Jared Keeso of Letterkenny explains 10-ply and other slang

Letterkenny star and creator, Jared Keeso, explains some of the slang used in the show in this cultural exchange between St John's, Newfoundland and Listowel, Ontario.
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[@thomasboyce4589]

Jared breaks down Letterkenny slangs, and that's what I appreciates about him.

[@SGWV]

oh that’s what you appreciates about him

[@jeremiahdiaz5111]

@@SGWV take about 20% off there bud

[@nicknackpattywackshow5011]

You better settle down over there before I come and talk to you

[@thomasboyce4589]

@@SGWV oh, look at you there phone screen!

[@KittenLovens420]

Is that all you appreciates about him?

[@TFrail]

"So you're having a radio interview with your boys the other dayyyyyy"

[@rahul-qm9fi]

@Anonymous "To be faihhhhhhhh"

[@escothaprophet3430]

@@rahul-qm9fi to be faihhhhhhhhhhh

[@anorganism8913]

Hahaha

[@verawickiser4062]

To beeee faiiiaahhh

[@benparsons1312]

To be faiiihhhhh

[@everettkitley8528]

"You're a cup of baby carrots." Such a simple line... Yet, so powerful.

[@crispydankmemes]

"what's your laundry folding channel hon?"

[@everettkitley8528]

The opening of the first show had me hooked. "How many times you pull your horn today, bud?" "Awe, he's bashful." "Don't worry, Kitten. We won't tell anyone."

[@booper3439]

I was immediately hooked too

[@czattew]

"You take your shirt off but keep your sunglasses on?... what kind of backwards assed pageantry is that?"

[@williamsvendsen9990]

I didnt get that joke

[@ShazzPotz]

@@czattew bass ackwards

[@Shitnugget69]

Ballpark 6 or 7

[@johnmartin8347]

McMurray called. He wants his shirt back.

[@jeffledp]

How are ya, now?

[@Mobscene19]

@@jeffledp good and you?

[@jeffledp]

@@Mobscene19 Oh, not too bad.

[@TheeJordanRyan]

@BAGEL FART "not s'bad"

[@richardholloway7546]

John Martin PERFECTION

[@sontypohnenamen5161]

So THAT is how Jared Keeso looks like when he's not squinting.

[@QwithTomPower]

It's kind of like Clark Kent with his glasses on...

[@eddduncan5394]

I Googled "What is Jared Keeso" really like. Not disappointed at all!

[@sierra4603]

Omg that is exactly what I was thinking

[@dnizzel1]

“Nice onsie does it come in men’s?” “Oh I think you come in men’s enough for all of us.”

[@schmashbox]

I heard he doesn’t like French Stewart 😂

[@briannagravely9349]

This show seriously feels like I'm learning English as a second language.

[@ironmyno]

Cuz it's Canadian.. Not English

[@googies12a]

@@ironmyno mispronouncing originally Irish place names!

[@zacmiles5342]

@@ironmyno Canadian isn't a language bud lol . They still speak English.

[@riserevelation8471]

@@zacmiles5342 Depends on where ya go, technically Newfs speack english but we all just say they are speaking Newfie

[@ImDan1sh]

English is my second language but Canadian is about to be my third.

[@michaels1326]

I love that some of the newfie slang that was mentioned here seemed unknown to Keeso, and it managed to make it into a later episode when the hockey team had to play the Newfies.

[@ncommerce]

LOL, i just watched that clip, and it comes entirely from this interview. Did the guy get a writing credit as he demanded?

[@TyrannyOfBenevolance]

Knows, mikey, knows

[@ssj3steve]

LOL!

[@haljalykakik2384]

Yeah, TIL what a bread dinner is 🤣🤣🤣

[@MrPainkiller616]

Canadian is such a beautiful language

[@warrenmontague2295]

His accent is so Canadian. Rural Ontariah boy. I'm from a place about two hours from him, but my accent is not nearly this strong.

[@TheRockindio]

The accent is a Canadian thing. The language is just southern hick farmer slang ya dingus

[@airhead3333]

TheRockindio this is all Canadian slang. Southern USA is stealing it now

[@dipperdandy]

very eastern canadian. I'm born and raised BC so I'm still learning the lingo.

