[Newsbot]

Title: Is the Newfoundland accent disappearing?
Category: Misc CDN
Posted By: Hyack
Date: 2008-12-20 12:16:07
Canadian

[roger-roger]

So the baymen are getting smarter, or at least, sounding smarter?

[Tracker]

Disappearing? Pffft... hell no. You can finds its in the Ft. Mac 'der anytoime bye.

[ziggy]

When I come home from camp my mom ask's me;"why are you speaking like a newfy"?

Uhhmmm...probably because that's who I work with,Newfies and lot's of them.
Pretty well all Newfies so pass me da tum wrench me bye and tell me where are ya too?

[ziggy]

Where ya too?

[mtpockets]

What da lard jeezus are ya talkin' bout by?

[PENATRATOR]

Not so much an accent as it is poor English

[newfette]

yes cause the rest of Canada speaks perfect English

[ziggy]

newfette newfette:

yes cause the rest of Canada speaks perfect English

I often wonder if they have as hard a time understanding me as I do them.

[newfette]

shit i live here and dont understand some of them!

[Pimpbrewski]

Hey, Newfoundlanders are some of the nicest and coolest people in Canada.

Also promised many of them to go out for a beer if I ever go to the Rock.

[ziggy]

Pimpbrewski Pimpbrewski:

Hey, Newfoundlanders are some of the nicest and coolest people in Canada.

Also promised many of them to go out for a beer if I ever go to the Rock.

The rock?


Oh man,you better figure out the difference between Newfoundland,Cape Breton and P.E.I.

Thats like an insult.

[ziggy]

Then there's the flatlanders.

[newfette]

calling it the rock isn't an insult at all!

and pimp what do you mean IF you ever make it out here??

[Pimpbrewski]

ziggy ziggy:

The rock?


Oh man,you better figure out the difference between Newfoundland,Cape Breton and P.E.I.

Thats like an insult.

Oh sorry then. Did not know that.

Then if I ever go to Newfoundland.