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Whats with "eh?"
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Post 1 made on Tuesday December 19, 2006 at 04:37
Mr Griffiths
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After being on several forums i have noticed many Canadians in there location section put
Canada..Eh? ....whats the "Eh?" all about?

wikipedia says(not that you can believe it)

{The only usage of eh? that is exclusive to Canada, according to the Canadian Oxford Dictionary, is for "ascertaining the comprehension, continued interest, agreement, etc., of the person or persons addressed" as in, "It's four kilometres away, eh, so I have to go by bike." Similarly, "It's nine-o'clock, eh?" means "You do know that it's nine o'clock? You are aware that it's nine-o'clock?". This phrase can also be taken as a direction question, such as "It's nine-o'clock, right?"(well that cant apply to Canada eh? can it?)

In that case, eh? is used to confirm the attention of the listener and to invite a supportive noise such as "Mm" or "Oh" or "Okay". It essentially is an interjection meaning, "I'm checking to see you're listening so I can continue." (well this could apply to Canada eh? i suppose)

"Eh" can also be added to the end of a declarative sentence to turn it into a question. For example: "The weather is nice." becomes "The weather is nice, eh?" This same phrase could also be taken as "The weather is nice, don't you agree?".(well that cant apply to Canada eh? can it?)

Depending on the speaker's tone or the dialectal standard, eh can also be perceived as rude or impolite, as "Repeat that!", and not a request.(well that cant apply to Canada eh? can it?)

Further examples of Canadian usage include: "I know, eh?" (Agreement), "Yeah, eh?" (Agreement; tone of voice changes meaning slightly). "I know. Eh!" (Pause between 'know' and 'eh' and emphasise 'eh'. This is an excited agreement.) Although technically questions, these are also said as statements.

The usage of "eh" in Canada is often mocked in the United States, where some view its use as a stereotypical Canadianism. Many Canadians dispute its use (for example, singer Don Freed in his song "Saskatchewan" declares "What is this 'Eh?' nonsense? I wouldn't speak like that if I were paid to.").

It is often joked about by Canadians as well, and is sometimes even a part of the national identity. For example, a Canadian national team is sometimes referred to as the "Eh? team." Likewise, at one of their concerts, a member of the Canadian Brass, referring to their arrangement of the jazz standard, "Take the A Train," said that they'd considered calling it "Take the train, eh?" }

Taking the above into account in a forum with location Canada eh ? take the second example of how to use eh? if it were to mean Canada OK? that sounds defensive or sarcastic is that how its meant? or is it more like Canada ..Yes! ?
Post 2 made on Tuesday December 19, 2006 at 14:59
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EH? ..Around nepa we say haina!
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Post 3 made on Tuesday December 19, 2006 at 15:21
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An' fu those wishin' ta take mick out o' Bob, 'eres a guide ta "Lanky Talk".
Post 4 made on Tuesday December 19, 2006 at 16:48
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Post 5 made on Tuesday December 19, 2006 at 20:45
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don't know what your talking about, eh. is it a joke, eh. no one realy uses it, eh
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OP | Post 6 made on Tuesday December 19, 2006 at 22:43
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On December 19, 2006 at 15:21, djy said...
An' fu those wishin' ta take mick out o' Bob, btinternet.com]"
target=new>'eres a
guide ta "Lanky Talk".

Thing is we were re-classified a few years back and we are not in Lancashire anymore djy!
seriously we are in Greater Manchester now and i live specifically in Tameside i think most people here speak more manc than lanc in my area.
hmmn cant find a manc link!
just listen to the Gallagher brothers from Oasis to give you an idea ,I believe they were sub titled on American Television! lol

I wasnt extracting the urine i seriously want to understand the Eh in context of Canada eh as a location in there forum profile. Never heard of it before i looked it up
Post 7 made on Wednesday December 20, 2006 at 00:01
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"Canada, eh!" is more of a "wink, wink, nudge, nudge" play on the "eh" stereotype.
OP | Post 8 made on Wednesday December 20, 2006 at 02:59
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arrr i see ,tongue in cheek.. cool ..thanks Daniel.
Post 9 made on Wednesday December 20, 2006 at 03:00
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On December 19, 2006 at 22:43, Mr Griffiths said...
Thing is we were re-classified a few years back and we
are not in Lancashire anymore djy!

seriously we are in Greater Manchester now

I would suggest that's more a political rather than geographical boundary.

. . . and i live specifically in Tameside i think most people here speak
more manc than lanc in my area.

A bit like my West Country accent, the more southerly one goes (Somerset/Devon), the stronger it gets. And for those who don't know, Cornwall has, quite literally, a language all of its own.


PS
When visiting Lancashire (seeing the outlaws) I tend to drift into a cod Yorkshire, just to wind them up. It's quite hilarious hearing them trying to reciprocate.


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