[@unclecreed2986]

You guys talk as fast as they do on the show?

[@OmegaSoypreme]

"You looking for a tilly, buddy? Let's have a donnybrook!" Glad we got that cleared up.

[@DeathnoteBB]

superchief86 The least threatening way to say "You wanna fight!" ever

[@reillyfitzgerald]

My son, if we ever had a racket I'd squat ya! (lol)

[@randomazn420]

Shirts off boys

[@bimbobaggins94]

Donnybrook is a middleclass/upper class town in dublin, ireland! Im learning so much today

[@gorith13]

Nah the toughest man fights the other sides toughest man, and the actual toughest guy's dudes just pick up the straggler suckers son. You don't need suckers in a tough man fight. But anything is fair game at a bush party

[@2112LifeIsGood]

As American, I'd say these Canadian guys are as fun as hell... Like the cool cousin you didn't even know you had until you got drunk with him at Thanksgiving.

[@davek3003]

Cousin't

[@maskedfishing7168]

The best slang is “spare parts”.

[@Golfnut_2099]

That is not slang, it is an insult. I prefer "You're so 5-11"

[@MrPositive3D]

@@Golfnut_2099 Well it's actually both an insult and slang.

[@nainai6030]

I'm from the U.S. South, and it's nuts to me how comfortable I feel with this slang. It's not the same words, but the slang is formed in the same way, with the same rhythm and cadence. Reminds me of home. I live in California now, and nothing here has ever felt as natural and "homey" to me as the conversation I just witnessed. Love this show.

[@QwithTomPower]

How're you now?

[@stevenblackwell9684]

A boy I'm Canadian and I could speak English in front of you to my friend and you wouldn't know a word I was saying.

[@JCM3x3]

"pert near" is a colloquialism that is alive and well here in Southern Appalachia. Love Letterkenny!

[@voodoofairy]

Really? I'm from CA and the hockey lingo is pretty close to surf lingo.

[@Alibifire]

@@JCM3x3 Heard this one a lot growing up in the Wv hills.

[@RobEvanstheMysticBovine]

I would love to see the Trailer Park Boys come up to the Produce Stand one day.

[@burtsgurt]

Rob Evans yes!

[@DiskoSpider]

Rob Evans Ricky Julian and bubs need there help and when a man asks for help, you help him. Corey and Trevor would have their birds up for katy. Would be hilarious.

[@bucketsaremyfriend]

Yes! A crossover! This needs to happen.

[@keldonchavez1439]

Fubar

[@reillyfitzgerald]

Or, in keeping with the interview, any member of "22 Minutes"!

[@Cirkustanz]

Naturally Wayne has the thickest, fullest, but best groomed beard I've ever seen on a ginger.

[@abigailsaoirsefinnegan]

Ginger, you say? Allegedly.

[@ZaxCal]

To be faaiiirrrr 🎶 You wouldn’t be able to tell if his red beard was as full on account of his skin being nearly the same color.

[@tpl608]

Can you be sure he is a ginger without seeing the curtains and drapes and that they match? ;-)

[@Concatenate]

Historians and linguists hundreds of years in the future... "The roots of the now indecipherable Canadian dialect all started with a television series called Letterkenny."

[@ianweniger6620]

Hello from a high school Canadian Studies teacher. Schitt's Creek wasn't on my students' radar and THAT English Canadian show won at least one Emmy. So Letterkenny is not even a thing. And yet I feel compelled to use this interview in class along with some inconvenient truths about English-Canadian culture: 1. Newfoundland English predates "Canada" by 300+ years. 2. American English predates "Canada" by 200+ years. 3. Newfoundland English is a blend of British languages, dialects and variants brought by colonizers and concentrated on a large, isolated rocky island. 4. American English is a mess of British languages, dialects and variants brought by colonizers and spread over a broad continent. 5. American English speakers have been migrating north since 1760, propelled by war, re-colonization, more war, genocide and more wars. Language migration without settlement began with The Old Farmer's Almanac and continues today via every media platform. 6. Newfoundland English speakers have been migrating west since 1950, propelled by poverty and global overfishing. Language migration without settlement began in 1969 with "Going Down the Road", followed by Stompin' Tom, CODCO, Great Big Sea, and "Republic of Doyle", and continues to this day with "This Hour Has 22 Minutes" and "Come from Away". 7. The similarities of rural (North) American English have survived centuries of standardization by colonial authorities up until the present day. And thank the thundering Lord Jesus for that, boy. CLASS DISMISSED

[@kmannc]

Lol wait Wayne’s annoying drunk laugh is just Jared Keeso’s real laugh?!

