Posted by Cathryn at ce1-o-msln.msln.net on May 15, 2001 at 10:58:23:
In Reply to: Canadians posted by spunkysailor on May 15, 2001 at 10:15:39:
Well, in the region I visited, anyway . . .
In New Brunswick, they actually *do* say "eh." You know, as in, "That Kevin Smith's really something, eh?" I heard it, like, fifty times a day - and that was just from the family I was staying with.
And here I thought it was just some random stereotype. Of course, I also thought that "cheers" was a word that belonged strictly to 1950s England until it was spoken directly to me by a tourist who was from Australia or New Zealand or something. Accompanied by a thumbs-up and everything. I would have fallen over if I hadn't been at work and thus required to maintain a prefessional facade.
-- Cathryn