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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:

Outhouse is pronounced "oothoose" or "oothaus" by Canadians. Outhouse is pronounced "awthaus" by Americans.

Route: "root" in Canada, "rawt" in America.

Patronize: pat-tron-eyes (Canada) payt-tron-eyes (America)

-Faux "Extreme Generalizations in use!" Pas