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Re:The Great Canadian Vowel Shift by mijustin on Tuesday August 04, 2015 @07:40PM (#10007093)
As a Western Canadian (who works with a lot of folks in California, Oregon and Colorado) one thing that gets pointed out all the time is my pronunciation of:

- JavaScript - Americano - Pasta

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Re:The Great Canadian Vowel Shift by refurb on Tuesday August 04, 2015 @10:25PM (#10007717)
Yup. Canadians often pronounce "a" as "ah" vs. "awh". A great is example of the Mazda brand. It's mahz-dah in Canada, but moz-duh in the US. Even the commercials pronounce it differently in each country.
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Re:The Great Canadian Vowel Shift by afhill on Tuesday August 04, 2015 @07:45PM (#10007113)
Yes! Pasta was one of the first words I learned to say differently when I moved from Edmonton to the US.
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