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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?

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[–] Cheesus@lemmy.ca 3 points 5 hours ago* (last edited 5 hours 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.