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sooo...whatz up eh?

Just so you know, most canadians dont say 'eh' and I know someone on SD who is canadian and calls that the forbidden word
Im not Can. though lol

im only PART canadain!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!i god eh from brother bear an a cumershel thad i saw on tv!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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posted by Action Dog Agility
Just so you know, most canadians dont say 'eh' and I know someone on SD who is canadian and calls that the forbidden word

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Lol, shes right, "eh" is an evil word! Although I grew up in BC and Alberta(Now living in Indiana) its just not a natural thing for me to say (although I have been known to say it to bother my husband).

Hey! I get skewered for saying that!

*SURE! THATS NO FAIR!!!*

For your information, eckle heimer is only used in American videos that contain Canadians, threfore stereotyping us. We use that word semi-often, but not at the beginning and/or end of a sentence, always in the middle. We do NOT say eckle heimer.

*huggles Colleen*

Chelle

YES YOU WILL GET SKEWERED

just a warning...lol

This thread made my skewer-sense tingle....who needs a skewerin for saying the Forbidden Word???

I should be a pincushion then. Among my family, 'eh' does appear somewhere in every other sentence. >.<

I use it all the time too. Guess it must be a regional thing

I live in BC and my husband always says it, but he's form Ontario, that might be why. I always point it out to him. lol

Regions more heavily influenced by US media use eh less than else where in Canada. In places such as southern ontario and southern BC it is very uncommon were as other places it is more common. I use it on occasion not much though.

There are many other Canadianisms that are much more common than eh but 'Americans' don't usually pick them up.

grif,

yall is to texans as eh is to canadians.

however, we probably use that word alot more often than canadians use eh. :]

Born and raised in Southern Ontario and I (and pretty much everyone I know) uses it quite often.

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posted by griffin
Regions more heavily influenced by US media use eh less than else where in Canada. In places such as southern ontario and southern BC it is very uncommon were as other places it is more common.

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I live on the west coast,Right VERY southern BC, and EH is a part of my daily vocab hehe. Its just one of those great multi function words.


But I Grew up up north... And I do agree thats it is far more common in thoses sort of regions, and the in country, then in the cities and near the borders.


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my class watched this vid in class called "talking to americans"

people go to USA and tell lies about canada and THEY BELIEVE IT EVERY TIME!! lol

one was
"we're worried about global warming so we put a roof over our Parliment building so it wouldn't melt. you see its made of ice."
thety congratulated us on it

"Would you sign a petition to stop the seal hunts in Saskatchewan?"
everyone was like "oh thats awful!ill sign" then thet showed a clip of a university with the faculty and eveything with posters about it

"Would you sign a petition to stop the seal hunts in Saskatchewan?"

I like that one

I'm from SK, it's not uncommon being asked if we all live in igloos and travel by dog sleds. I wish!

GIG

Oh and I don't think I've ever used the "word" eh before. It bugs me when I hear it in movies. LOL

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posted by Action Dog Agility
Just so you know, most canadians dont say 'eh' and I know someone on SD who is canadian and calls that the forbidden word
Im not Can. though lol

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Totally agree!

bonjour!!

Live in New Brunswick and I don't think a conversation is ever complete here with out hearing at least one eh.

Guilty of it all the time.