[@ermieburns]

3Hands&Feet hahaha I thought that too! 😂🤣

[@OmniaViridis]

😍

[@justincredible5414]

Samuel. Do your Chris Tucker. That one's the best.

[@MunkyCh33ze]

Wayne: Yeah

[@accidentprone2352]

Well actually I don’t think I’ve ever seen Wayne laugh other then when his drunk

[@shoonger001]

"free form Herbal Jazz" is the best.

[@datass666]

...let me present to you... " Jazz Cabbage"

[@JesusFriedChrist]

Devil’s Lettuce

[@dylanjordan4747]

@@JesusFriedChrist basic

[@jacklafferty6654]

As someone from Ireland (actually from a town called Letterkenny in Donegal also) hearing someone use 'Donnybrook' at the other side of the world is fascinating. I believe the term originally came from a rowdy fair that used to take place in Donnybrook, Dublin. I understand that the term is now uncapitalised in the dictionary but it still amazes me how people use it.

[@Shanetangybits]

I read that in an irish accent.

[@IamTHEJealousGreen]

​@@Shanetangybits😂😂😂So did I. Every word!!😂😂😂

[@sasyscarborough]

seeing Jared smile so much is just awesome. Coming from Australia I got the 10ply one straight away, it was hilarious.

[@andrewthomas8233]

We also say "soft as a soup sandwich" I ❤ being Canadian 🇨🇦

[@Reeonimus]

The best part is when he says he has a buddy Danny Bridger and the host knows him. Small town Canadian AF.

[@blergclerg8107]

Ryan Chambers that's how we do!!

[@olympiawa]

That has to be my favourite as well. This happened to my dad when we moved to Calgary (originally from Regina). He would be doing business with someone and say, "oh hey I recognize your last name, do you happen to be so-in-so's relative." He seemed to know everyone from small town Saskatchewan.

[@isaiahhekhuis32]

yeah, West Michigan is 'bout the same. They say you can connect anyone on the planet in 7 steps. It's at most 3 for West Michigan Dutch! We call it playing Dutch Bingo

[@melskunk]

Newfie thing too, I was talkin' about the town outside St. Johns were my dad grew up to a waitress, turns out she did too, recognised our family name

[@prettyoddbagofbones3121]

Isaiah Hekhuis hahahah right! I just played a game of seven degrees of West Michigan today

[@ricksanchez1641]

Honestly the weirdest thing i felt was about this interview was seeing Jared smile.

[@ermieburns]

Derek Rumery and not being Squitin Tarantino

[@VanillaBubbles16]

Honestly 😂

[@jimmyd9552]

Wubalubadubdub.

[@stephenhawkingsfootballboo7885]

“Pert near” is also Southern U.S. slang. Growing up in Tennessee I heard it all the time, i.e. “He live up your way?” “Pert near!” Also see: Over yonder.

[@RickKint]

It's definitely slang in the US rural Midwest too, probably migrated north from the South. I always thought it was spelled 'purt near' though.

[@LauraRossflyswatter]

Over yonder a piece, I reckon.

[@ottovonbearsmark8876]

Where I’m at I generally hear “jus bout”

[@Thobeian]

I always just heard variants of "damn near" where I'm from. Semi rural NC. "Dang near broke my arm fourwheelin' the other day" "Darn near had a heart attack when my jeep rolled"

[@stephenhawkingsfootballboo7885]

@@LauraRossflyswatter Yep. 'I reckon' was also a big one. Funny how much of Southern/Appalachian English is so closely tied to the early English/Scottish settlers, i.e. 'breeches' became 'britches.' I've heard my grandmother (Tennessee-born) use the word 'dunning,' which is old English and which means money owed to someone, as well as using the word 'receipt' instead of 'recipe.'

