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Canadian Socialist Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Mar-25-05 09:38 AM
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4. I've been told
I speak very rapidly and clipped. Which distresses most of my rural Albertan clients. They find it hard to understand me. I think the basic problem is I didn't "grow up" anywhere. (army brat) so I've found myself with no recognizable accent.
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  -Do I have an accent? Canadian Socialist  Mar-25-05 09:25 AM   #0 
  - Midwestern-ish a little.  SarahBelle   Mar-25-05 09:27 AM   #1 
  - I've been told  Canadian Socialist   Mar-25-05 09:38 AM   #4 
  - Say "out"  trotsky   Mar-25-05 09:33 AM   #2 
  - I never thought there was a Manitoba accent  Siyahamba   Mar-25-05 09:36 AM   #3 
  - What is it with  Canadian Socialist   Mar-25-05 09:40 AM   #6 
     - You'd be figuratively shot if you'd dare say craY-fish vice craW-fish ...  ElectroPrincess   Mar-25-05 09:44 AM   #10 
     - Yeah, I'll have a chicken bird sandwich!  Siyahamba   Mar-25-05 10:10 AM   #11 
     - Ok- you're right about that  StaggerLee   Mar-25-05 11:59 AM   #19 
  - Yes. Everyone does. Nuff said.  jswordy   Mar-25-05 09:39 AM   #5 
  - Southern from ...  ElectroPrincess   Mar-25-05 09:40 AM   #7 
  - I can barely understand a word you're saying!  kittenpants   Mar-25-05 09:41 AM   #8 
  - Eh?  Canadian Socialist   Mar-25-05 09:42 AM   #9 
  - Are you "oot and aboot" on DU?  El Fuego   Mar-25-05 10:12 AM   #12 
  - Western Canadians have the most nuetral English accent  yvr girl   Mar-25-05 10:18 AM   #13 
  - People don't know I'm from western Canada unless I tell them  Siyahamba   Mar-25-05 11:50 AM   #15 
  - what's this all aboot, eh?  leftofthedial   Mar-25-05 10:19 AM   #14 
  - It's aboot accents, donchya kno?  dean_dem   Mar-25-05 11:52 AM   #17 
  - You sound like a Flames fan  HEyHEY   Mar-25-05 11:51 AM   #16 
  - It's a little nasal.  Heidi   Mar-25-05 11:54 AM   #18 
  - I have a Canadian accent  miss_kitty   Mar-25-05 12:10 PM   #20 
  - Yes.  Left Is Write   Mar-25-05 12:11 PM   #21 
 

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