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''Eh'' is a spoken interjection. Although the use of ''eh'' is regarded by some as characteristic of Canadian English, most usages of ''eh'' are spread throughout the English language-speaking world, in the meaning of "Wiktionary:Huh?", "Wiktionary:What?", "Wiktionary:Hey", or "Repeat that, please". It is an invariant question tag, unlike the "is it?" and "have you?" tags that have, with the insertion of ''not'', different construction in positive and negative questions. There is some question as to the origin of the term, a popular theory is that the "eh" sound is similar to the "ey" sound that a native French speaker will stereotypically say when pronouncing the word "Hey". In addition, "eh" can also be used as an exclamation: "He's all right, eh!" This has its origins in Scotland, where it can still be heard. ==Usage in different English speaking countries== ===Canada=== According to the ''Canadian Oxford Dictionary'' the only usage of ''eh'' that is peculiar to Canada is for "ascertaining the comprehension, continued interest, agreement, etc., of the person or persons addressed" as in, "It's four kilometres away, eh, so I have to go by bike." In that case, ''eh'' is used to confirm the attention of the listener and to invite a supportive noise such as "Mm" or "Oh" or "Wiktionary:Okay". It essentially is an interjection meaning, "I'm checking to see you're listening so I can continue." Depending on the speaker's tone or the dialectal standard, ''eh'' can also be perceived as rude or impolite, as "Repeat that!", and not a request. "Eh" can also be added to the end of a declaritive sentance to turn it into a question. For example: "The weather is nice." becomes "The weather is nice, eh?" ''See also'': Canadian slang, Bob & Doug McKenzie ===Australia and the United States=== "Eh?" used to solicit agreement or confirmation is also heard regularly amongst speakers of Australian English (where it is sometimes spelled "Wiktionary:ay" on the assumption that "eh" would rhyme with "Wiktionary:heh" or "Wiktionary:meh"). It is also heard in Oklahoma and the New England Region US English. In both places it is also used as a general exclamation as in Scotland. ===New Zealand=== The term "Eh?" in New Zealand English is, unsurprisingly, similar to that in Australian English, although it is gaining increasing usage. The reason for this is that the term's history is closely connected with the Maori language affirmative "Nei". In recent years, this usage has spread rapidly in the poorer parts of New Zealand's main cities (which often have a higher proportion of Maori and Pacific Islander residents, and from there to the general population. Due to its pattern of spread, it is often seen as a social indicator, although - like many speech patterns spread in this way, it has gained popularity rapidly as a fashionable usage. As with Canada, it has also gained widespread use as a stereotype, here representing the speech patterns of urban Maori. ===South Africa=== The equivalent in South African English is "hey", of Dutch language origin. ==Similar terms in other languages== Japanese language "nee/ne?/naa" are extremely similar, being statement ending particles which solicit or assume agreement, confirmation, or comprehension on the part of the listener. In Mandarin Chinese, ''eh'' (誒 in pinyin: ê4) is a relatively infrequently used exclamation expressing disappointment or affirmation. Canadian culture