[@gregjennings9442]

“Pert Near”. I grew up in Tennessee and have heard it all my life.

[@thedealerofdeath100]

Kinda like upagain for against..

[@MamaKat92]

Same here in NC.

[@JohnGaltShadow]

One side of my family has been born and raised in Tennessee for generations and the one that really gets me is "Gwon" as in "Gwon child, Gwon inner and gecha sum supper"

[@jwj8201]

I hear it all the time in Montana and the Dakotas.

[@MrsBlaileen1]

So jarring to see Jared “normal” and not rigid and robotic Wayne. First time seeing him outside of the show.

[@Nullllus]

Wayne's not robotic. He's collected. And I suggest you let that one marinate.

[@chaddavis2992]

@@Nullllus no one asked for your suggestion bud, unless we ask for your suggestion, I suggest

[@jamesgray7064]

He's better as Shoresy.

[@NatashaTapps]

Me too and he's looking good

[@1Fresh_Water]

Wow he actually can open his eyes

[@robrick9361]

He takes about 80% off for the show.

[@ryansweeney4438]

This is the most open I’ve ever seen his eyes.

[@littlecombatmusic]

It's awesome to see how much Jared appreciates learning new local dialect. He even went onto incorporate a lot of Newfie slang mentioned here in the later seasons against the Newfie team, like "knows" and "all hands".

[@thomaswillard6267]

4:22 "I got a buddy named Daniel bridger from Newfoundland" "I know Danny bridger" Way to reinforce the stereotype that we all know each other.

[@yuyismama812]

Thomas Willard that’s like how it is in ST. Louis MO in the states😂 when you meet someone from STL, the first question is typically “Oh, where did you go to high school?”

[@Tehcarp]

You would say that tommy

[@stemcells9381]

@@yuyismama812 you know verb?

[@yuyismama812]

@@stemcells9381 lol I know what A verb is 😂

[@71LK71]

He’s a real good guy

[@badmandansanchez1823]

Took a few episodes to warm up to the show but can't get enough now.

[@AmandaLovesOldFords]

Same. I'm hooked.

[@thfpt]

Yeah I didn't really know what I was watching at first, just that I wanted to see more. I'm halfway through season 5 now. Fortunately, the re-watchability of it is fantastic.

[@bensantellano]

Same here, at first I was thinking too foreign, but I was hooked after a couple episodes

[@RichieBleu]

Faccts

[@bshelman88]

Literally had to get up to speed the first season. I'm not sure if they purposely slowed the dialog for season 2 or if I just caught on.

[@wozing]

"Damn near put my truck handy to the rhubarb," is a phrase I need in my life.

[@ImaCatMaia]

Sure as god's got sandals

[@silverhand6626]

Ima Maia it beats fightin' dudes with treasure trails.

[@ImaCatMaia]

Dillon Reay What's with your body hair? You look like a 12-year-old girl! Your aesthetician coif that for ya? ;-)

[@silverhand6626]

You can kiss my aesthetician. *spit*

[@ImaCatMaia]

Dillon Reay You're doin' terrific

[@silverhand6626]

Nice execution.

[@brandonhill2183]

Texas sized 10 4 is straight forward. I think most people understand it

[@garywagner2466]

Torontonians wouldn’t.

[@nutritionperfection]

@Usama therightsw I don't live in the US. I understood it fine. Blame Smokey and the Bandit or Cannonball run...along with realizing Texas is large.

[@Thobeian]

Yeah, 10-4 has saturated pretty much everywhere.

[@Mr_Clean]

As a truck driver myself it's funny to hear them use the phrase "good buddy" on the show because on the CB radio "good buddy" is how you call someone homosexual.

[@jimtress4805]

The Letterkenny slang was GREAT - brought back a lot of memories, being born and raised in Detroit and playing hockey. My kids turned me on to it - Congratulations Jared!

