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As a Canajan eh with cousins in Vermont eh, yup I have heard conversations at family visits ' knoo whadd I mean eh' just like the one Cathy wrote yup just the same anne 5gen canajan 1gen newfoundlander 'yis bye' On Mon, 11 Oct 1999, Cathy Morse wrote: >clipped > > Regarding "eh" > Do you know of any relationship of the versatile Canajan ''eh" and the equally diverse New Hamp Sheer "eh, yup"? > If these two got together, the convesation might go something like this: > Canadian; 'I'm walking down the street, eh?' [Like this, see?] > NH Yank; "eh, yup"* > Canadian: 'I'd hadda few beers en I was feeling priddy good, eh?' [You know how it is] > NH Yank; "eh, yup"* > Canadian; When all of a sudden I saw this big guy, eh?' [I'm not fooling.] > NH Yank; "eh, yup"* > * No translation available. At any given time might mean I agree, I disagree, you are correct, you are full it (antecedant also unknnown), hurry up and finish with your story, dinner's getting cold; the list just goes on and on... >