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To: X Y Zebra who wrote (7910)	5/19/1999 1:14:00 AM
From: Solon	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 12810

That was a really good questions. I don't no the answers. I think about 80 % of canucks live within 100 miles of the U.S. border. So does that make us a different race? Do your state lines create different races. I have a lot of silly questions about what makes or creates the US and THEM dichotomy. Maybe you know the answer. I hope so... Barry

To: X Y Zebra who wrote (7910)	5/19/1999 2:28:00 AM
From: marcos	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 12810

No, 'eh' is English English ... I forget the dialect in which it is most prevalent ... might be Cockney, or geographically close to Cockney .... Yorkshire has the 'eh' as well to an extent, also Geordie ... somewhere I read a really good piece on that .... there used to be an old guy down the road here who could listen to a Brit talk for thirty seconds and then tell them where they were from to within a few miles radius. He was a Yorkshireman, taught me the 'hear naught, see naught, say naught' thing. Boggling accent when he turned it full on. Great guy, he died a few years ago. [edit] - these people likely know - oneworld.org this site - sil.org - is excellent for showing relationships between languages. languages of the UK - sil.org

To: X Y Zebra who wrote (7910)	5/19/1999 4:50:00 AM
From: marcos	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 12810

EH= pronounced AY (similar but not the same as huh) Eh is a useful word that is very important and is the basis of all Canadian communications.It is used in conjunction with other words, or simply by itself. The tone or the slight difference in exclamations also changes the meaning. Eh= what did you say? Eh?= what do you think EH?= something to say just to end a sentence Eh!!= WOW!! EH!?= what do you mean? Eh??= your joking!!!?? EH!!= Hello..you off in the distance!!! Eh?= want a donut? Eh!= sure!! Eh!Eh!= coffee double cream too please! Eh?= what you say when you realize you have no money to pay for it Eh..cmon eh?= asking them to let you pay for it next time. hey..eh!= want to go to the drive in movie?? Eh...uhuh= yes sure! Eh..y'know= Ill pick you up at 8 Eh..cmon!!= well thats early..but ok Eh..wanna?eh?= lets fool around EHHHHHHH= sounds coming from the car hey..um..er eh...= Im pregnant EH?????????= how did that happen? EHHehhEHHehhEHHH= sounds from the delivery room EHHH ehh EHHH ehh= babys first cry Ehh..whadya think eh?= marry me dnc.net “What it is, the way Canadians use it, is a politeness marker. So when it comes up at the end of an assertion, it has a rising intonation, eH? And what the person who says it is trying to do is elicit your support -- in general, include you in the conversation. “It saves the person from making a bald assertion and instead allows the person to bring you in as a participant in the assertion. So it's a politeness marker. Canadians are, of course, renouned for being polite. Not rude, that is.” The fact is, he added, every other English-speaking nation uses eh in much the same way. “But the concensus is that Canadians use it more frequently, so it becomes associated with Canadians. geocities.com Can't find the origin, but here's a Canadian-to-yanqui dictionary - home.istar.ca Quite often 'pues' is used in México in much the same way, sort of 'end of transmission, over to you'.