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Subject: How do you pronounce "Canuck"?


Author:
Ian (Australia)
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Date Posted: 17:15:54 11/13/04 Sat
 Is the "Can..." stressed (like in "Canada"), or unstressed (like in "Canadian")?

In other words, is it "CANuck" or "canUCK"?
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[> Subject: I've always thought it "canUCK", but I could be wrong (NT)


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Brent (Canada)
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Date Posted: 22:09:06 11/13/04 Sat

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[> [> Subject: Yanks say it that way.


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Ed Harris (London)
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Date Posted: 00:13:01 11/14/04 Sun

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[> [> Subject: So do Canadians...As it refers to me and my countrymen I will assert its correctness (NT)


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Brent (Canada)
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Date Posted: 20:17:17 11/14/04 Sun

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[> [> [> Subject: And is it a term that any Canadian would be offended by, or is it used with fondness?


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Ian (Australia)
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Date Posted: 13:59:40 11/15/04 Mon

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[> [> [> [> Subject: That's what I was wondering, which is why I never use it.


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Dave (UK)
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Date Posted: 14:12:59 11/15/04 Mon

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[> [> [> [> [> Subject: It's no worse than using the term "aussie"


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George
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Date Posted: 07:16:26 11/16/04 Tue
It's also the name of a hockey team.

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[> [> [> [> [> [> Subject: It's on par with Brit, Aussie, Yank, and Kiwi...We use it on ourselves all the time


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Brent (Canada)
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Date Posted: 04:11:18 11/19/04 Fri

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[> [> [> [> [> [> [> Subject: Thanks - I feel much better informed now


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Ian (Australia)
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Date Posted: 13:52:54 11/19/04 Fri

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[> Subject: It should be pronounced to rhyme with "Nanook"... as in "Canuck of the North" nt


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Mounted Policewoman
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Date Posted: 16:09:30 11/20/04 Sat

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