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What is aboat?In Canada, "about." In U.S., a water craft. I bought aboat today. aboat - meme gifaboat - videoAboat - what is it?Canadian for "out and about." I am currently oat and aboat in Edmonton. What does "aboat" mean?The Canadian pronounciation of about I'm aboat to kick some ass Aboat - what does it mean?How Canadians are mistakenly believed to pronounce "about." It is a common misconception ranking right up there with the idea that Canadians pronounce it "aboot." The vowel sound is actually a dipthong, beginning at the sound "e" as in "bed" and "get," then transitioning to "oo" as in "igloo," which Canadians do NOT live in. This linguistic phenomenon as well as the raising of the long i before voiceless consonants is known as Canadian raising. It should be called "Northern raising" because it also occurs in some places in the United States, such as Washington State. Canadian: Dude, do you know what Canadian raising is. Aboat - meaningthe ACTUAL way Canadians say 'about' "we already talked aboat that in class, eh?" |
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