On 3 Apr 2008 at 21:43, Shearon, Tim wrote: > Canadians do not say "Eh" (unless they are > hard of hearing). Start with http://www.billcasselman.com/ Y'all come > back now. Stephen or others may have better suggestions. :)
Yes he does. And one of them is to assert, with pride, that Canadians do indeed say "eh". Certainly I do, every day, and I'm not hard of hearing. And bill casselman agrees, if you'd check your own reference. He says, "Eh? is a true marker of Canadian speech". What we don't say is "aboot". Stephen ----------------------------------------------------------------- Stephen L. Black, Ph.D. Professor of Psychology, Emeritus Bishop's University e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] 2600 College St. Sherbrooke QC J1M 1Z7 Canada Subscribe to discussion list (TIPS) for the teaching of psychology at http://flightline.highline.edu/sfrantz/tips/ ----------------------------------------------------------------------- --- To make changes to your subscription contact: Bill Southerly ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
