The "EH" (eh) WORD

 

EH (pronounced "ay")

EH is a Canadianism. Throughout many countries around the world the word "EH" is a cultural identifier of a Canadian traveler.

At home, in Canada, the word "EH" often goes unnoticed in everyday speech due to its frequency of use.

According to speech experts the word "EH" is used in a sentence as a "politeness marker" or as a "articulated question mark".

"EH" has many meanings and applications for Canadians.

"EH" is a term or slang used before and after a statement and/or question.

"EH" can be used in conversations instead of words like right, OK, please, maybe, thank you, how about it, don't you and others.

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"Let's do something, eh?" -- where 'eh' is 'do you agree?'
"We could get a pizza, eh?" -- where 'eh' is 'if you would like to'
"I don't know about that, eh?" -- where 'eh' is 'but perhaps I might be convinced if you explained further'
"What's that, eh?" -- where 'eh' is 'I would appreciate, friend of mine, hearing your interpretation'
"The food is cheap here, eh?" -- where 'eh' is 'so what would you like to do about that'
"It's after midnight, eh?" -- where 'eh' is 'were you aware'

** examples of "EH" usage courtesy of the Urban Dictionary

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"60% of Canadians stated "EH" as the top unique expression of all time in Canada"
2004 Canada Day Survey - Environics Research Group