what does the term 'aboot' mean when referring to Canadians?
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The main Canadian accent has a slight quirk that makes it unique in the world. I never thought I said 'aboot' either until I started to study linguistics. Of course, Canadians don't say 'aboot', but what we do say sounds to American ears like 'aboot' (yes, cutenucguy, if you're Canadian the chances are 95% that you say it).\n\nThe issue is diphthongs before unvoices consonants. That shouldn't mean anything, but as a quick example, consider the phrase 'out loud'. The two-vowel sound (diphthong) in the middle is the same, but one word ends with an 'unvoiced'\n/t/, the other with a 'voiced' /d/. If you're American, you should pronounce the 'ou' in 'loud' longer than the one in 'out'. Similarly, you should take longer saying 'ride' than 'write' (this is actually the main way we distinguish between the two.\n\nIf you're Canadian, though, not only will 'out' and 'write' be shorter than 'loud' and 'ride', but the vowel sound will be different. There's a good chance that the vowel in 'loud' with be '(open your mouth and say) aaah' followed by 'ooh', while in 'out' it will be 'uhhh...' followed by 'ooh'. (Well, I'm oversimplifying but that's it essentially). Another pair you can think about is 'house' and its plural 'houses'. If you're a Canadian you can almost be sure that you open your mouth more to say 'houses' than to say 'house'.\n\nThere's nothing wrong with this! Wear it as a badge of pride! And if we go to war with the States, it can be our shibboleth!
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Things that have been said about Canada that aren't true? Where do I begin???\n\nwe live in below freezing temperatures year round\nwe go skiing in July\nwe all live in igloos and drive dog sled teams\nevery one always finishes every sentence with "eh"\n\nare just a few of the more ridiculous ones. It's amazing the things people seem to think about our country. I find it hilarious when I see a Canadian portrayed on a movie. So stereotypical of what many Americans seem think about us.
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french canadian ancestry,  that means my "ancestors" were from canada
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O Canada!\nOur home and native land!\nTrue patriot love in all thy sons command.\nWith glowing hearts we see thee rise,\nThe True North strong and free!\nFrom far and wide, O Canada,\nWe stand on guard for thee.\nGod keep our land glorious and free!\nO Canada, we stand on guard for thee.\nO Canada, we stand on guard for thee.
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I've done travelling throughout Europe and North America and today I would think that Canadians are the friendliest towards tourists and immigrants.  In general, the Brit's tend to be more conservative and yet are open and curious about other cultures.  A couple of years ago I would have said that Australians would win this little contest but there seems to be a growing climate of rascism which is frightening. Many people from the U.S. tend to be unaware of global cultures and politics and yet can still come across as arrogant.  One of the biggest differences between Canada and the U.S. is that the U.S. considers itself a "melting pot" of different cultures while Canada sees itself as a mosiac, where cultures can co-exist independantly.  I think there's a lot of factors to consider before this could really be answered. ie: people in large urban areas tend to be far more accepting of different nationalities than those in rural areas, people who have directly experienced acts of terror tend to be a little less likely to be open with strangers (to put it mildly), etc.  Interesting question.
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Definitely eh, eh.\nKnow how they came up with the name Canada?\nThey started with a C, eh...then an N, eh... :)
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immigration - to come into a country of which one is not a native for permanent residence\n\nrepatriation - to restore or return to the country of origin, allegiance, or citizenship \n\ndeportation - the removal from a country of an alien whose presence is unlawful or prejudicial\n\nresettlement - the act or process of settling again\n\ninternment - to confine or impound especially during a war
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First nations is the term used to define peoples that are descendants of those who where living in modern day countries before European settlers arrived. Sometimes called indigenous people (though it has a different meaning).\nMetis is a french term used in Canadian law to define people of mixed ethnic origin including ancestors of first nations origin.
