Ca'm down, JimLad, it's the rest of you buddies that talk funny.

Truthfully, it was years after leaving home before, with much coaching from a friend, I could even hear the difference between 'won't' and 'wun't' (the CB pronunciation).

I was astonished, listening to my recorded voice recently, and considering how long I've lived away, at how much Cape Breton still colours my speech.