>It is very similar to the 'ow' used in many words in Wisconsin so I notice it right away. Depending on the area of Canada, it can be less noticeable (so it sounds like aboot on the west coast which flags a Canadian everytime for me) or stronger so it resembles the words local to Wisconsin. The one that bugs me most now (after being away for so many years) is: 'yah' and "don't cha know"... (prnounced dowwwwn't ya knowwwww) alot of 'eh' too (ya hey dare)....
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>Here is an example: (around the 2 minute mark)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MxlRK4gnUlY&feature=related>
>It's most noticeable among my mother's generation and older - a lot of kids make fun of their own parents' accents in Wisconsin now.
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Ya there hey there.
