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> > How do you define a "Canadian accent"?
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> > I've had an argument over the years with friends over what a Canadian sounds like; they claim we have "no" accent. But I disagree -- when I've met Canucks in Florida and on the radio in Miami, I *knew* they were Canadian, but it's hard for me to define why.
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> It's the pronunciations of various words. It's readily noticable in the long O sound:
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> Outhouse is pronounced "oothoose" or "oothaus" by Canadians. Outhouse is pronounced "awthaus" by Americans.
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> Route: "root" in Canada, "rawt" in America.
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> Patronize: pat-tron-eyes (Canada) payt-tron-eyes (America)
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> -Faux "Extreme Generalizations in use!" Pas

What about "I get my kicks on root sixty-six"?

Faw"Or was the writer Canadian, too?"cett