Unpacking English, Bit by Bit
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Anagnorisis
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Try this: "I've been out and about again, eh?" That will distinguish dialects. If it sounds more like "I've bean a-oot and aba-oot agayne" you're probably Canadian. I spoke Canadian my first 20 years in this country without realizing it, Eh?
Canadian pronunciation of “out and about”
Try this: "I've been out and about again, eh?" That will distinguish dialects. If it sounds more like "I've bean a-oot and aba-oot agayne" you're probably Canadian. I spoke Canadian my first 20 years in this country without realizing it, Eh?