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10/01/2016

Topic Reading-Vol.1634-10/1/2016

Dear MEL Topic Readers,
Where does Canada’s accent come from?
Canada sits north of the U.S. and is famous for its proud icon, maple leaf. Indeed, the nature is Canada’s most important resource to attract visitors and businesses. Many assume that they speak the same language as Americans do and in most cases, yes.
However, there are a few distinctively different expressions and pronunciations from the U.S. like “eh”, which is commonly used instead of “huh” or as a question tag. And even within Canada, which spreads from the Atlantic to the Pacific coast, there are considerable differences in the way they speak or pronounce the same language.
It seems that while many people want to be more open and adaptive to other cultures, peoples and languages, they also want to be part of their local community.
Enjoy reading and learning what are behind of the language difference in Canada and the U.S.

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