Do you pronounce the "t" in "often"?

Wow! Maybe I'm not from around here!

 

Yep, I use that "t" for a reason

 

One DOES NOT pronounce the "T"!!!!!!
Do you pronounce the "L" in "calm"??!!!!

 

[QUOTE]Originally posted by Bernie
[B]but you all sound the same (Americans and Canadians)

 

[QUOTE]Originally posted by magician
[B]

Many Americans say "processEEs" which is an affectation.

 

[QUOTE]Originally posted by jedwards
[B]One DOES NOT pronounce the "T"!!!!!!
Do you pronounce the "L" in "calm"??!!!!

 

[QUOTE]Originally posted by CBeyond
[B]Yeah, and Australians claim that New Zealanders sound totally different from them.

 

don't think I have much of an accent but people tell me I say "oot" and "aboot" which is funny because I don't hear it that way. I hear myself say it just like americans say it but it doesn't come out that my, weird. I don't say "eh" and I don't think most canadians do either. It's part of a heavy dialect that you'll find mainly in rural areas. City folk don't say "eh".

 

[QUOTE]Originally posted by Bernie
[B]That's pretty mean!!

 

I know I don't say "oot" the way Americans say, Cdns say "out" (did that make sense?). That just makes me laugh. But I do know I don't say it like an American.

I rarely hear the "Canadian 'out"" but every once in a while... especially with someone from Northern Ont or the East coast.