When I was in NB I heard the term “hardon riggin”. Had no idea. When I said laneway they had no idea. They would say oh the driveway beside your front dooryard. Front dooryard?

  • Cheesus@lemmy.caEnglish
    8·
    24 days ago

    Darts = cigarettes

    Chesterfield = couch

    Skookum = solid, strong

    Beauty can be an adverb. ex: That’s beauty!

    Er what? Places emphasis on a question. ex: Was that a good show er what?

    Eh ? = The classic, but can be used differently than most people think. Normally it is used as a question marker, but can also be used to show indifference to a topic when combined with a dismissive tone. ex: “I went to the party last night.” "Ya, eh?"

    Coastal British Columbia.

    Also, we have a very recognizable shibboleth that comes in handy sometimes: the pronunciation of “Vancouver.” Anyone who was born in Metro Vancouver or the surrounding areas will pronounce the “van-” with an '-ng" sound, like wang. Most people don’t even realise it, and I have no idea where this phenomenon comes from, but personally I find it emblematic of the sociolect used in the trades and other ‘blue collar’ occupations in the province. There’s a certain sing-song character in the intonation that, having moved away from there, I find myself missing at times.

      • Cheesus@lemmy.caEnglish
        4·
        23 days ago

        Same. It’s a shame that it will soon be moribund, it’s such a versatile word. Chinook jargon (the créole language the word comes from) was known for having a limited vocabulary, which resulted in many of its words having multiple nuances in meaning.