I did it.
I asked some of you what words you would like to hear me say in my Canadian accent. Then I made a video.
Blame my webcam for the terrible quality and my pasty whiteness.
Enjoy.
Now you may go ahead and apologize profusely for ever thinking Canadian accents are wretched.
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hey I’m french and resemble that remark!! :)
THIS IS AMAZEBALLS.
I think “amazeballs” is amazeballs.
Amazeballs is amazeballs. I like you, JButtWhatWhat.
I dunno about the other corners of the country, but most of your pronunciations sound normal here in the South. That would be USA’s South, naturally. Which is actually Southeast, but South is Southeast and Southwest is only Southwest and is not South. Does Canada have a South? Are you allowed to call anything that close to the Arctic Circle “South”? Or do you just have North, Less North, and More North?
If you as a Canadian tell people from New Jersey that they’re from “down South” do they freak out and send the mob after you? Maybe you shouldn’t test that theory.
We use both sher and shoo-er in my neck of the woods. Depends on whether you wanna emphasize it or not. Examples:
Are you ShOO-ER you wanna do that?
You sher do look pretty tonight.
The first one requires a properly lifted eyebrow, questioning the target’s sanity appropriately.
Genuine question: “Ate a egg.” In normal conversation, would you use “an” egg, or does Canadian grammar not use an in front of words beginning with vowels? I’m assuming it’s “a” just for the fun of it, but my curiosity now demands to know if the grammar rules are different, so I ask.
In Canada, it’s not “a” – it’s “eh”, and you never add an “n” to “eh”. At least that’s how I, as a non-Canadian, see it.
grammar is grammar. There is no such thing as “Canadian grammar”.
There’s Canadian spelling. :D There could have been Canadian grammar. Indians (the kind from India rather than North America) have their own unique grammar rules regarding word order and verb tenses. Or at least their own unique way of speaking it. There’s an Indian comic with a routine about Indian helpdesk operators masquerading as Americans. “Hello, my name is *papershufflingsound*…Billy Bob. What problem you are having today?”
Tell me more about the couple in the picture to the left of your head (my left). I feel like their story NEEDS to be told.
Oh….well…I’m actually blocking the third person in that photo. You see my uncles. I’m blocking my dad. It’s a picture they had taken when they were teenagers for their parents. It’s…unreal. Plaid, dark rimmed glasses, handlebar mustache. Oh. Yes. It has and will always be my favourite picture ever. Ever ever.
As a resident of southeastern Michigan, and thus as one who lives very near Canada, these pronunciations sound shockingly normal. This worries me. Maybe I should get my water tested for excessive levels of Canadium.
…and I can’t believe I missed my opportunity to have you pronounce my name. Some people get it right, but some people get it not-so-right. Like the DJ introducing the wedding party after my brother’s wedding.
How DO you say your name? I would have said BURRL. But now you have me second guessing. BurRILL? Boorill? I don’t know.
Ooh, I really like Boorill. I might have to start using that. It’s even better because my nephews and nieces call me Boo.
Anyway, you would have gotten it right: it’s spelled differently, but it’s pronounced just like Burl. The (not-white) DJ introduced me as burr-RELL, which amused my siblings to no end.
Heads up: when I say “Burl” it’s 3 syllables.
Two thoughts: 1. You need to do more videos and 2. YARRRR, where be the magic picture story o’ the mighty an’ afeared pirate accent, me foin, egg-eating Lass; this bein’ International Talk Like a Pirate day an’ all? Cap’n Freshbeard be highly perturbed and itchin’ ta keelhaul somebody over it.
1. I’ll see what I can do
2. I’m really sad that I didn’t recognize this holiday this year. I normally do. Boo.
the “Chick-fil-A” vs. “Chick filet” portion of this video cracked me up.
Also, 95% of what you said didn’t sound that weird to me. I wish I could have gotten you to say, “loonie, toonie, shinny, eh” in one sentence…
Do they have Chick-fil-A in Canada? The Northeast US seems to be somewhat resistant to its charms; did it leapfrog them and head to the more hospitable Canadians? I do not know the answer to this question.
I’m glad it didn’t sound weird. I have a video of my mother saying Chick-fil-A that is hilarious but she won’t let me post it.
Here’s a question. I periodically scold one of my British friends for referring to Americans as “Yankees” rather than “Yanks.” Do Canadians also call Americans “Yankees” or is that just a British thing?
Calling someone a “Yankee” in the wrong part of the South could be life threatening. :)
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Thank you for your comments about poutine and the French. My French friend Gautier always has a disgusting look on his face. Stanton Martin will back me up on this.
I believe you. It’s a disease, I think. A French disease.
It is true. So guttural. So disgusted. So French.
I was watching this before school this morning and right as were in the middle of your “hoser” explanation, an administrator walked in. I tried not to panic or look too guilty as I madly scrambled for the mute button.
Also, your faces while speaking French are remarkable. I wish I had that kind of control with my upper and lower lips. And you also have amazing control of your eyebrows. No wonder you make such awesome faces.
Katie, my face control comes from many years of practice. I’ll teach you some time.
I’m glad you have to channel your inner robot to say, “I ate an egg.”
It’s the only way.
I just got a chance to watch this. Pretty darn funny. The person I heard say, “Let’s eat in the shade”, said it like this, “Let’s et in the shed.” Maybe they were French or from Alabama, probably both.
Chick-Fil-A should be able to spell its name any way it wants. It’s that good.
My favorite pronunciation was “goatee.” I rewound the YouTube and listened to it 4 times.
You are a BASTion of Canadian funny.
More videos!