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Originally Posted by Paul Smeenus
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.
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It's funny, I was never even aware of the whole "oot" and "aboot" thing until the South Park movie and after that it took me a long time to even truly be able to discern it. I've realized over time that this is because, to a certain extent, it's something I do as well, being originally from New England. We don't do it to the same degree as Canadians but it's there. Plus, I have some northern Maine roots so it might be even more prominent in my family than others.
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