There’s Reality and then there’s cliche,”eh”

July 11, 2010 by Dirk 

Can somebody please  tell me where I can find all those supposedly typical Canadians ,that end their sentence’s with “eh” ?

Because frankly having been born and raised in Canada I rarely hear anyone saying “eh”.  And this despite the widely held  perception that the use of “eh” is so wide spread as to be synonymous with Canada/Canadians,eh.

Is it just me or are there others that can’t help but roll their  eye’s when ever someone flogs this tiresome cliche,eh  ?

Not only that  it’s  contagious ,eh.

Now don’t get me wrong in the grand scheme of things this is a non-issue,eh. That said it still bugs me,indeed  I can’t help but roll my eyes,eh.

Truth be told Americans use  “eh” much more frequently,at least that’s been  my experience,eh.  If you doubt me just watch American news programs etc ,particularly those segment in which ordinary young people are interviewed,eh.

In fact I believe “eh”  to be more a youth thing, rather than a Canadian thing,eh.

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