We say out and about and not at the same time. This is one of the Canadian Stereotypes that always hits a nerve with me. I don’t know why, but I pretty much always fly off the handle when people mention it.  And they always do.

Canadians do not say oot and aboot.  I would love to know where this saying came from.  We do say “out” with a different accent than Americans.  They pronounce it more like ”

I would love to know where this saying came from.  We do say “out” with a different accent than Americans.  They pronounce it more like “owt” while we pronounce it more like “oat”. They open their mouths a little more and pronounce it with more of an ouch sound.