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| Why not, eh? |
  
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3 | 30.00% |
| You can't spell Canada without a ton of em, eh! |
  
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0 | 0% |
| It's a national secret, eh! |
  
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4 | 40.00% |
| It's a code word that says how we truly feel about our southern neighbors, eh. |
  
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3 | 30.00% |
| A side effect of the beer, eh! |
  
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#1
06-04-2006, 03:17 PM
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Why do we say "Eh" ?
Ok...thanks to some very smart-alecky friends on here, I have a new pole for your posting pleasure!
Why do was say "eh"?
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#2
06-04-2006, 03:19 PM
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Definitely a code.....eh!!
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06-05-2006, 10:41 AM
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Because all of our Canadian forum friends got us hooked and now we cant stop saying it.
 We secretly want to be just like you.. Good reason... eh? 
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06-06-2006, 12:11 PM
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hmmm...
The same reason Americans say, "Huh?"
Just something to make us "distinct"!  Kelly
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06-11-2006, 08:17 AM
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I travel from the States to Canada at least once a year, usually for about a week at a time. I've never heard that many Canadians say, eh. Hmmmm . . . maybe I've been speaking to the wrong Canadians.
Seriously, Canada is a great country and I've given serious consideration to moving there. Lynn
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06-16-2006, 08:57 AM
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I've only ever met one person in my life who says "eh" and I"m from Alberta! I was at a loss for years wondering why people always said that about Canadians. Really don't ever hear it actually except from Americans.
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06-16-2006, 10:00 AM
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Hilarious thread. I worked in inside sales and had a territory of Eastern Canada for a few years (now I work in Export, and don't get me started on what people say elsewhere....)
I only heard one person use "eh" one time during a visit from some of our dealers. Never on the telephone, though. I just assumed the Western Canadians were the ones always "eh-ing". On another note - I gave the Canadians such a hard time about the Toronto hockey team one time during a big finals or something they were watching on TV - why on earth are they the Maple Leafs and not the Maple LEAVES???? That to me is odder than why eh?...
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06-16-2006, 10:15 PM
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HAHAH!! never thought about the whole leafs vs leaves thing.
As for the eh thing, I actually think it's an Eastern thing. There is a HUGE difference in dialect between east and west. West tends to talk like the western states (cali.) and East has a whole different thing going on...for instance, do you say Toronto or Torahna.. If you say Toronto, you're probably west.
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