Oh yes it is, to my ears (and most Americans I think).


I find it fascinating that I can drive a measly 2 hours north and the dialect totally changes. And I don't just mean the "oot and aboot" thing, the entire cadence and dynamic change quite dramatically.

That's interesting to hear, because from my perspective people from the Pacific NW sound exactly like Canadians.

Its sad that I cant really tell the difference between east/west Canadian accents but my non Albertan friends say I sound redneck as hell. Ill always have this curse.

People from Washington definitely have that accent as well.

I find that people from Alberta, and sometimes Sask have accents that sound somewhat similar to an American Midwest accent.

Some interesting info: Main/Canadian Accents - Television Tropes & Idioms

Damn i just tried and I do say "ehmonton" and "calgry" help get me out of this hell hole

Some Welsh people could pass for English, you have to really be listening to be able to pick it out. Others are obvious like Charlotte Church. Think it might be south Wales.

And na, I can't tell at all between Canadian and American. They all just sound 'American' to me. I could tell a Texas accent from other places like Janszoon says but otherwise no, would just think the Canadian was American. Is there anything I should be looking for?

One Canadian accent that usually stands out for me is the Nova Scotia accent, which almost sounds more Scottish than American. Not surprising considering the name of the province I guess.

Atlantic Canada has it's own accent. Especially Newfoundland. And Janszoon is right, I also find that Nova Scotians have a little Scottish twinge to some of their words. And yeah, the name means New Scotland so it's fitting :laughing:

Yeah, I figured it would be difficult for people other than Americans or Canadians to hear each accent. My boyfriend has said the only true American accent he can pick out is a Southern accent. It's easy for him to pick out American and British accents though.

Well, evidently a lot of Canadians are kinda touchy on this topic, but as an American hockey fan that refuses to pay for cable (even when I have a decent paying job) I listen to almost every teams radio broadcast on Tune-In Radio on my phone, and to my American ears the Canadian pronunciation of "out" and "about" just stick out like the proverbial sore thumb. It's unmistakable, and most Canadians do it.

I went through a lot of YouTube videos on this topic, looking for one that wasn't stupid. I never found one, but I'm posting this one because he says "out" and "about" a lot without making a point of it, and it's highly noticeable.

And who's to say I'm not the one with the accent when I say "OWt" and "abOWt" instead of "oot" and "aboot" (exaggerated) but I'm honestly telling you guys that the Canadian pronunciation of these words hit my American ears like a ton of bricks.

Scottish people would say oot n aboot, Canadians confuse me. Only because I find there is a wee bit of everything in there lol.