Why do people say "i-dear"?

[Jay Hova]

I have a Professor with a British accent, well he's from New Zealand...sounds British. Anyways, he says i-dear instead of idea....and sometimes he'll say Cana-der instead of Canada.

I have heard some people say this before...people on those BBC pod-casts my Dad listens to...

Why do they say this?

[Squiggles]

It's part of a vast government conspiracy.

[Shaner]

The same reason as people in the US and Canada pronounce the letter "z" different.

They don't choose to pronounce it that way, that's just how they talk.

[Dash]

why do some people say "dey" instead of "they"? or "dat" instead of "that"?

[jayisthebest88]

why don't you tell him it bothers you so much....

[Akraz]

most Australians/New Zealanders or w/e u call em pronounce an r-sound instead of an a-sound. its weird.

a friend I knew pronounced "Go" as "Gore"

[umop]

One Chinese teacher I had also pronounced it "idear".

Kinda strange.

[Jay Hova]

One Chinese teacher I had also pronounced it "idear".

Kinda strange.

I also had one too...some Chinese people, are from Hong Kong. I think they teach the "British System" of education e.g O-Levels or A-Levels...probably had British teachers, accents, etc, etc.

[MasterXan]

a waiter once served me clam chowder and he pronounced it as "clam chowdare."

[flexwong]

a waiter once served me clam chowder and he pronounced it as "clam chowdare."

it's CHOWDA! SAY IT RIGHT FRENCHIE!

[originalnutta]

it's an accent.

you might hear them from time to time.

[Becks]

They do this because the next word starts with a vowel.

It's like saying "an hour" instead of "a hour". So, "Canader is" instead of "Canada is".

On a side note: notice also that Canadians say "eh?" at the end of a sentence, while a lot of Brits say "yeah?".

[Squiggles]

it's an accent.

you might hear them from time to time.

I live in Toronto, I don't believe we have anyone with accents here.

[nuberific]

Clearly just an accent, but something people might find interesting: If I remember correctly from my semiotics professor, in some places like Britain, pronouncing that "r" at the end of the word is associated with higher social class.

[felixdd]

In no way does what I have to say advances the discussion of this thread in any way, but:


In a way, the "English accent" is actually the correct way to speak English. It's the rest of us that has the "accent" :lol:

[Nikita]

why do some people say "dey" instead of "they"? or "dat" instead of "that"?

Cuz they're uber cool wannabe gangstas (in thier own minds only, but still)...lol.

[onepixel]

I find it funny that you sound like you have never heard different accents before lol

Why do Canadians and Americans say budder instead of butter. :)

[sw1ft]

What I find more bizarre is how some people pronouce "Ask" as "Axe". Mind-boggling.

[Jay Hova]

I find it funny that you sound like you have never heard different accents before lol

Why do Canadians and Americans say budder instead of butter. :)

I have heard other accents before...

Iranian people add an "eh" to any word starting with an "s", why? Because in their language, it's pronounced that way.

My question is why do people add an "er'...

I think you should work on your reading comprehension, pal.

[onepixel]

Jay Hova,

Gosh, don't get your knickers in a twist.

Ok so my question is why do Canadians use D instead of T?

[stealth]

What I find more bizarre is how some people pronouce "Ask" as "Axe". Mind-boggling.

Some people? lol...seems predominantly 1 ethnic group from my experience.

As to the "idear' accent, well me no rikey!

[Paolo]

its the same people who say zanks instead of Thanks

[cOmAtOaSt]

It's one of the symptoms of H1N1. You should immediately quarantine them in your basement, using rope or handcuffs if necessary. If they struggle that's also a symptom of H1N1.

[YYZFA]

I have heard other accents before...

Iranian people add an "eh" to any word starting with an "s", why? Because in their language, it's pronounced that way.

My question is why do people add an "er'...

I think you should work on your reading comprehension, pal.

