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Old 07-24-2016, 12:48 AM   #21
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Originally Posted by Sport-Tech View Post
I have never in my life heard a Canadian who said "aboot" - it's used by a tiny minority of Newfoundlanders, who comprise less than 0.2% of the population. It's like judging all American English on the basis of the heavy Southern red-neck drawl of the rural poor in West Virginia or North Carolina - which I admit is fun to do!
I say it sometimes but it is in reference to a very specific item.

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