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d) Sacoche\n\nFrom a Canadian opinion
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*Shrugging my furry shoulders* Well of course first came native americans, they spread to both of the American hemispheres. \n\nThe time line runs basically...\nInhabited for millennia by First Nations.\nFirst Nations is a term for ethnicity used in Canada to replace the word "Indian". It refers to the Indigenous peoples of North America located in what is now Canada, and their descendants, who are not Inuit or Métis. The proper terms to refer to the First Nations, Inuit, and Métis collectively is Aboriginal peoples or First peoples or Indigenous peoples, tribes, or nations. A national representative body of the "First Nations" in Canada is the Assembly of First Nations.\n\nBasque exploration\nBasque fishermen (primarily whalers) from southern Europe began fishing the Grand Banks as early as the 15th century. They primarily hunted arctic bowhead and white whales for their blubber (which produced whale oil) and their plates of baleen, used in dressmaking. By the mid-16th century, at least nine fishing outposts had been established on Labrador and Newfoundland. The largest of these settlements was the Red Bay station, with an estimated 900 people. At the height of Basque whaling, about 2000 people were employed each summer. However, the operation had largely collapsed by the early 1600s as the two whale species were hunted to near-extinction and many Basques whaling ships were pressed into service by the Spanish navy.\n\nEarly colonial period: The rise and fall of "New France" (Nouvelle-France) 1604-1763\nIn the 16th and 17th centuries English and French colonists established settlements in eastern Canada largely to support fishing or fur trade. French settlement began with Samuel de Champlain and Pierre Dugua, Sieur de Monts, first in Acadia in 1604, then Quebec City in 1608.\n\nAs New France was established over an extremely vast expanse of territory, the French had to secure the cooperation of the various amerindian nations, in effect creating a new hybrid civilization which allied Amerindian technology with French values.\n\nOver the next 150 years, Canada and Acadia continued to expand from the heartland of the St Lawrence River into the upper country (pays d'en haut) of the Great Lakes and the Mississippi Valley of North America. Their expansion was opposed by the Wyandot (Hurons), the Iroquois, and more significantly the British, who waged a series of wars (French and Indian Wars) that cost France first Acadia, then Canada. Under British rule, Acadians were expelled in 1755. France was defeated at Louisburg in 1758 and at the decisive Battle of the Plains of Abraham at Quebec City in 1759. By the Treaty of Paris in 1763, France kept its Caribbean island colonies but lost almost all of its North American colonies to Britain and Spain. Of its northern possessions, all that was retained were the tiny fishing outposts of Saint-Pierre and Miquelon. Subsequently, only the French élite was repatriated, leaving the peasants at the mercy of the British conquerors, who tolerated the Canadians' Roman Catholic faith under the terms of the treaty.\n\nBritish imperial control 1763-1849\nBritish North America (BNA) was reduced with the American Revolution to the colonies of Newfoundland, Nova Scotia, Prince Edward Island and Quebec. The American Revolution was in part triggered by the necessity of accommodating 60,000 Catholic Francophones. To accommodate the many American Loyalists who were persecuted and expelled from the United States during and after the revolution, Britain created in 1784 the province of New Brunswick and, in 1791, divided Quebec into two provinces: Lower Canada and Upper Canada.\n\nBritish colonies were drawn into the War of 1812 between Britain and the United States, one of the effects of which was the first rise of a sense of nationalism amongst the British North American population. Subsequent disputes that arose between BNA and the U.S. over trade, fishing, and boundari
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the most often is "eh?"  (pronounced "A") it is a common word in Canada, because we use it to invoke a conversation. \n\nEg:  It is a great day eh?  or that movie was really good eh? \n\nso that the other person will give you a response. \n\n:-)\n\ncool eh?
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legal=canadians\nillegal=mexican
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Take off eh.\n It's mostly that we are nice polite people looking for gentle confirmation that you have heard what we said. And we don't all say this. Little bit of a stereotype perpetrated by the popularity of Bob and Doug McKenzie.\n\nhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bob_and_Doug_McKenzie
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Of course it is not!  That`s why it`s called American English.\nIt`s different even from Canadian English (there are about 4000 Canadianisms and word usages that differ).  A few Americanisms are even the exact opposite of how the words are used elsewhere in the English speaking world - for example "to table" in the political sense means to remove from consideration or debate in American English while it means to formally propose for consideration and debate everywhere else English is spoken.\n\nI, an American, used to do a lot of foreign travel and I always made it a habit, when introduced to someone who learned English as a foreign language, whether he or she was taught\nBritish or American, so I could speak in the idiom he or she had learned and avoid confusion.
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no 2 answer is A meaning- it is 'not by chance' the car was seen, it was there on purpose.\n\nno 3 answer is B meaning- ships must think about following harbor rules  as a duty- a responsibility.\n\nno 4 answer is C meaning - The eskimos are known to be VERY sensitive and maybe caring to INDIAN people, which is not of their kind, and yet 'uncaring or neglectful' to animals that are found in their own place. (like some people can be so good to others,friends, co-workers and act so badly towards their own families...\n\nhope this helps\n\nhelpmeet\nhttp://mwfrc.blogspot.com\n\nwhy not vote in our poll :)\nhttp://mwfrc.blogspot.com/2006/05/people-survey-poll.html
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B. The passage suggests that much of Canadian thought and viewpoint are influenced by the vast spaces in Canada.\n\nIt's not A since national character is mentioned as a result of the uninhabited land.\n\nIt's not C for the same reason.\n\nIt's not D since that idea is not even mentioned in the passage.
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I am not familiar with the concept of "issue" - must be Canadian.