Stereotype or not, it's a word Canadians are famous for — two simple letters baked into the tail end of so many of our sentences. "Eh" has become such a natural part of our speech that many Canadians don't even realize they're using it in day-to-day conversation. The earliest use of the word Denis found appeared in an Irish play written in 1773. Hosers on TVSkip forward to the 1970s, where Denis says Time magazine published an article all about "eh" as a true Canadianism. Then in the '80s, "eh" became satire when CBC TV introduced Canadians to a pair of beer-swilling brothers named Bob and Doug McKenzie.

Source: CBC News May 17, 2017 01:01 UTC