[@willeschberger6754]

This is the most Canadian thing I’ve ever seen wow

[@JohnGaltShadow]

Have you seen the Red Green Show?

[@JesusFriedChrist]

Have you ever seen Trailer Park Boys? Or FUBAR?

[@taratory3440]

Watching this from Letterkenny, Co. Donegal, Ireland

[@ZiggEnt86]

I always thought "10 ply" meant "really thick", as in "stupid". Like, really thick plywood.

[@kennedy796]

General Malarky makes more sense. A 10 ply tire is thick af

[@TheTCogo]

kennedy796 yeah but 10 ply toilet paper is mighty soft.

[@haf816r]

Right. Ply of t.p. Is the layers. Not softness.

[@UhYeahWhateverDude]

Exactly.

[@jaredkelly930]

Seriously? Even after how they used it in context? Y’all are dumb.

[@lindsyfish6704]

I'm from deep Southwestern Ontario and I have friends and family in Michigan. Explaining the jokes in Letterkenny never gets old. I don't watch the show so I get sent clips and asked what things mean. The best parts are when they didn't catch a joke that I did and then I have to explain why I'm laughing so hard. Trying to explain Ontario's rivalry with Alberta or Québec is especially hilarious!

[@tylerf2164]

You should definitely watch it it's hilarious

[@Ddrhl]

Just found Letterkenny this year and LOVE it. I'm rewatching it actually. It's one of the few good things about 2020.

[@bryancrumb5201]

"You mean like the Florida State Seminal Vesicles?"

[@js8536]

I thought it was funny!

[@ryanalana4194]

Bryan Crumb “I thought it was pretty funny when I said Florida State seminal vesicles and nobody laughed” As a Florida Gator I especially enjoyed that

[@SlothhhKinggg]

I thought it was funny when I said Florida State Seminal Vesicles and no one laughed

[@cubitsocks]

@@ryanalana4194 we often called them FSU semenholes

[@peterstrouss2002]

Go Noles

[@porkchopexpress6890]

Hey don’t dog on the Praccy The praccy is what gets you them W’s boys 🏒

[@Do11Work]

Nah. Leg day gets the W boys

[@malindatodd8423]

Fer da

[@Lsquared97]

Texas sizes 10-4

[@parkerwebb6235]

All day W's boys.

[@chelseasmith5758]

Let's go boys

[@clintdavis30]

going through for the second time and better than the first. you know what to expect and you appreciate the rhythm of the dialogue. it is the best written comedy show on the air. i can only hope for at least one more season.

[@dropclutch1]

From Upstate NY here. My bandmates and I were using "pert near" 20 years ago. Also "yacht" instead of yeah. As in "That's a yacht!" (Affirmative) 😄 I miss those days

[@fedor440]

You guys have no idea how much we in the states F’n LOVE this show.

[@kylefisher1458]

that ginger beard is on point

[@jadenippersiel912]

Kyle Fisher “allegedly”

[@ashleyfarris7682]

Its amazing AF

[@slikrick5857]

jaden ippersiel we’ve heard it was a sick ostrich

[@skeetorkiftwon]

@@slikrick5857 Allegedlies.

[@TheCoiledAnklet]

Totally read that as ginger bread. 😂

[@OmniaViridis]

He's such a beautiful specimen of man😍😍

[@johnchedsey1306]

Found Glen's burner account.

[@harborwolf22]

Shoresy is my favorite show in a LONG time. Letterkenny is excellent, but shoresy is another level. The characters, the music, the writing, the plot... It's absolutely amazing.

[@travisberra7359]

Surprised ferda isn't on this

[@redredemption5223]

I WAS UPSET WHEN I GOT TO THE END

[@gabrielanderson6652]

WHAT DOES IT MEANNN

[@jayh2883]

@@gabrielanderson6652 It means "for the boys"

[@ohyeayea5721]

Ferda BOIIIIIIISSSSS

[@deliriousdagmus7890]

Can also mean for the best

[@zacsparks2332]

It amazes me with the fact I'm australian but I have never had a problem understanding the Canadian slang in letterkenny.. watching this just confirmed that for me lol

[@Thedogs5]

Same. I think it’s because if you hang out with the right people different hilarious slang terms are being thrown around so often that we have to infer what is meant by context. Which is what I found I do with Letterkenny. Great show

[@bravadogrey5368]

I loved this, especially "Pert Near" because I thought it was a southern thing (I'm American) but hearing that it's a regional thing for Canadians as well was really cool to find out.

