The Canadian "Eh?" departs from standard English form in that it is NOT
(sorry for the CAPS) restricted to questions. It is often used for
emphasis, eh?
Another usage (perhaps specific to Toronto) is when the speaker, in the
typically deferential Canadian manner, striving to be "World Class", is
concerned that the listener may not agree and is desperately seeking
their approval. (e.g. all the time)
Although it pains me to further disagree with a fellow Canadian, I would
respectfully submit that the Canadian pronunciation "abaoot" is closer
to standard English "abowt" than the US "ab-eh-o-o-owt" which, to a
native of the UK, is closer to the Cat dialect of English than any other.
Can anyone shed light on why "dollar" is pronounced "dallor" in the US
dialect of English?
<\HUMOUR>
I have also noticed and pondered that pseudo-random Tendency to
capitalise nouns and adjectives.
Does anyone have any (real) ideas?
regards,
Drew
Michelle Dupuis wrote:
In Canada proper grammar requires adding "Eh" to the end of all questions,
and replacing "ou" with "oo" (e.g.: "how aboot that hockey game last
night"). It's still English, and it's not wrong either.
:)
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Subject: Re: [asterisk-biz] Capitalisation in English writing from
Indiansubcontinent
On Thu, 2009-10-08 at 03:55 -0400, Alex Balashov wrote:
[an interesting note about capitalisation]
I'm English, but I spend a fair amount of time in the US. A recent note
from a US government department granted me "Permission to Initiate
Training", The Onion tells me that "New Anti-Smoking Ads Warn Teens 'It's
Gay To Smoke'", and I quite often come across Sentences Or Entire Paragraphs
Written Like This, usually (I think) with the intention of adding emphasis
or an air of officialdom. None of these, according to our rules, should be
capitalised. Or capitalized.
Does that make them wrong? No - it's just one of the differences between
the grammar of American English and that of mine.
--Dave
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