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You know you are speaking to a Canadian when you hear "I was owt in a boat eh. When I had to stop and get some parts for my Zed

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Old 04-03-2014, 06:25 AM   #16 (permalink)
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You know you are speaking to a Canadian when you hear "I was owt in a boat eh. When I had to stop and get some parts for my Zed pro,ject eh."
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Old 04-03-2014, 07:14 AM   #17 (permalink)
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I always say Zee actually
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Old 04-03-2014, 07:34 AM   #18 (permalink)
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Just wondering why do you all say "EHH"
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For canadians saying eh is like the punctuation at the end of a sentence sometimes you need an "eh" to finish it off sometimes you don't


It's kinda like, "Bro"or "Right" or "You know".

Actually I find that each province has their own little thing... On top of "Eh" a lot from New Brunswick say "Some Right"
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Old 04-03-2014, 04:25 PM   #19 (permalink)
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Just wondering why do you all say "EHH"
Now now ya see, you's Americans say some darn different different things out dare in some of you's states ya hear
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Zed. Unless it's the name of the car like my RoZy...
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Referring to my ol car......ZED-28 sounded and never knew the difference better than the ZEE- 28......
I'll be calling my 370Z

ZED....eh

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Camaro zed28, camaro zee28. The latter sounds more proper
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i never say the full name... i just say 370.

and anyways you guys are all full of crap and wrong.

it's the 370 - 'zuh'

it's a soft 'z' gawd


just kidding. zed. like red.
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I call it a Zed
I don't say "eh"

and speaking of colloquialisms....

Youse and yawl - where did those come from? Talk about talking funny!

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I call it a Zed
I don't say "eh"

and speaking of colloquialisms....

Youse and yawl - where did those come from? Talk about talking funny!

Y'all, my friend. You all.
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I can't comment on the Youse though. That's that crazy yankee talk right thar.
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I go with which one sounds better to me, Zed28, 370Zee. Zee for the alphabet.
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ZED for sure at least in the English speaking world, eh! As one of my American friends says; " if 'merican was good nuf for Jeeeezus, it's good nuf for me"
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I call it zed.

In Canada it's Zed
In the UK it's Zed
In the US it's Zee...

Americans like to be different.
And Zed down-under as well ..............
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