==Non-Candian "eh"== Isn't "eh" also considered characteristic of USA areas bordering Canada, eg Minnesota? Eh? Is also widespread thoughout England, famously by Scouse... "Eh? Eh? Calm down! Calm down!" ==Like== Should there be a separate page for ''like''? --User:Ed Poor :If you like. -user:Montrealais ==Schwa== I've removed the link to schwa, because it was just sitting there, unexplained. Was it supposed to imply that "eh" is pronounced thusly? By Canadians? By speakers of Mandarin? By whom? Eh? -- User:Oliver Pereira 17:15 24 May 2003 (UTC) ==French/Quebec== I would like to know how to translate eh into french canadian (quebecois.)Some people say that bien or bè is equivalent. eh bien refers to well and is sometime used in an equivalent way. Which of thesese best captures the spirit of eh as a Canadianism Trouble is, they also say ''ben'' in France... however, ''ben là'' seems to be unique to Quebec, and for all I know ''bon ben'' is as well. -User:Montrealais 21:56, 17 Apr 2004 (UTC) In Ontario where I went to school, we were taught that "hien" could also be used in place of "eh". McKell now in Toronto. : In BC schools, when we memorized french dialogs (Quebec french), I remember the texts were printed with "hien" at the end of some sentences where "eh" might be in english. I forget the explanation of what that word conveyed, but in the "real world", I've never found a french speaker to confirm that this word exists or what it might imply. -- User:Ds13 17:34, 2 Jul 2004 (UTC) == American Eh == In the United States (not including those that border Canada, as mentioned above), or at least the parts around here, "eh" is pronounced just as it's spelled ("eh", as opposed to "ay"). Shouldn't that be mentioned somewhere? ''User:GPHemsley 04:51, Sep 26, 2004 (UTC)'' ==Other uses== In Japanese, "eh" used as an interjection with a sharply rising tone can carry the meaning of "What?!", indicating a surprised lack of comprehension. Would this fit on this page, or is that meaning too removed? Also, in the novel ''Ender's Game'' by Orson Scott Card, characters use a minor dialect variation that uses "ne?" at the end of a sentence to see agreement, and "Eh" to agree. While this works in Japanese (where "Ee", pronounced like "Eh", means "yes"), I've heard Card borrowed this usage from Portuguese. Again, relevant, or too removed? User:Bigpeteb ==genesis of exclusive Canadian usage?== "According to the Canadian Oxford Dictionary the only usage of eh that is peculiar to Canada is for "ascertaining the comprehension, continued interest, agreement, etc., of the person or persons addressed" as in, "It's four kilometres away, eh, so I have to go by bike."" As far as I can tell, this use in Canada is identical to the way 'yeh' is used by some dialects in British English. I'm not entirely sure what dialects those would be though, but I've definately heard it being used. Is this connected to the Canadian use? ==Mandarin== In the mandarin, for some reason, the pinyin isn't coming out right; it's an e with a circonflex on it (which looks like an inverted third tone mark) but then the number 4. Is this third tone or fourth tone? And if it's fourth tone, one should mention that e4 also means "hungry".User:Variable 14:35, 4 Feb 2005 (UTC) == Eh/Hey == I've heard people from Western Canada (Saskatchewan and Alberta specifically) pronounce the word "hey", which sounded kind of strange to me at first...but the usage is exactly the same as I would expect for "eh" so it's obviously just another pronunciation. I'm not sure where to add that in the page, if it should be mentioned. User:Adam Bishop 15:51, 23 Mar 2005 (UTC) *Please add pronunciations to the pronunciation sections of the ''dictionary'' entries Wiktionary:hey and Wiktionary:eh. User:Uncle G 01:13, 2005 Mar 25 (UTC)
See other meanings of words starting from letter:
Words begining with Eh:
EH
Eh
Eh
Eh!_Steve
Eh,_Cumpari
Eh,_Cumpari!
EH-101
EH101
EH101_Merlin
Eh7
Ehabkost
Ehacktusi
Ehad_Ha'am
Ehamberg
Ehaque
EHarmony
EHarmony
Eharmony
Ehaslun
Ehb
EHC
EHCI
EHD
EHDD
Ehdk42099
Ehdk42099
EHD_thruster
EHD_thrusters
EHealth
Ehecatl
Ehedaya
Ehenck
EHF
Ehgil
Ehgil
Ehi
Ehime
Ehime
Ehime,_Japan
Ehime-ken
Ehime-Maru
Ehime_Maru
Ehime_maru
Ehime_Prefecture
Ehime_Prefecture
Ehime_prefecture
Ehis
EHI_EH101
Ehlers-Danlos_Syndrome
Ehlers-Danlos_syndrome
Ehlers-Danlos_syndrome
EHLO
Ehmetjan_Qasimi
Ehmphasis
Ehm_Welk
Ehn
Ehn
Ehoeae
Ehoiae
Ehoiai
EHP
EHR
Ehr.
Ehren
Ehrenb.
