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(30-12-2009 03:48 AM)YourFutureMuse Wrote:  So there's no actual way of knowing a canadian from an american by their accent? Or for someone like me who has only heard a handful of american accents

I can't tell a difference I was wondering if someone who was actually american might be able to lol

I think the bulk of Canadians have accents similar to those Americans in northern US states (because of the proximity of the borders), which is why Canadians get mistaken for Americans so often. But you wouldn't find Canadians with, say, typical American southern accents.

When I was in Vancouver, I couldn't necessarily tell who was Canadian without being told since the people sounded pretty much the same as Americans.