Well, I've been Canadian my whole life, eh, but I don't know about the "aboot." Out west here it is not that prevelant. It is much more noticeable out east, where the maritime provinces have more influence on the dialect.

But if you want to talk about funny accents and dialects, geez man, take a trip across the US. From the New Yawkers who can't seem to make a on "OH" sound, only "AW" sounds; to the Bostonian's with their "we don't want to be British but we like to sound like we all went to Oxford" attempt at high-dialect; to the Floridians who may not talk so funny, but boy do they like to speak GREGIAROUSLY LOUD"; the Southerners with their drawls and y'alls; and the Midwesterners with their twangs and dangs. And lets not forget the Californian Valley-speak, not so much in vogue these days, but certainly, like, a major contributor to the Young American English vocab, you know? And the grunge-speak of the Pacific Northwest, that funny skateboarding and caffeine influenced dialect of angst and morbidity sprang up in the 80's and still leaves it's mark today.

And how about the Ebonics and Hispanic influenced gangsta-talk. I'd axe you to explain that schizzle, but some nizzle might perpetrate a cap in my ass fo dissin his homeys.

And then, there is the new language of Americuh - Bushisms. Millions of Americuhns are dislearing their vocabularyisms thanks to his recommitmentness to securityness from nukulur terrosticism actvityness.

Oh well, at least he can sort of speak your Official Language...not like our Prime Minister, who makes sense in neither official language!

Cheers, eh.

Dexter...