How to distinguish the different native speakers of English

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My home slice, HCP just went raw dog in some 6er. Dude was schwasted on that U. V. Blue n lemons....forgot to put a raincoat on now gonna be an ol man.

American (mid-west) slang.

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Sir_Quality_U_Feel wrote:My home slice, HCP just went raw dog in some 6er. Dude was schwasted on that U. V. Blue n lemons....forgot to put a raincoat on now gonna be an ol man.

American (mid-west) slang.

Title - 2 weeks after.

I'll give it my best shot: "MY friend, HCP, just consumed 6 beers rapidly. He was very drunk on UV Blue with lemons. He had sex without a condom and is now going to be a father."
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Correct minus 1st sentence. My friend, HCP( real guy, Hispanic Causin' Panic) just had sex with a 6 out of 10 with no condom.
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MekongMouse wrote:
Sir_Quality_U_Feel wrote:
wasabi wrote:You can always pick Canadians, most end each sentence with eh....
This is absolutely false. Id guess about 20 % say "eh", most do not. Common stereotype, but simply not true.

26 years on the American/Canadian border of Ontario is where I draw my comment from.
Agreed, the whole "eh" thing is not as common as people think it is.
Eh?
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camadians and kiwis treat vowels similarly.
lowland scots
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vladimir wrote:
MekongMouse wrote:
Sir_Quality_U_Feel wrote:
wasabi wrote:You can always pick Canadians, most end each sentence with eh....
This is absolutely false. Id guess about 20 % say "eh", most do not. Common stereotype, but simply not true.

26 years on the American/Canadian border of Ontario is where I draw my comment from.
Agreed, the whole "eh" thing is not as common as people think it is.
Eh?
Though Saffers and "hey" on the other hand... that and "just now" for just about any measure of time. ;)
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MekongMouse wrote:Though Saffers and "hey" on the other hand... that and "just now" for just about any measure of time. ;)
That's so. They also think 'stuffed' is a terrible word.
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^My mother speaks French and said that Quebec French is "not right" compared to "real French". Whatever that means, but she said she was embarrassed to speak like a Quebecer when in Paris.
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StroppyChops wrote:That's so. They also think 'stuffed' is a terrible word.
Probably more so when it's preceded by 'get'.

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Lol I'm an ex South African Aussie - this thread is hilarious. South Africans are easy to spot- they say Ya instead of yeah or yes. Australians are the ones drinking beer for breakfast ;)
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