[@j.a.1785]

Same

[@shockcoach]

We say ‘pert near’ here in the Pacific Northwest, too.

[@davidsteinhauer1339]

Like you barely missed the ditch “Pretty near, put it in.” but said more like two words “pertnear putinin.” Completely contracted.

[@valueforvalue76]

Yep thought this was just us hicks in the south. Small world.

[@cybrboi]

"Pert near" is a term used in my region of Iowa as well.

[@aaronfeltz8094]

Im from ohio and have used it my whe life lmao

[@CorePathway]

Minnesota here, y’know that state pert near Canada? We say it too. Iowegians* are just borrowing it. * lived in Des Moines 3 years, right behind the airport. So yeah, I can bag on ya.

[@wfcoaker1398]

Yeah, Canadians say that now because of American television. Seriously, that's where we got it from.

[@mysteriomarvel933]

If "Slapshot" is the benchmark or Holy Grail of hockey/sports comedies then Letterkenny has raised the bar to a new standard. Any fan of hockey will relate and enjoy this series and the talented men and women who star in and produce it. Let's hope this show stays on the air indefinitely. Oddly enough I just watched The Gordie Howe story on DVD last week and guess who played Mark and Marty Howe? Would you believe the guys who portray Riley and Jonesy in Letterkenny? Obviously they have great acting chemistry and were a wise choice for this series. Every actor/actress were born to play these roles. Keep the laughs coming and you all deserve a big payday!

[@coltonkruise]

Robert Drinkwine this is so true especially being a small town Canadian that plays hockey

[@ruthlesskumquat2918]

Amen to that. Great show with a great cast

[@slightlyaboveaverage2235]

Riley and jonesy don't even act they just banter back and forth saying the same thing in different words for each scene. It's quite annoying actually.

[@7bootzy]

A Texas-sized 10-4 is trucker slang for "I understand" or "I copy" like he says, but there's more to it. Most often, truckers will say "That's a big 10-4" meaning they absolutely understand. Texas is a big state, and the unofficial motto there is "Everything is bigger in Texas." So a Texas-sized 10-4 means a fuck-off huge 10-4.

[@QwithTomPower]

lol

[@crashnbyrne]

Thank you so much for enlightening us.

[@wgooetrik]

Wow just wow

[@elgayetas]

@@wgooetrik this so much this

[@alisharocks6564]

My friends & I love Letterkenny!! For me personally, I grew up in the farming area of Michigan back in the 80s & so much of this show reminds me of home, i love it! Miss the North & Canadian neighbors

[@jamesnewton485]

"Peart near" is also used in the southern united states . So glad I stumbled upon Letterkenny one day on hulu. Great show.

[@phillytrumpeter8671]

My wife and I have gone through this series about 4 times now on Hulu in the last 5 months, and we’re slowly but surely getting down the hockey language boys. Getting the verbiage in buddy. It really really helps to have the captions on for some of the fast talking. Plus, when Shoresy speaks, we can’t hear anything bc we’re laughing our balls off.

[@markwest8960]

I'm convinced that Jordy Peterson or Kermit the Frog is Shorsey's voice...or of course Wayne.

[@amosnomar]

I’m from Illinois, lived here all my life 57yrs, have used the phrase “Pert neart” all my life. Love the show. Thanks for the effort buds!

[@KarateSensei71]

Jared is awesome, much success to him and his cast, that is what I appreciates about him.

[@thomasambers9977]

It’s so amazing Jared put a lot of the newfie slang into the show after that

[@dustinbird9170]

Pert near is actually also used in southern and rural america as well interestingly enough

[@timperry6948]

Dustin Bird I have said before that you could drop small town Ontario down in the South and it might take a few days for people to notice.

[@LycoLoco]

This was an *awesome* interview. Finally putting the time into Letterkenny and absolutely loving it. Couldn't have asked for more fun from the interviewer.