Ehrenberg
Ehrenberg,_Arizona
Ehrenberg,_Arizona
Ehrenberg,_AZ
Ehrenbreitstein
Ehrenburg
Ehrenfeld,_PA
Ehrenfeld,_Pennsylvania
Ehrenfeucht_game
Ehrenfried_Tschirnhaus
Ehrenfried_Tschirnhausen
Ehrenfried_Walter_von_Tschirnhaus
Ehrenfried_Walther_von_Tschirnhaus
Ehrengarde_Melusina,_Duchess_Of,_Duchess_of_Munster,_Countess_and_Marchioness_of_Dungannon,_Countess_of_Feversham,_Baroness_of_Dundalk,_Baroness_of_Glastonbury_Kendal
Ehrengard_Melusine_von_der_Schulenburg,_Duchess_of_Kendal
Ehrengard_Melusine_von_der_Schulenburg,_Duchess_of_Kendal_and_Munster
Ehrenreich
Ehresmann
Ehresmann's_fibration_theorem
Ehresmann's_theorem
Ehresmann_theorem
Ehrgeiz
Ehrh.
Ehrhardt,_SC
Ehrhardt,_South_Carolina
Ehrhart_polynomial
Ehrhart_polynomial
Ehrhart_polynomials
Ehrich_Weiss
Ehrl
Ehrlich
Ehrlich-Simon_bet
Ehrlichiaceae
Ehrlichiosis
Ehrlich_(crater)
Ehrlich_paul
EHRMS
EHS
Ehsan
Ehsan
Ehsanjoon
Ehsan_Jefri
Ehsan_mahmood
Ehsan_Yarshater
EHT
Ehud
Ehudh
Ehud_Barak
Ehud_Barak
Ehud_gavron
Ehud_Manor
Ehud_Olmert
Ehud_Segev
Ehud_Segev
Ehud_segev
Ehud_segev
Ehud_Shapiro
Ehud_Tenebaum
Ehud_Vaks
Ehumphri
Ehurtley
Ehusman
Ehusman
Ehwaz
Ehyre
EH_Industries
EH_Industries_EH101
EH_Industries_EH_101
Eh_Steve
Eh_steve
EH
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Eh
''Eh'' is a spoken interjection. Although the use of ''eh'' is regarded by some as characteristic of Canadian English, most usages of ''eh'' are spread throughout the English language-speaking world, in the meaning of "Wiktionary:Huh?", "Wiktionary:What?", "Wiktionary:Hey", or "Repeat that, please". It is an invariant question tag, unlike the "is it?" and "have you?" tags that have, with the insertion of ''not'', different construction in positive and negative questions. There is some question as to the origin of the term, a popular theory is that the "eh" sound is similar to the "ey" sound that a native French speaker will stereotypically say when pronouncing the word "Hey". In addition, "eh" can also be used as an exclamation: "He's all right, eh!" This has its origins in Scotland, where it can still be heard. ==Usage in different English speaking countries== ===Canada=== According to the ''Canadian Oxford Dictionary'' the only usage of ''eh'' that is peculiar to Canada is for "ascertaining the comprehension, continued interest, agreement, etc., of the person or persons addressed" as in, "It's four kilometres away, eh, so I have to go by bike." In that case, ''eh'' is used to confirm the attention of the listener and to invite a supportive noise such as "Mm" or "Oh" or "Wiktionary:Okay". It essentially is an interjection meaning, "I'm checking to see you're listening so I can continue." Depending on the speaker's tone or the dialectal standard, ''eh'' can also be perceived as rude or impolite, as "Repeat that!", and not a request. "Eh" can also be added to the end of a declaritive sentance to turn it into a question. For example: "The weather is nice." becomes "The weather is nice, eh?" ''See also'': Canadian slang, Bob & Doug McKenzie ===Australia and the United States=== "Eh?" used to solicit agreement or confirmation is also heard regularly amongst speakers of Australian English (where it is sometimes spelled "Wiktionary:ay" on the assumption that "eh" would rhyme with "Wiktionary:heh" or "Wiktionary:meh"). It is also heard in Oklahoma and the New England Region US English. In both places it is also used as a general exclamation as in Scotland. ===New Zealand=== The term "Eh?" in New Zealand English is, unsurprisingly, similar to that in Australian English, although it is gaining increasing usage. The reason for this is that the term's history is closely connected with the Maori language affirmative "Nei". In recent years, this usage has spread rapidly in the poorer parts of New Zealand's main cities (which often have a higher proportion of Maori and Pacific Islander residents, and from there to the general population. Due to its pattern of spread, it is often seen as a social indicator, although - like many speech patterns spread in this way, it has gained popularity rapidly as a fashionable usage. As with Canada, it has also gained widespread use as a stereotype, here representing the speech patterns of urban Maori. ===South Africa=== The equivalent in South African English is "hey", of Dutch language origin. ==Similar terms in other languages== Japanese language "nee/ne?/naa" are extremely similar, being statement ending particles which solicit or assume agreement, confirmation, or comprehension on the part of the listener. In Mandarin Chinese, ''eh'' (誒 in pinyin: ê4) is a relatively infrequently used exclamation expressing disappointment or affirmation. Canadian culture
