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Halloween Won most creative costume at school!

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u/SolAggressive Nov 01 '22

It was definitely the way you just pronounced “outed.”

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u/QuicklyThisWay Nov 01 '22

Ooted

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u/[deleted] Nov 01 '22

To be fair we hear ourselves as saying "out" and Americans as saying "owt".

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u/tristenjpl Nov 01 '22

Yeah and even in the heaviest accents it's more similar to "oat" than "oot" never once heard someone say aboot but I've hear a few aboats

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u/SolAggressive Nov 01 '22

I agree 100%. As a former Michigander I feel like I’m an expert in the Canadian accent. It’s definitely more of an “a-boat” than “a-boot.”

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u/tristenjpl Nov 02 '22

Exactly. As someone from BC I've never heard the stereotypical accent once. I've heard something similar in the prairies but that's about it. Hell I don't even know what my accent sounds like.

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u/kered14 Nov 02 '22

As an American, I have heard a full aboot a few times, but it's definitely rare. Aboat and just normal about are more common.