NightOwl@lemmy.ca to Canada@lemmy.ca · 20 days ago6 in 10 Canadians say they can never trust Americans the same way againglobalnews.caexternal-linkmessage-square179linkfedilinkarrow-up1786arrow-down110
arrow-up1776arrow-down1external-link6 in 10 Canadians say they can never trust Americans the same way againglobalnews.caNightOwl@lemmy.ca to Canada@lemmy.ca · 20 days agomessage-square179linkfedilink
minus-squareprole@lemmy.blahaj.zonelinkfedilinkarrow-up5·20 days agoits more like “a-boat”. I’ve never even been to Canada, but I can often spot a Canadian on TV within moments based on how they speak.
minus-squareBurntWits@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up4·20 days agoHow does an American pronounce it? A vast majority of the Canadians I know pronounce it the same way as “out”, “sprout”, “trout” etc.
minus-squareprole@lemmy.blahaj.zonelinkfedilinkarrow-up2·edit-219 days agoLike Ah-bout… “bout” pronounced like a fight between two people.
minus-squareBurntWits@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up3·19 days agoYeah that’s the same up here for most folks I know.
minus-squareSomeone@lemmy.calinkfedilinkarrow-up1·edit-219 days agoTo me a standard American accent sounds like they’re replacing the OU with AW, “abawt”. Or maybe “abowt” if they pronounced it like the bow of a ship (not like a fancy knot or the weapon).
minus-squareSaveTheTuaHawk@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·15 days agoAwt. I went awt and abawt.
its more like “a-boat”. I’ve never even been to Canada, but I can often spot a Canadian on TV within moments based on how they speak.
How does an American pronounce it?
A vast majority of the Canadians I know pronounce it the same way as “out”, “sprout”, “trout” etc.
Like Ah-bout… “bout” pronounced like a fight between two people.
Yeah that’s the same up here for most folks I know.
To me a standard American accent sounds like they’re replacing the OU with AW, “abawt”. Or maybe “abowt” if they pronounced it like the bow of a ship (not like a fancy knot or the weapon).
Awt. I went awt and abawt.