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Originally Posted by FrAnKs
On the other hand, I can see a CLEAR difference between the American & British accent. I know it in a matter of seconds.
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Sure, that's really easy. I could already tell a CanUSA accent from a British one even back when I was barely speaking English.
Most Vancouver locals have pretty much exactly the same accent as my gf's family (who are Quebec Anglos). If there's a difference, it's too subtle for my ears. But I can now notice the difference (very slight, but can be perceived) between locals here and my American customers/bosses for this project. (They were here for a while so that's about as good as it gets for side-by-side comparison.)
One of the guys we're employing has a weird redneck sounding accent (but peppered with "eh?" at ends of sentences, so I figured, Canadian) and it turns out he's from the rural BC interior. Is that normal or rare...? It might actually be what you guys call a "hoser" accent. (No idea what that sounds like, but that could be it.)