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I have lived in Canada for 42 years and I have never in my life, not once, heard someone pronounce it aboat or aboot. I have no idea what you two are about.
I always thought "aboot" was meant to be a jab at French Canadians and how if they saw "about" written, they'd probably think it should be pronounced something like "aboûte" hahah
CANADIAN RAISING As its name implies, Canadian raising is found throughout most of Canada, though the exact phonetic quality of Canadian raising may differ throughout the country. In raised /aʊ/, the first element tends to be farther back in Quebec and the Canadian Prairies and Maritimes (particularly in Alberta): thus, [ʌʊ]. The first element tends to be the farthest forward in eastern and southern Ontario: thus, [ɛʊ~ɜʊ]. Newfoundland English is the Canadian dialect that participates least in any conditioned Canadian raising, while Vancouver English may lack the raising of /aɪ/ in particular. Canadian raising is not restricted to Canada. Raising of both /aɪ/ and /aʊ/ is common in eastern New England, for example in some Boston accents (the former more likely than the latter),as well as in the Upper Midwest. South Atlantic English, New Orleans English, and the accents of England's Fens feature it as well. Raising of just /aɪ/ is found in a much greater number of dialects in the United States; some researchers have begun to refer to raising of /aɪ/ without raising of /aʊ/ as American Raising. This phenomenon is most consistently found in the Inland North, the Upper Midwest, New England, New York City, and the mid-Atlantic areas of Pennsylvania (including Philadelphia), Maryland, and Delaware, as well as in Virginia. It is somewhat less common in the lower Midwest, the West, and the South. However, there is considerable variation in the raising of /aɪ/, and it can be found inconsistently throughout the United States.
New Canadian here... I never noticed that 😅 but kinda makes sense if you think Canadians are know to be so polite that maybe we don't what to straight say yes or no... It's seems it's more about politeness than indecisiveness
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Happy to see and watch an informative webinar about the pros and cons of CELPIP, and eventually wish to hear what the CLB for professional Librarians with PhD pls. If you're aware drop a line kindly
Hi Chammy! The CLB score required within the Express Entry profile will depend on your overall profile (I'm assuming that's what you are referring to?). If you are a skilled worker as a librarian, you would need to get your NOC code and then input your PHD as well. Since you have a PHD, I'm sure that would give you more CRS points. I would suggest speaking to a Registered Immigration Consultant. In general, since the draws right now are so high, most candidates require a CLB 9 or higher to be competitive in the pool, but that isn't the case for everyone. Your overall points will be determined based on your age, work experience, education, and finally, your CLB on your CELPIP/IELTS/PTE Core test results. If you need help on your test, please reach out to our team!
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You girls made me laugh. Googled, do canadians really say Aboot 😂. Found you two characters... Now as a Texan, hearing you two talk. The lady in yellow did say About better when she tried, and the lady in maroon does say aboot. But when yall were talking amongst yourselves and saying the word quickly, with your Canadian accents. Both of you sounds like you guys are saying aboot. JS, Eh 😁
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See I wouldn't say that Vancouver is cliquey, we just hang on to our friends and put more effort into our current relationships. We also just at the same time value our private bubbles and we are more honest with our relationships I feel, and so this makes it so we would rather put time and effort into the people we value instead of a fake acquaintance friendship that isn't really established. Most friendships are made out of shared situations like school, work and hobbies and mutual friends. Another point is Vancouverites are more honest about the fact that they just don't know you. You can definitely make friends with Vancouverites though! There are lots of social activities around the city and in nature to get involved in that help you to make friends. Just don't bother people on the street/bus.
I appreciate this comment! We just filmed an updated version of this video (being edited so stay tuned) and I agree with you. My views on this have changed as well. I now view friendships as “quality over quantity” and I can now see how Vancouverites take time to develop friendships, not because they’re cold or cliquey, but because they value their time and prefer to invest in genuine friendships. This can be reflected in respecting each other’s time (being punctual) and planning activities in advance. At least this has been my experience over the last few years 😀 I can’t generalize but I’ve met some lovely people from around the world, including people born and raised here like me.
Right at the beggining she says she prounonces it normally like 'about' then seconds later turns to the other lady andsays what ABOOT you?? Canadians just dont want tk admit that that is indeed how they all say it lol
I'll have to create more tips videos! One suggestion for now is to create organized notes going from top to bottom. Also pay attention to the speakers' emotions, intonation, and even what they're wearing in the video! One of the hardest parts about the CELPIP listening test is that you don't get an opportunity to read the questions before you listen to the audio passages. That's why note taking is so important. I do have another video on my channel with some tips for the CELPIP listening test - check it out :)
Torontonians are just blunt and don't waste time, they don't have short fuses. Ever get in the way of a yogi in Vancouver? They go from Zen to Demon in 1 second. What ever is great about Toronto was created by the people. Whatever is great about Vancouver was already there, and they built around it. Toronto has depth, true culture. Vancouver has mountains, ocean, incredible nature so close to a major city. But the culture is very clique, vapid, and much colder than their big Brother Toronto. Also, people in vancouver love hating on Torontonians (even though they've never been there), yet Torontonians only complain about their own city (and maybe Quebecois).
The value of a video of this depth is in helping test takers practice and compare their own responses with real examples presented here by EnglishforCanada. After watching other youtubers, one can realize that what we have here is a full preparation class from start to end. Do you agree?
I swear hollywood has no idea what Canadians really sound like, so they just made up an accent and now all of the USA is trying to gaslight us into thinking we actually have it.
Never heard "hang a Larry" or "hang a Roger" spoken anywhere in BC that I've been to. Is that regional or generational? Also, I've only known a Two-Four as referring to 24 beer. While a Mickey is a 13oz bottle of spirits, a regular bottle of spirits is 26oz, i.e. a 26er.
I don’t think I will ever fool a Canadian, being a 7th generation Texan, I met a couple guys from Glenwood Springs, and I was wanting to hear them say “ey”, they didn’t have to wait long to hear “y’all” from me!
Hello! No, the test is set and is standardized. Part 1: Speaking & Writing. Part 2: Reading. Part 3: Listening. Fortunately, the listening section IS last on the PTE Core test!
@@beautyfulboi No. The CELPIP test goes as follows and you cannot request to change it: Listening, Reading, Writing, Speaking. I hope this helps. Check out our other videos for more tips!
