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Originally Posted by Vorkuta
Heh, I think I'm related to some of those guys, or at least went to school with em. I don't know if the speech-speed thing is just something you "feel" when you're listening to ANY slightly-foreign accent or if it's truly a Maritime thing. That said, when I visit inlaws in S-ON, I find they talk fairly slowly but that might be familial and not regional. *shrug*
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I'm not sure if they speak more slowly on average - for example, say we all stood up to give a presentation.
But, casually - especially excited conversation with friends - they definitely speak quite slowly.
Perhaps they just remain at more or less the same speed. I think speed and mumbling are the equivalent of inflection for them. But who knows.
Ayreonaut, from Calgary, does speak slowly. Sometimes I get impatient just listening to him.
And when he says "downtown", it's basically an intermission.
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And kool, I was laughing at your quote - not the linked article. I was too busy to respond in full - but someone needs to tell him we're not in the Maritimes.
Also... pronouncing "right" as "rate" I've never heard here nor in the Maritimes. That's very far removed from what sounds normal to me. Even the strongest brogues here would be closer to "riot".