Posted by Kath on October 4, 2009, at 20:50:06
In reply to Re: Accents / local sayings/ language, posted by Sigismund on October 2, 2009, at 21:19:21
> And Canadians say 'aboot', except it's a little different to the oo sound.
~ YO!! I don't say aboot LOL How do you say it?
I say abOWt
The 'ow' part is what I'd say if someone kicked me in the knee.....but who knows if people from various countries say 'ow' differently depending upon which country they live in when they get kicked in the knee! I wonder if people from different countries say: How Now Brown Cow the same as each other??? Maybe you might say Heow Neow Brown Ceow! LOL> Our national anthem starts
> 'Strayans all eat ostriches
> for breakfast lunch and tea
> dum dum te dum dum dum te dum
> Our land is girt by sea'.LOL - I had quite a laff abowt that when I listened to your national anthem online!! LOL
"Australians all let us rejoice,
For we are young and free" is what they said - they were obviously pronouncing the words VERY differently!
;-)As to our national anthem, I've never heard any funny words for it, but it would be fun to think up some.
How about instead of
Oh Canada, our home & native land......Oh Canada, my phone is in my hand......
(LOTS of people use cellphones - LOTSSSS):-))
poster:Kath
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