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[–] undefined@lemmy.hogru.ch 8 points 11 months ago (2 children)

I’m American but I have Canadian coworkers (we’re all remote). I hear this accent all the time from the Vancouver crowd.

[–] adespoton@lemmy.ca 8 points 11 months ago (1 children)

“A-boot” is an Eastern Canada thing; west-coast is “ah-bah-Wt” and is common from BC right down into Oregon.

[–] zipzoopaboop@lemmynsfw.com 3 points 11 months ago (1 children)

West coast here. I say it ironically without the rest of the accent.

[–] adespoton@lemmy.ca 4 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Well yeah; any time I hear an American drawl, I’ll pull out the Canadian dipthong.

[–] zipzoopaboop@lemmynsfw.com 2 points 11 months ago

It's also just fun to say

[–] galaxynova@lemmy.ca 4 points 11 months ago (1 children)

As a vancouverite I essentially never hear this accent in the city. The closest thing resembling it is in interior BC.

[–] undefined@lemmy.hogru.ch 2 points 11 months ago

Well then I’m confused because the only office we work with is in Vancouver. I’m just writing about what I constantly hear.