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Agrajag ( Agrajag@scribe.disroot.org )  to The Onion@midwest.socialEnglish · 11 months ago

Alexa explodes after Canadian replies to query with, “Oh, yeah, no, for sure.”

www.thebeaverton.com

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Alexa explodes after Canadian replies to query with, “Oh, yeah, no, for sure.”

www.thebeaverton.com

Agrajag ( Agrajag@scribe.disroot.org )  to The Onion@midwest.socialEnglish · 11 months ago
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OROMOCTO, NB - A local man almost lost his home yesterday after his Amazon Alexa smart home device burst into flames. Lloyd Wentworth, 38, says the fire started as he was preparing dinner in his bungalow on Waasis Road.
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  • ButteryMonkey ( ButteryMonkey@piefed.social ) 
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    Oh Canadians do that too, eh?

    • setVeryLoud(true); ( isVeryLoud@lemmy.ca ) 
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      11 months ago

      Canada’s version of “Oh nah yeah mate”

  • Farid ( abfarid@startrek.website ) 
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    I didn’t know there was an English equivalent of “да нет, наверное”.

  • rockettaco37 ( rockettaco37@feddit.nu ) 
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    I grew up in Buffalo, and whenever I’d go across the border it’d take probably a few hours to adjust. xD

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