Comment on We wouldn't listen, anyway.
WamGams@lemmy.ca 3 weeks 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 3 weeks ago
Thats not how eh is used
WamGams@lemmy.ca 3 weeks ago
You’ve met Canadians, eh?
MycelialMass@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
Oh ya, everyday lol
definitemaybe@lemmy.ca 3 weeks 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 3 weeks 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 3 weeks 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.
captainlezbian@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
Nah, it’s more like the yeah at the end of a sentence, yeah? We don’t use it as much because fuck you if you disagree with me. But yeah, we also will just add a question mark with no word.