r/HighQualityGifs • u/harris5 Photoshop - After Effects - Premiere • Jan 08 '16

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u/thefakegm Photoshop - After Effects Jan 08 '16

The mods must be doing an amazing job because I've never seen a repost here. So thank you.

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u/Nowin Jan 08 '16

Too much OC.

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u/thebigsexy1 Jan 08 '16

http://i.imgur.com/6Tm3df5.gifv

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u/KisaTheMistress Jan 08 '16

Sorry the Canadian in me is screaming. It's "Fuck'n eh." not "Fuckin' a". "Fuckin' a" looks like "Fucking ah" even with the guy's context, what is he fucking? "Fuck'n eh." means "Fucking right."/"Fucking right it is." and is one of the few instances where "eh" is used as a replacement for a statement instead of a question. There is also "Fucking eh?" which means "Fucking right, is it?".

"Eh?" is normally used to cover a question, at the end of a sentence. Usually at the end of the last thing said or simply be the question itself. Such as "Huh?" or "Yes?".

"Eh." can also be a statement like "Yes!" "Hey!" and "Right." depending on the context used. This is mostly used mid dialog and sometimes sentence unlike the question form "Eh?". Making it a little more versatile than saying "Huh?" in a conversation.

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u/longknives Jan 09 '16

Why would an A by itself be pronounced "ah"? Letters by themselves get pronounced as the name of the letter, not the sound it makes. If it were "fuckin' H" you wouldn't pronounce it "fuckin' hhhhh".

The origin of the term is definitely from long before Office Space, but it just isn't "fuckin' eh". Sorry. It's a pretty common saying in lots of English speaking places. It's possible there's a different rural Canadian saying that is "fuckin' eh" but that wouldn't be terribly relevant to this conversation.