Eh
==Non-Candian "eh"== Isn't "eh" also considered characteristic of USA areas bordering Canada, eg Minnesota? Eh? Is also widespread thoughout England, famously by Scouse... "Eh? Eh? Calm down! Calm down!" ==Like== Should there be a separate page for ''like''? --User:Ed Poor :If you like. -user:Montrealais ==Schwa== I've removed the link to schwa, because it was just sitting there, unexplained. Was it supposed to imply that "eh" is pronounced thusly? By Canadians? By speakers of Mandarin? By whom? Eh? -- User:Oliver Pereira 17:15 24 May 2003 (UTC) ==French/Quebec== I would like to know how to translate eh into french canadian (quebecois.)Some people say that bien or bè is equivalent. eh bien refers to well and is sometime used in an equivalent way. Which of thesese best captures the spirit of eh as a Canadianism Trouble is, they also say ''ben'' in France... however, ''ben là'' seems to be unique to Quebec, and for all I know ''bon ben'' is as well. -User:Montrealais 21:56, 17 Apr 2004 (UTC) In Ontario where I went to school, we were taught that "hien" could also be used in place of "eh". McKell now in Toronto. : In BC schools, when we memorized french dialogs (Quebec french), I remember the texts were printed with "hien" at the end of some sentences where "eh" might be in english. I forget the explanation of what that word conveyed, but in the "real world", I've never found a french speaker to confirm that this word exists or what it might imply. -- User:Ds13 17:34, 2 Jul 2004 (UTC) == American Eh == In the United States (not including those that border Canada, as mentioned above), or at least the parts around here, "eh" is pronounced just as it's spelled ("eh", as opposed to "ay"). Shouldn't that be mentioned somewhere? ''User:GPHemsley 04:51, Sep 26, 2004 (UTC)'' ==Other uses== In Japanese, "eh" used as an interjection with a sharply rising tone can carry the meaning of "What?!", indicating a surprised lack of comprehension. Would this fit on this page, or is that meaning too removed? Also, in the novel ''Ender's Game'' by Orson Scott Card, characters use a minor dialect variation that uses "ne?" at the end of a sentence to see agreement, and "Eh" to agree. While this works in Japanese (where "Ee", pronounced like "Eh", means "yes"), I've heard Card borrowed this usage from Portuguese. Again, relevant, or too removed? User:Bigpeteb ==genesis of exclusive Canadian usage?== "According to the Canadian Oxford Dictionary the only usage of eh that is peculiar to Canada is for "ascertaining the comprehension, continued interest, agreement, etc., of the person or persons addressed" as in, "It's four kilometres away, eh, so I have to go by bike."" As far as I can tell, this use in Canada is identical to the way 'yeh' is used by some dialects in British English. I'm not entirely sure what dialects those would be though, but I've definately heard it being used. Is this connected to the Canadian use? ==Mandarin== In the mandarin, for some reason, the pinyin isn't coming out right; it's an e with a circonflex on it (which looks like an inverted third tone mark) but then the number 4. Is this third tone or fourth tone? And if it's fourth tone, one should mention that e4 also means "hungry".User:Variable 14:35, 4 Feb 2005 (UTC) == Eh/Hey == I've heard people from Western Canada (Saskatchewan and Alberta specifically) pronounce the word "hey", which sounded kind of strange to me at first...but the usage is exactly the same as I would expect for "eh" so it's obviously just another pronunciation. I'm not sure where to add that in the page, if it should be mentioned. User:Adam Bishop 15:51, 23 Mar 2005 (UTC) *Please add pronunciations to the pronunciation sections of the ''dictionary'' entries Wiktionary:hey and Wiktionary:eh. User:Uncle G 01:13, 2005 Mar 25 (UTC)
See other meanings of words starting from letter:
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EH
Eh
Eh
Eh!_Steve
Eh,_Cumpari
Eh,_Cumpari!
