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Comment by kashunstva

2 days ago

Significant pronunciation differences are related, but not covered in this list.

For example, in Ontario (perhaps elsewhere in Canada) the word asphalt is pronounced like “ash fault” (ˈæʃfɑlt) as opposed to U.S. pronunciation like “ass fault.” (ˈæsfɔlt)

Also “pasta” is often ˈpæstə as opposed to ˈpɑstə in American English.

It's the same people mispronouncing "asphalt" with a "sh" that also use "nucular" energy to watch filums about athuletes in the artic. Some of them have even visited Warshington in the USA.

I don't think any of that is particularly Canadian though.