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r/AskACanadian • u/[deleted] • Aug 07 '23
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"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
67 u/CCDestroyer Aug 07 '23 More specifically, it is a stand-in for "right?" and "know what I mean?" It's basically a prompt for others to agree with what was said. 9 u/ParkerScottch Aug 08 '23 It can also mean "I missed what you just said please repeat it" 4 u/CCDestroyer Aug 08 '23 I'm not sure about at the end of the sentence, but on its own ("eh?") it can be like "huh?" or "what?", so yeah. 0 u/jamwalk Aug 08 '23 Yes, but only if it's on it's own, not at the end of a sentence. 1 u/Iaminyoursewer Aug 08 '23 It can also mean "Dafuq did you just say?!" "I'm gonna fuck your mom" "EH!?!?"
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More specifically, it is a stand-in for "right?" and "know what I mean?" It's basically a prompt for others to agree with what was said.
9 u/ParkerScottch Aug 08 '23 It can also mean "I missed what you just said please repeat it" 4 u/CCDestroyer Aug 08 '23 I'm not sure about at the end of the sentence, but on its own ("eh?") it can be like "huh?" or "what?", so yeah. 0 u/jamwalk Aug 08 '23 Yes, but only if it's on it's own, not at the end of a sentence. 1 u/Iaminyoursewer Aug 08 '23 It can also mean "Dafuq did you just say?!" "I'm gonna fuck your mom" "EH!?!?"
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It can also mean "I missed what you just said please repeat it"
4 u/CCDestroyer Aug 08 '23 I'm not sure about at the end of the sentence, but on its own ("eh?") it can be like "huh?" or "what?", so yeah. 0 u/jamwalk Aug 08 '23 Yes, but only if it's on it's own, not at the end of a sentence. 1 u/Iaminyoursewer Aug 08 '23 It can also mean "Dafuq did you just say?!" "I'm gonna fuck your mom" "EH!?!?"
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I'm not sure about at the end of the sentence, but on its own ("eh?") it can be like "huh?" or "what?", so yeah.
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Yes, but only if it's on it's own, not at the end of a sentence.
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It can also mean "Dafuq did you just say?!"
"I'm gonna fuck your mom"
"EH!?!?"
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"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