EH-101
EH101
EH101_Merlin
Eh7
Ehabkost
Ehacktusi
Ehad_Ha'am
Ehamberg
Ehaque
EHarmony
EHarmony
Eharmony
Ehaslun
Ehb
EHC
EHCI
EHD
EHDD
Ehdk42099
Ehdk42099
EHD_thruster
EHD_thrusters
EHealth
Ehecatl
Ehedaya
Ehenck
EHF
Ehgil
Ehgil
Ehi
Ehime
Ehime
Ehime,_Japan
Ehime-ken
Ehime-Maru
Ehime_Maru
Ehime_maru
Ehime_Prefecture
Ehime_Prefecture
Ehime_prefecture
Ehis
EHI_EH101
Ehlers-Danlos_Syndrome
Ehlers-Danlos_syndrome
Ehlers-Danlos_syndrome
EHLO
Ehmetjan_Qasimi
Ehmphasis
Ehm_Welk
Ehn
Ehn
Ehoeae
Ehoiae
Ehoiai
EHP
EHR
Ehr.
Ehren
Ehrenb.
Ehrenberg
Ehrenberg,_Arizona
Ehrenberg,_Arizona
Ehrenberg,_AZ
Ehrenbreitstein
Ehrenburg
Ehrenfeld,_PA
Ehrenfeld,_Pennsylvania
Ehrenfeucht_game
Ehrenfried_Tschirnhaus
Ehrenfried_Tschirnhausen
Ehrenfried_Walter_von_Tschirnhaus
Ehrenfried_Walther_von_Tschirnhaus
Ehrengarde_Melusina,_Duchess_Of,_Duchess_of_Munster,_Countess_and_Marchioness_of_Dungannon,_Countess_of_Feversham,_Baroness_of_Dundalk,_Baroness_of_Glastonbury_Kendal
Ehrengard_Melusine_von_der_Schulenburg,_Duchess_of_Kendal
Ehrengard_Melusine_von_der_Schulenburg,_Duchess_of_Kendal_and_Munster
Ehrenreich
Ehresmann
Ehresmann's_fibration_theorem
Ehresmann's_theorem
Ehresmann_theorem
Ehrgeiz
Ehrh.
Ehrhardt,_SC
Ehrhardt,_South_Carolina
Ehrhart_polynomial
Ehrhart_polynomial
Ehrhart_polynomials
Ehrich_Weiss
Ehrl
Ehrlich
Ehrlich-Simon_bet
Ehrlichiaceae
Ehrlichiosis
Ehrlich_(crater)
Ehrlich_paul
EHRMS
EHS
Ehsan
Ehsan
Ehsanjoon
Ehsan_Jefri
Ehsan_mahmood
Ehsan_Yarshater
EHT
Ehud
Ehudh
Ehud_Barak
Ehud_Barak
Ehud_gavron
Ehud_Manor
Ehud_Olmert
Ehud_Segev
Ehud_Segev
Ehud_segev
Ehud_segev
Ehud_Shapiro
Ehud_Tenebaum
Ehud_Vaks
Ehumphri
Ehurtley
Ehusman
Ehusman
Ehwaz
Ehyre
EH_Industries
EH_Industries_EH101
EH_Industries_EH_101
Eh_Steve
Eh_steve
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