Comments on How to Spot a Canadian: They Say "Eh"

Eh, I love you guys.

2010-08-24T16:35:14.309-04:00

Eh, I love you guys.

Thanks for not giving away any secrets here, eh?

2009-05-22T19:57:20.282-04:00

Thanks for not giving away any secrets here, eh?

I'm from da' Bronx and once shared a room w/a Cana...

2009-05-14T20:54:00.000-04:00

I'm from da' Bronx and once shared a room w/a Canadian for 2 days during a conference - all she said was eh? and all I said was yo! She asked and I agreed - perfect !

I think you missed the whole thread on "F#@#ing EH...

2009-05-14T11:08:00.000-04:00

I think you missed the whole thread on "F#@#ing EH!" Usually, the previous statement is "Beer?" So, to recap...

"Beer?"
"F%^$ing EH!" (Note.. no question mark)

My first word was "car-car". And I didn't learn "...

2009-05-12T13:15:00.000-04:00

My first word was "car-car". And I didn't learn "eh" until my first visit to Vancouver. I was 19. But once I learned it, it was like I'd been born doing it.

P.S. I'm a Newfoundlander. We have our own "eh". It's called "Wha?"

Thanks for the Stumble. I don't notice myself doi...

2009-05-12T11:10:00.000-04:00

Thanks for the Stumble.

I don't notice myself doing it usually either, but when I try and pay attention I realise I use "eh" A LOT.

Eh is our calling card. When surrounded by foreign...

2009-05-12T10:56:00.000-04:00

Eh is our calling card. When surrounded by foreigners, it's how we signal for help to each other.

I'm glad you pointed out how it's so much more than something we just tack on to the end of a sentence or statement. A true Canadian use it many ways.

Well done and Stumbled.

I always tried to explain it as a verbalization of...

2009-05-12T10:50:00.000-04:00

I always tried to explain it as a verbalization of the question mark. You know, eh?

I don't even NOTICE myself doing it, but I have been caught by Americans so often that I must be "eh-ing"... like a subconscious call to other Canucks!