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Subject: How do you pronounce "Canuck"?
Author: Ian (Australia)	[ Next Thread \| Previous Thread \| Next Message \| Previous Message ] Date Posted: 17:15:54 11/13/04 Sat Is the "Can..." stressed (like in "Canada"), or unstressed (like in "Canadian")? In other words, is it "CANuck" or "canUCK"? [ Next Thread \| Previous Thread \| Next Message \| Previous Message ]

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[> Subject: I've always thought it "canUCK", but I could be wrong (NT)
Author: Brent (Canada) [ Edit \| View ]	Date Posted: 22:09:06 11/13/04 Sat [ Post a Reply to This Message ]

[> [> Subject: Yanks say it that way.
Author: Ed Harris (London) [ Edit \| View ]	Date Posted: 00:13:01 11/14/04 Sun [ Post a Reply to This Message ]

[> [> Subject: So do Canadians...As it refers to me and my countrymen I will assert its correctness (NT)
Author: Brent (Canada) [ Edit \| View ]	Date Posted: 20:17:17 11/14/04 Sun [ Post a Reply to This Message ]

[> [> [> Subject: And is it a term that any Canadian would be offended by, or is it used with fondness?
Author: Ian (Australia) [ Edit \| View ]	Date Posted: 13:59:40 11/15/04 Mon [ Post a Reply to This Message ]

[> [> [> [> Subject: That's what I was wondering, which is why I never use it.
Author: Dave (UK) [ Edit \| View ]	Date Posted: 14:12:59 11/15/04 Mon [ Post a Reply to This Message ]

[> [> [> [> [> Subject: It's no worse than using the term "aussie"
Author: George [ Edit \| View ]	Date Posted: 07:16:26 11/16/04 Tue It's also the name of a hockey team. [ Post a Reply to This Message ]

[> [> [> [> [> [> Subject: It's on par with Brit, Aussie, Yank, and Kiwi...We use it on ourselves all the time
Author: Brent (Canada) [ Edit \| View ]	Date Posted: 04:11:18 11/19/04 Fri [ Post a Reply to This Message ]

[> [> [> [> [> [> [> Subject: Thanks - I feel much better informed now
Author: Ian (Australia) [ Edit \| View ]	Date Posted: 13:52:54 11/19/04 Fri [ Post a Reply to This Message ]

[> Subject: It should be pronounced to rhyme with "Nanook"... as in "Canuck of the North" nt
Author: Mounted Policewoman [ Edit \| View ]	Date Posted: 16:09:30 11/20/04 Sat [ Post a Reply to This Message ]