Can We Guess Where in Canada You Live Based on How You Speak?
By: Ian Fortey
3 min
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About This Quiz
To any non-Canadian, there isn't a whole lot to speaking like a Canadian. Thanks to Bob and Doug Mackenzie, most people will toss out the words "eh" and "hoser" and hope that qualifies them as an honorary Calgarian. Those of us in Canada know there's a lot more to it than that. We can pick a Newfoundland accent from a Nova Scotian. We know the different between 'berta slang and Quebecois slang. Some of us know where to go to get a mickey of rye and others know how to deke out an opponent when playing a game of hockey.ÂÂ
Regional slang in Canada is as varied and interesting as the people you'll find from coast to coast, you just need to have an ear for it. The more you learn, the easier it is to figure out where people are from and what they're saying. Learn enough and you can effortlessly watch a whole season of "Trailer Park Boys" and then "Letterkenny" without having to Google a single word or phrase. But that's for experts only. In the meantime, why not fill us in a bit on how you talk? We'll pick over your vernacular and tell you exactly where you come from n Canada. Take the quiz and see!
