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[Lao Wai]

[Hollywoodaction]

[SarcasmKills]

[Adventurer]

I do not think Canadian accents vary that much, in general, when compared to say England or the United States. Sometimes, you just can't tell the difference between people unless they have a strong regional accent. I don't run into that a lot except from some people from say rural Ontario and Newfoundland. Of course, everyone has some sort of accent. I am mostly familiar with Ontario, B.C., and Newfoundland. I have seen more of a pronounced accent in certain parts of Ontario and Newfoundland than from the people from B.C.

[grainger]

I'm from rural Ontario and I can tell you that compared to what you might call standard pronounciation I have a bit of an accent. For example, I say thure instead of their, and (are and our) are pronounced in the same way; not (are and hour). However, compared to my grandparents my pronounciation is possitivily main stream. I say saw instead of seen in the appropriate context, a speech pattern that is unfortunately invading many cities, I also say garage instead of gairauge.

Personally, I think accents are interesting. I was reading a book called "The Mother Tongue" by Bill Bryson that says that people that leave the geographical area in which they were raised actually tend to cling more tightly to the speech patterns of their home territory than those that remain behind. It's just a way people have of holding on to who they are; a way of distinguishing ourselves from our peers. Which is undoubtably also why you are recieving so many comments on your accent.

[yingwenlaoshi]

Accents are everywhere. From the south side of the city to the north side. Open your ears.

[Lao Wai]