[@QwithTomPower]

Why thank you for watching and thank you for the kind words! Tom and the producers worked extra hard on this interview to make something fun and insightful.

[@pullemfar]

"Pert near", I heard every old timer I grew up around in Southern Virginia say that.

[@nirmalsuki]

What you are seeing here is the evolution of the language being discussed, and I love it.

[@HitmanStevieJ]

I grew up with the Keeso’s, real happy to see Jared doing his thing! Keep up the good work bro!!

[@burlatsdemontaigne6147]

Some of these are common in Australia too: "Sook", Sandos", Praccy"

[@BenDreamsofTacos]

I have watched this video a 100 times. Every time I see it I’ll watch it. Keeso fan for life.

[@forfrigsakes3330]

Best slang was at the end when he said "hey, No Sweat thank you for having me eh"

[@josephlarge5900]

Growing up in rural Virginia, "pert near" was pretty common.

[@TBoNAtl]

Georgia too, heard it all my life

[@piroshi3rd]

I notice a lot of people online complain that they can't understand the accent in the show, but somehow as an Alaskan it sounds totally normal to me. But the lingo is often lost on me unless in very specific context, so thank you very much for this video! Btw, the town I live in has about the same population.. Letterkenny reminds me of it sooooo much, we've even got the crackhead goths. Cracks me up so much.

[@lynettra7818]

THANK YOU FOR THIS! (from U.S.)

[@budman30k]

I just learned about Letterkenny two weeks ago its the best series in decades

[@sassora]

Love letterkenny even though I’m a Londoner and had to guess at most of these. The language inventiveness is amazing in that show. Wish it would be easy to watch in Europe, we love Canadians over here! (Who doesn’t?)

[@QwithTomPower]

And we LOVE Londoners over here! Is there any London slang that you would share with Jared?

[@xxxmikeyjock]

@@QwithTomPower good luck understanding a word of it

[@stevengoetz6773]

You had me confused for a minute, London, Ontario is about 45 minutes away from Listowel. I didn't clue in that you meant London, UK.

[@danielinsogna2437]

2 shows I can’t get enough of are Canadian....Letterkenny, and Trailer Park Boys. Both great shows, nice to see Jonathan torrens of TPB in a couple episodes of Letterkenny.

[@temporalshenanigans]

Pert near is also part of rural Southern US slang. This is why I love the show - I can intuit a lot of what they’re saying from growing up in the rural South.

[@jeffawilliams1]

I grew up in Southern Illinois and we say pertinear all the time.

[@Kemoswavvy]

Must be secretly Canadian lol

[@beastmr919]

no canadians are the ones americanized from cloths to slang to accent the show is more like western american stiyle

[@ImaCatMaia]

Jeff Williams My husband grew up in Montana and he and his family all say it too :-D

[@workisfun...2438]

Jeff Williams I say pert near here in Missouri too

[@hhiippiittyy]

yeah, the farm country culture through these areas don't have a border so much. Similar immigrant sources ( lots a German n' Dutch protestant) slang, lifestyles and outlooks. My Dutch/German in laws are farm stock, and use lots of these. Do you call a creek a crick and add 't' to some words like across and chef?

[@rtql8d]

I've been hearing "One Hundo P" in Alberta

[@hairynipzzz]

rtql8d we have said that in Maine for so long hahaha

[@littlesnowflakepunk855]

Where I'm from, a hundo is a hundred dollars, e.g. a "crisp hundo" is a fresh hundred dollar bill

[@slightlyaboveaverage2235]

@@littlesnowflakepunk855 you don't say..

[@edjackson4389]

Despite the distance apart I've heard and regularly use alot of the phrases on Letterkenny. I've heard them all my life. I'm from Southern Arkansas USA

[@stephanieclark1487]

We use “Pert Near” in Lewis County, Kentucky where I’m from. My area was a heavily Irish based settlement area.

