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Ernest Partridge

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11. The "Canadian accent" has been booted "oot" of Canada.

Reply to George II (Reply #7)

Thu Jun 22, 2017, 04:54 AM

Jun 2017

Have you traveled in western Canada recently? There you will find that there is no "Canadian Accent." The Canadian "oot" for "out" is gone. Probably a result of US TV and radio crossing the border.

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