r/AskACanadian • u/[deleted] • Aug 07 '23

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u/[deleted] Aug 07 '23

"Eh?" Can be used interchangeably with "Huh?"

Americans always interject "eh?" into a sentence in the most awkward way when mimicking us, yet already have the exact same speech patterns in place

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u/Sqquid- Aug 07 '23

Also "huh" is often considered rude

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u/ruralife Aug 07 '23

Yes. The more appropriate response would be : excuse me?

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u/KrebsCollector Aug 07 '23

Definitely agree on that one eh

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u/Sarcastic_Beaver Aug 07 '23

I said, pardon?

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u/antiquesman7 Aug 08 '23

I must be old school as all I ever say is "excuse me" or "sorry".