Why Canadian say EhH a lot?

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Know-it-all

because "Oie" was taken by the punjabis

tess

We got it from our neigbours to the south, they say "Huh" instead.

Lyndon001

Who cares eh

they are aboot the most friendly, polite and positive people i have ever met, as for helpful, you would think they invented the word.

Quaint twists in the vocabulary are great and a part of who they are.

Lets hear it for the Canadians

Danelady

I'm a fifth generation Canadian, and I've never said "eh" in my life.

Plons

That's really a stereotype; but Canadians love to live up to it when they see Americans. Hence, it would seem that we do say it a lot.

Do your own thinking!

http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=eh&defid=1931085

eh

An interjection popular in Canadian speech. According to linguists, a "politeness marker."

Adding "eh" to a sentence can indicate the speaker's willingness to accept dissent or to invite further discussion. Has been referred to as an "articulated question mark."

The interpretation of "eh" as carrying meaning beyond other routine interjections (huh?) is supposed to be uniquely Canadian. "Ascertaining the comprehension, continued interest, agreement, etc., of the person or persons addressed" is how the Canadian Oxford Dictionary puts it.

"Let's do something, eh?" -- where 'eh' is 'do you agree?'
"We could get a pizza, eh?" -- where 'eh' is 'if you would like to'
"I don't know about that, eh?" -- where 'eh' is 'but perhaps I might be convinced if you explained further'
"What's that, eh?" -- where 'eh' is 'I would appreciate, friend of mine, hearing your interpretation'
"The beer's cheap here, eh?" -- where 'eh' is 'so what would you like to do about that'
"It's after last call, eh?" -- where 'eh' is 'were you aware'

SteveN

The term "eh" really got associated with being Canadian from the Bob and Doug McKenzie movie "Strange Brew" starring Rick Moranis and Dave Thomas.

Before that, the adjective was mainly associated in Canada with maritimers. With the SCTV show popularity and the success of the movie, everyone thinks Canadians all talk that way.

It is something that has been adopted now, but it is very similar to how Americans often add the words "ya know?" at the end of a sentence...as in " I was just trying to get some bread and milk, ya know? and here comes this truck delivering some vegetables and he hits my bumper, ya know?"

Or the California craze was to add the word "like" in every sentence. Example: I was like just going to school and like this guy comes up to me and says like hi!"

Words seem to be adopted in different cultures and gives you a clue as to where the person comes from.

Funny thing is, up here in Canada, you hardly ever here anyone say "eh" unless it is an American pretending to be Canadian....Like, ya know, eh?

o.0

Bc it's cool! Duh! We also need to distinguish ourselves from Americans. lol

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