ZED not ZEE...

[Lithp]

colour not color
Neighbour not neighbor
honour not honor
zed not zee
lieutenant is pronounced "left-tenant" ( I know why...do you?)

As a Canadian do you adhere to the above Canadianisms?

 

[Munkustrap]

All those you listed, yes. Though one thing I refrain from saying is scheduale (sheduale). I pronounce that (skeduale). There is also caramel (carmel), again I go with the caramel (care-a-mel). Proper pronunciation is slowly changing.

 

[Andem]

I pretty much follow all of the above, including what Munkustrap mentioned. I have never even thought of the word carmel.

 

[Ten Packs]

Carmel is a town in California - that's all.....

 

[Twila]

There's also the pronunciation of Toyota Celica.

I say it Se-leek-a

I've heard US commercials pronounce it -Sel- ica

 

[Twila]

There's also the pronunciation of Toyota Celica.

I say it Se-leek-a

I've heard US commercials pronounce it -Sel- ica

 

[no1important]

I say Chesterfield not Couch
I say serviette not napkin
I say roof not ruff
I say railway not railroad
I say Linux not microsoft

The last one was a joke.

 

[Col Man]

reminds me of that old song....
you say to-may-toe..
i say to-ma-to..
i say po-tay-toe
you say po-tar-toe....

 

[no1important]

You know for two countries being so close, the "slang" is a little diferent. We use British measurements (like b4 metric we had a bigger gallon, quart, pint etc) and we spell like the British with the letter "u" in a lot of words ie. Valour, odour,honour etc. I guess that is a "small"part of what makes us "diferent" than the Americans.

 

[Munkustrap]

A term my friends like to nail me on is when I say laundry machine. It seems like no one I knows calls the machine that washes your clothes (aka washing machine) a laundry machine. Please tell there is someone else out there who says the same as I.

 

[no1important]

I say washing machine. But I do say "I am doing my laundry" or "I am going to the Laundry mat".

ha ha I guess that does not really help.

I think being so close to the big media giant we are slowly converting to American "slang" for a few things.

 

[Hard-Luck Henry]

Re: RE: ZED not ZEE...

reminds me of that old song....
you say to-may-toe..
i say to-ma-to..
i say po-tay-toe
you say po-tar-toe....

:lol: I know the song, Col Man, but I don't know anybody who says "po-tar-toe" :?

 

[Jo Canadian]

A term my friends like to nail me on is when I say laundry machine. It seems like no one I knows calls the machine that washes your clothes (aka washing machine) a laundry machine. Please tell there is someone else out there who says the same as I.

I usually call it a washing machine, but what I get caught on is the dish washer, becuse usually revert to washing machine at times.

 

[GL Schmitt]

The acid test is whether you say a lu min um like an American, or a lu min i um like a Brit.

 

[missile]

I refuse to call that little ole band from Texas,Zed Zed Top

 

[DasFX]

Americans also say soda and not pop, they say bathroom, we say washroom . Where we say "You're welcome" in response to a thank-you, Americans give you a "uh huh"

 

[TenPenny]

I have a lay-zed-boy chair...

Remember that ultimate Canadian commercial:

"Zellers, that's what we said,
Zellers, with a capital Z"

 

[Andygal]

The only problem with saying "zed" is that then the alphabet song doesn't rhyme properly.

but I always write "colour", and "honour", I make a point of it.

And its "labour" , not "labor"

 

[GreenGreta]

I remember saying to an American "I'm sorry?" instead of "what?". They truly didn't get the politeness, finally I had to go "huh" so they would finally realize I didn't hear them.

But all the others, yes I comply.

 

[ElPolaco]

Re: RE: ZED not ZEE...

Americans also say soda and not pop, they say bathroom, we say washroom . Where we say "You're welcome" in response to a thank-you, Americans give you a "uh huh"

Folks here make fun of the term "soda" as "eastern".