[@503rpf]

Ha. My family used it hear in Oregon growing up. And I still use it. The funniest part to me is I knew all the slang terms😂 Canada no different then us🇺🇸🇨🇦🥳

[@pscipio0334]

It's funny Jared said 'Pert Near' is a regional dialect to his area of Ontario. I grew up saying that in Oklahoma and it's a pretty common Southern thing to say.

[@GiveMeTheRice]

Oklahoma gang

[@stephanieruncie6951]

Honestly all over mid to southern USA I imagine it’s used by almost everyone. Even on the west coast I hear people use it, as well as plum near or plum tired. It’s just not as common.

[@samuelgrady3540]

Living in Maine most of these terms are used and I love it. Especially up in the northern end

[@JohnSmith-bx1mp]

Caribou here!

[@samuelgrady3540]

I’m from Windsor/Palermo. Small world!

[@derrickellis4710]

I’ve heard pitter patter here and there

[@KPawSK9]

I just got all caught up on Letterkenny a week ago. Need more episodes.

[@Materman76]

As a fan of Letterkenny, this is great. As the Brooklyn-bred son of a Newf, I loves it.

[@KatieCatWalker]

I'm a southern and even though we dont use half of these (well now we do thanks to this show) I understood almost all of these and am so comfortable with it. lol also southerners always add I to any day of the week. Sundy, mundy, tuesdy etc lol

[@Camromulus]

"Nappy is *short* for nap." Yous been smokin pot, haven't ya? Cuz that's exactly the type a thing someone who just smoked pot might say. Lmao. Love ya, Keeso!

[@maxwellmortimermontoure7274]

Pert near is used by some of us in far north western Washington, skagit county for sure. One I use regularly 👍

[@cassandravanroekel5487]

We use Pert Near in the midwest almost every day!

[@DonQuixote109]

I think "pert near" may be more common than some may realize. I'm on the southern shore of Lake Ontario and I've used it.

[@igotdumped]

We say it in many rural parts of the states as well...

[@accordingtohonda4308]

Used over here in Kansas

[@DeathBat4REVer]

I think this just country boy slang boys. Don't matter what country were from haha.

[@marsneedstowels]

I've been from BC to Alberta and from northern Kentucky to rural Kansas and have never heard it used.

[@kyledusang]

DonQuixote109 I am in Louisiana... extreme southern US and I hear it used here frequently.

[@krispbmx5639]

I live 15 minutes outside of listowel, in dorking. And all of this is spot on

[@HowToLoves]

"Tilt is a fight that got shortened to Tilly"... "Nappy is short for nap" lolol something doesn't add up

[@steelonius]

It's the hard sound at the end of the words. It's easier and lazier to end with ee. Get me?

[@ctsugusergroup1397]

I’m 60 and was brought up in Texas. Learned the game here and love the shows. I’ve been using pert near for decades.

[@magician2433]

We say pert near here in Michigan as well. loving the show!

[@benchristian360]

Same northern Wisco

[@donaldgough8580]

Michigan we damn sure do.. lol.

[@NikkiGrind]

I'm glad the interviewer said it - "This is the most Canadian thing." The guy's name is Danny f****** Bridger and of course you all know him, insofar as to know he's writing in Montreal. ♡

[@fixedgearjerk]

Lotta terms suggested by the host were used in the show, as my introduction. Appreciate Keeso very much, Shoresy is incredible.

[@OmniaViridis]

I love how Wayne talks, it's amazing, so Irish😍 and Canadian😍

[@RocketDragons]

I like how Newfoundland slang incorporates sailing terms. That'd be my slang of choice.

[@Thatoneladywhodoesnotcare]

So weird to hear him speak whole sentences. Love Letterkenny! We've been binging for about a week!

[@chrisgarrett898]

S soon as the new season 8 stuff came out and they did the quebec guys doing their little banter, I knew everything that was coming because of this interview. I hope he got his writing credit.

[@bigflicker2137]

“Pert Near” heard in Montana often 15 years ago too. : ) Fun interview!

[@corylowe5536]

"Purt Near" has been an household Appalachian saying for decades, but I reckon we can lend it to Ontario to make such a kickass show as Letterkenny 🤘

[@CardinalKaos]

that truely is the most Canadian interview ever, and the outro seals it 😂😂