereotyped to the Southern accent, lets say.
Why is that? I'm a Canadian originally from Atlantic Canada who has lived in the U. My accent has become more what people call "Americanized" in that I now use an "ow" sound for words with "ou". As for "eh" I use only when I'm flustered and wanting someone to agree with what I've just said. I'll put it at the end of a sentence like a question.
My parent's and older generations use it the most. It's charming. When I lived in Maine, I heard Mainers saying "eh" constantly and wondering why I didn't say it as much or at all. Some Americans say "Canadian Accent" as though there is just one but they never say it with disdain which is less than I can say for some people from Ontario. Some like to think that they have no accent or a "main American accent.
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