Wildly off-topic for Asterisk-biz: In the north-west of Ireland where I grew up, especially the city of Londonderry/Derry, there's a similar habit to add "hi" to the end of sentences. A common greeting is "How's about ye, hi?", pronounced "hsboucheeyhiy", which is of course completely incomprehensible to outsiders!
Alistair Cunningham +1 888 468 3111 +44 20 799 39 799 http://integrics.com/ *** I'm presenting at Astricon in October. Let me *** know if you'll be there and would like to meet. SIP wrote: > Canadian "eh?" is an interesting affectation. It's sort of like tacking > on 'you know' to the end of sentences. It can at the same time be both > seeking confirmation and simply giving affirmation in a slightly less > 'strong' tone. Much like the Japanese 'ne' is used by a lot of people. > It softens the speech somewhat to not appear as declarative. > > N. _______________________________________________ --Bandwidth and Colocation Provided by http://www.api-digital.com-- AstriCon 2009 - October 13 - 15 Phoenix, Arizona Register Now: http://www.astricon.net asterisk-biz mailing list To UNSUBSCRIBE or update options visit: http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-biz
