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Why do so many Canadians say "eh" all the time?

Posted on 2/22/25 at 11:42 pm
Posted by 308
the backwoods of Mississippi
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Posted on 2/22/25 at 11:42 pm
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Posted by blizzle
Dallas, TX
Member since Jan 2009
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Posted on 2/22/25 at 11:50 pm to
Eh?
Posted by Gusoline
Jacksonville, NC
Member since Dec 2013
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Posted on 2/22/25 at 11:50 pm to
Same reason cajuns say (ineligible mumblemouth)
Posted by HoboDickCheese
The overpass
Member since Sep 2020
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Posted on 2/22/25 at 11:53 pm to
“as a conversational filler, often used to seek confirmation or express a question tag at the end of a statement”
Posted by Obtuse1
Westside Bodymore Yo
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Posted on 2/22/25 at 11:54 pm to
I dunno baw, you tell me.
Posted by prplhze2000
Parts Unknown
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Posted on 2/23/25 at 12:07 am to
Takeoff eh
Posted by WestCoastAg
Member since Oct 2012
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Posted on 2/23/25 at 12:16 am to
What's your problem, eh? Hoser
Posted by 14caratgoldjones
Uniontown, Al
Member since Aug 2009
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Posted on 2/23/25 at 12:32 am to
Same reason lot of Americans say “umm”, “and uhh”, “you know” “ so ahh”. Just a filler before they gather their train of thought in a conversation or at the end of a conversation.
Saban did the “aight” thing a lot.
Posted by Zappas Stache
Utility Muffin Research Kitchen
Member since Apr 2009
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Posted on 2/23/25 at 12:39 am to
So Jacques Trudeau who was prime minister in 1856 was hard of hearing and so said aye quite often. He was a cherished hero, a general in the Greenland war of 1812, who the nation adored. So as a gesture of loving respect, Canadians starting using aye after sentences.
Posted by LSUGrad9295
Baton Rouge
Member since May 2007
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Posted on 2/23/25 at 12:45 am to
quote:

Jacques Trudeau


I thought he was the guy who went looking for shite underwater
Posted by 62Tigerfan
Member since Sep 2015
5352 posts
Posted on 2/23/25 at 1:01 am to
quote:

Why do so many Canadians say "eh" all the time?


They're supposed to say "Eh, la bas", but it never caught on, even in French Canada.
Posted by SmelvinRat
Slumwoody
Member since Oct 2015
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Posted on 2/23/25 at 1:18 am to
quote:

I thought he was the guy who went looking for shite underwater


Posted by Zappas Stache
Utility Muffin Research Kitchen
Member since Apr 2009
42317 posts
Posted on 2/23/25 at 1:24 am to
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thought he was the guy who wen


Common mistake. That under water dude was from france.
Posted by sqerty
AP
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Posted on 2/23/25 at 2:46 am to
Posted by Flyingtiger82
BFE
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Posted on 2/23/25 at 3:09 am to
Jacques Trudeau

quote:

I thought he was the guy who went looking for shite underwater


You’re thinking of Jacques Cousteau

… or Captain Nemo, eh.
Posted by 0x15E
Outer Space
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Posted on 2/23/25 at 3:14 am to
Posted by TBubba
Not sure
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Posted on 2/23/25 at 5:20 am to
Know wum sayin’?
Posted by LA Lightning
Member since Jun 2023
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Posted on 2/23/25 at 7:00 am to
Posted by JodyPlauche
Baton Rouge
Member since Aug 2009
9764 posts
Posted on 2/23/25 at 7:01 am to
Eh > Baw
Posted by UptownJoeBrown
Baton Rouge
Member since Jul 2024
7063 posts
Posted on 2/23/25 at 7:06 am to
I don’t say “eh” me.
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