Kendra
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:bgrin Prefixed, of course, by "howzitgoin"!
Do you guys
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:bgrin Prefixed, of course, by "howzitgoin"!
Sunny
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When I read "calling off today", I thought it meant calling off, as in cancelling. I want to cancel today.. if you're anticipating a bad one. Obviously I was wrong.
I haven't read the other thread yet, but I sure will after reading this one. I love stuff like this!
Maybe it's already been mentioned, but I've noticed a few differences in word useage here in Canada. For example, the thing over the back of your truck is called a Cap here in Ontario, but it's a Canopy out west. Here the roads might be slippery, but in Prince Edward Island, they say slippy. Here we carry things, out west they pack things. I've known some English speaking people from Montreal who pronounce the short a sound very "flat", whereas many of us here say it almost like a long a. Think of Bonanza, or pants, etc.
I thought perogies were Ukranian. But I guess it's like so many eastern European foods, each country has its own version of everthing.
As far as I know, everyone here says you guys, and measures distance in time. My stepson from Edmonton thought it was funny that anything close was about 20 minutes, and anything far was about 2 hours.
A question that ends with "with", as in Do you want go with?, drives me up the wall. Is it too hard to say you, or me, or whatever at the end of it? I heard a question asked like that on one of the shows I was watching last night.
I use the term "a whole 'nother" when I'm talking or writing casually. I think it's kinda cute.
I absolutely love the diversity of accents in the States! We do have some differences here, but nothing like you guys. For example, people in Buffalo NY have quite a different accent than folks in Rochester, which is only about 2 hours away.
This thread has been great fun, eh? I'm going to read the other one now.
I haven't read the other thread yet, but I sure will after reading this one. I love stuff like this!
Maybe it's already been mentioned, but I've noticed a few differences in word useage here in Canada. For example, the thing over the back of your truck is called a Cap here in Ontario, but it's a Canopy out west. Here the roads might be slippery, but in Prince Edward Island, they say slippy. Here we carry things, out west they pack things. I've known some English speaking people from Montreal who pronounce the short a sound very "flat", whereas many of us here say it almost like a long a. Think of Bonanza, or pants, etc.
I thought perogies were Ukranian. But I guess it's like so many eastern European foods, each country has its own version of everthing.
As far as I know, everyone here says you guys, and measures distance in time. My stepson from Edmonton thought it was funny that anything close was about 20 minutes, and anything far was about 2 hours.
A question that ends with "with", as in Do you want go with?, drives me up the wall. Is it too hard to say you, or me, or whatever at the end of it? I heard a question asked like that on one of the shows I was watching last night.
I use the term "a whole 'nother" when I'm talking or writing casually. I think it's kinda cute.
I absolutely love the diversity of accents in the States! We do have some differences here, but nothing like you guys. For example, people in Buffalo NY have quite a different accent than folks in Rochester, which is only about 2 hours away.
This thread has been great fun, eh? I'm going to read the other one now.
Jill
Aspiring Cowgirl
Ya'll sure talk funny.
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Jenn
Guest
I say most of these things, actually, and I'm in Alberta, Canada.
" "You guys"
"hoagie", "sticky buns", "pierogies" and "pocketbook"
"They're calling for snow." "
"Frequently go "with," e.g., "You going to the market? Mind if I come with?" "
"Refer to something as "a whole nother," e.g., "That's a whole nother issue."
I live in Ukrainian/Polish central, so everyone refers to Perogies by their Ukrainian name, which is something like Perrohah - I can say it, but I can't spell it.
My favorite Ukrainian/Polish dish, though, is Peroshkah (again, can't spell it), which is potato and cottage cheese inside bread dough (rather than perogy dough), then cooked in cream. SOOOOOO good it should be against the law!
Oh, and you've never experience perogies until you've had home made. My mother in law makes the most awesome perogies - cooked with butter and onion, of course! Sour cream optional.
Howzitgoin, eh? Indeed! Yer such a hoser.
" "You guys"
"hoagie", "sticky buns", "pierogies" and "pocketbook"
"They're calling for snow." "
"Frequently go "with," e.g., "You going to the market? Mind if I come with?" "
"Refer to something as "a whole nother," e.g., "That's a whole nother issue."
I live in Ukrainian/Polish central, so everyone refers to Perogies by their Ukrainian name, which is something like Perrohah - I can say it, but I can't spell it.
My favorite Ukrainian/Polish dish, though, is Peroshkah (again, can't spell it), which is potato and cottage cheese inside bread dough (rather than perogy dough), then cooked in cream. SOOOOOO good it should be against the law!
Oh, and you've never experience perogies until you've had home made. My mother in law makes the most awesome perogies - cooked with butter and onion, of course! Sour cream optional.
Howzitgoin, eh? Indeed! Yer such a hoser.
Sonya
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You forgot to add "Yins" in all those sayings. I am from Pittsburgh, PA (GO STEELERS) moved to michigan about 8 years ago - people still make fun of me, but not near as bad. When I first said "yins" I got so many weird looks....like people in Michigan have any room to make fun! When I first heard someone end a sentance with "eh?" I almost responded back "B"! I think that's a Canadian thing brought down from the U.P., but not totally sure.
Kendra
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Toque! I didn't think there was really people who didn't know what a toque was! I was wrong!
Sunny
Well-Known Member
Oh! And bagged milk!! I think it was MyLilShowGirl who recently had a visitor from either N or SC who had never seen milk sold in bags! Is that just a Canadian thing?