I also think it's funny / bizarre that you don't understand that it's an accent. Every region in the world has accents. Subtle differences in the way we pronounce words, to major differences that people from other regions have trouble understanding. I can often identify accents from different parts of Ontario. When I moved to another part of the city, I even noticed that there is a distinct accent in my area of Toronto. I can still hear it in many people who have lived in the neighbourhood for a long time. Ever been to Newfoundland or Texas?

[Nikita]

What I find more bizarre is how some people pronouce "Ask" as "Axe". Mind-boggling.

LOL...I notice that all the time too, either when I'm in the US or on tv and it drives me crazy!


Jay Hova,

Gosh, don't get your knickers in a twist.

Ok so my question is why do Canadians use D instead of T?

I have never noticed a difference in the way butter is pronounced by Americans vs. Canadians. And I have a lot of family born and raised in the U.S. and shop there a lot. I've even bought butter there...lol. Nope, never noticed that difference.

[Traian2003]

I noticed that too. It is not an accent issue, that's because both people I know that pronounce it that way were born here. It's annoying as hell

[najibs]

my pet peeve is when i hear "yous guys" as in "you guys". I crynge whenever someone says that.

[cloneman]

why do some people say "dey" instead of "they"? or "dat" instead of "that"?

'cause me bro, I'm Italian. dats itte.

[Takami]

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[onepixel]

Nikita,

I am English and was just trying to point out we all have accents and say words slightly different from each other. I did not mean Canadians say butter differently than Americans, I meant just in general Canadians/Americans don't pronounce their T's :-) they use a D instead.

najibs,

I have noticed that people east of Bowmanville say "yous guys" lol they also says things like "I seen David yesterday" instead of "I saw David yesterday"

If we all talked the same way it would be a boring world.

[AudiDude]

In no way does what I have to say advances the discussion of this thread in any way, but:


In a way, the "English accent" is actually the correct way to speak English. It's the rest of us that has the "accent" :lol:

Show me the "ER" on the end of the Italian word "pizza" that the English like to pronounce '"pizzer" and I'll believe you...;)

[stealth]

Nikita,

I am English and was just trying to point out we all have accents and say words slightly different from each other. I did not mean Canadians say butter differently than Americans, I meant just in general Canadians/Americans don't pronounce their T's :-) they use a D instead.

najibs,

I have noticed that people east of Bowmanville say "yous guys" lol they also says things like "I seen David yesterday" instead of "I saw David yesterday"

If we all talked the same way it would be a boring world.

Theres some truth to that. The one I hear the most, is that most ppl here say the number "30" like "thur-dee", not "thirTee".

Yet strangely some of the ppl I've known from the UK say words as if they're from the Bronx or Queens..."ter-let" instead of "toilet" for example.

[onepixel]

Stealth,

It is actually all quite interesting. You can trace the American accents back to the British regions and other European regions. There is a place in South Manchester, England that say certain words the same way a person in Boston, USA would.

[petrpuck]

I have a Professor with a British accent, well he's from New Zealand...sounds British. Anyways, he says i-dear instead of idea....and sometimes he'll say Cana-der instead of Canada.

I have heard some people say this before...people on those BBC pod-casts my Dad listens to...

Why do they say this?

Because they been watching too much OCC.

[Mikedv9644]

its probably because they are stupid.
or
they didnt really study the english language enough

[Broseph]

Why do fobs say "ah-lo" instead of "r"? Or "e-zed" instead of "z"? Or "wee" instead of "v"?

[45ED]

its probably because they are stupid.
or
they didnt really study the english language enough

Nice to know someone is wearing his Troll Badge proudly. KK would be proud that someone is keeping the flame alive.

[ShadowVlican]

cuz it's cool to end all vowel sounds with an /r/

it's the latest thing in china

[cloneman]

who voted this thread one star? wow...

[lip]

why do some people say "dey" instead of "they"? or "dat" instead of "that"?

Generally it's because they are inferior