Do Canadians end all their sentences with 'eh' ?
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The off would have a preface "Fuk" at times
Some are ended with Thank you
Some are ended with Good Bye
Some are ended with a punch to the nose
Some are ended with a grimace - that is the person that received the punch to the nose.
Some are ended with any of the languages as we have citizens from every country in the world. A Multi-Cultural Milieu that few countries have. Sadly lacking for them in my opinion.
Some are ended permanently
Some are ended in a wave.
Stereotypes - Eh - Where did you did this one up??????
But yes one is correct - Due to global warming each spring millions of Inuit have lately suffered massive housing losses as their igloos melted. Please send tents.
too bad it still doesn't give the origins. It doesn't even say it's a Canadian thing...
It's a hoserism. If you don't know what a hoser is check here. Bob and Doug McKenzie - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
I remember trying to understand this movie before I really learned english, I honestly thought that that's how everyone outside of quebec spoke! I can really have a good laugh at my ignorance before, I like to think I'm not as bad now! :lol:
Speaking to the original poster...given that you're Belgian you should know a bit about your French brethren here on the other side of the ocean
So, today's lesson, not all Canadiens say eh...french Canadiens for example, some say "Hein?" a lot
For example:
Hé Jaques, t'ention a toé, si non tu va gaspiller un autre paie au danceuse ce soir, HEIN!
Translation:
Hey John, watch out, otherwise you're gonna waste another pay cheque at the strip club tonight, eh!
There you have it, theory dis proven.
For the record, no... and I rarely use it in sentences myself.... though it really depends on the area of the country you're in. Some say it more then others, while others never use it at all.
lmao That's cute.
Sometimes, "eh" is a complete sentence - meaning "repeat please"
Only in Newph can one carry on a complete conversation in shorties:
"Ar?" ... meaning: Did you make a good catch?
"Nar" ... meaning: Lousy. Go somewhere else.
Only in Newph can one carry on a complete conversation in shorties:
"Ar?" ... meaning: Did you make a good catch?
"Nar" ... meaning: Lousy. Go somewhere else.
Hey! We now leave off the "eh" and start with "hey". We're expanding our use of the word.
Have to expand something! I read nearly every comment before I realized this thread is months old! No one could study a Canadian stereotype and truly come to the conclusion that we actually use the word "eh".
Have to expand something! I read nearly every comment before I realized this thread is months old! No one could study a Canadian stereotype and truly come to the conclusion that we actually use the word "eh".
I use both!8O:lol:
But seriously - every culture has their verbal ticks - we have 'eh', the Americans have 'huh' - it's no big deal. and I find that the frequency with which I use 'eh' depends on the circumstance. Am I tired? Am I excited? Have I had a little too much wine? Am I tired and have I had a little too much wine? (that's when I use a lot of 'eh's and the maritime accent comes out thick and fast)
I've never heard any Canadian end a sentence with "eh?" except by people parodying Canadian speech patterns. Similarly, I've never heard any Canadian say "oot" and "aboot" for "out" and "about" except in parodies. I do, however, hear "like" a lot, which, like, really like pisses me, like , off.
I haven't heard it so much lately but years ago I used to hear kids say "and he goes.......................... and then she goes..............................", meaning "he said and she said". that sort of bugged me but hey I learned to quit letting people's jargon bother.........it's "small potatoes" :lol::lol:
Yeah, I've heard that too, but not much lately. Now it's "and he's like... and then she's like..." And it still pisses me off. I'm no grammar Nazi, usage and meanings evolve and it's dumb to resist it, but Jaysus people, learn to speak intelligently. English is a fabulously rich and interesting language, these bastardizations of it add nothing to clarity or meaning, they're entirely redundant and I'm sure will eventually disappear because of that. Like, who uses "gnarly" anymore? No doubt some equally vexatious verbal tics will arise, and I'll continue to be pissed off at such abuses of clarity and meaning. But I'm a grumpy old guy who loves and treasures the power of the language, screwing it up to no purpose annoys me.