Comment on We wouldn't listen, anyway.
WamGams@lemmy.ca 16 hours ago
Canadians don’t ask questions either. They just make statements, and then add “eh” to the end of the sentence.
Canadians and apes have a lot in common, is what this article is telling me.
MycelialMass@lemmy.world 15 hours ago
Thats not how eh is used
WamGams@lemmy.ca 12 hours ago
You’ve met Canadians, eh?
MycelialMass@lemmy.world 11 hours ago
Oh ya, everyday lol
definitemaybe@lemmy.ca 14 hours ago
I mean, it sort of is, but only for the specific question of asking for agreement with the preceding statement.
“This weather, eh?”
“The Leafs actually have a chance this year, eh?”
But not like “What’s your favourite colour, eh?” (Unless, maybe, it’s in the context where it’s obvious, like someone decked out head-to-toe in pink.)
MonkeMischief@lemmy.today 12 hours ago
Haha yeah I always thought it was like the Japanese or Portuguese “Ne?” , or British “In’nit?”
It’s like a statement followed by a “You agree too, right?” Lol
Kage520@lemmy.world 13 hours ago
A Canadian friend told Americans do the same thing, we just put our word at the beginning.
“Hey, get off my car!” “Get off my car, eh!”
Not sure if he was being serious though.