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Originally Posted by Dex
What on earth...?  As a Canadian I have no idea how you could hear hah-oose from us saying "house". If anything I always thought we tended towards shorter syllables than our southern neighbours. I shall have to listen to those programs more carefully to see if I can pick up what you mean.  |
Canadians pronounce certain "ou" words as an "oa" sound.
For instance, an American would prounce the following sentence as:
"I am out and about in the house"
Canadians pronounce it more like:
"I am oat and aboat in the hoase"
Yes, I realize how ridiculous this example is, but it's how Canadians sound to us Americans!
We used to have a video thread here on the board where we all posted videos of ourselves saying hello & sharing a little about ourselves. It was fantastic to see what each other looked, sounded, and acted like. If y'all want to take this thread in that direction, it could be fun!
