Canadian accent
Maple leaf speech
A Canadian accent is the characteristic way English sounds when spoken by Canadians.
The most recognizable feature is Canadian raising—the vowels in words like *about* and *write* shift higher, sometimes caricatured as "aboot." Other markers include pronouncing *sorry* to rhyme with *story* and the sentence-final *eh*: Nice day, eh?
The accent varies considerably across regions, with distinct patterns in the Maritimes, Quebec English, and the Prairie provinces.
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