Re: Canadian English
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"Poutine" That is French-Canadian (Québécois) . . . it could complicate things ! Might be a few Americans attending with French ancestors. Often I will receive call from our US friends with a French name. Good point JC. Perhaps you could do a short presentation on the various uses of tabarnak.
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Hmmm, two great countries separated by a common language.
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Some more translations for you: Touque or toque - A winter stocking cap. Pogey = UI = Unemployment benefits, now = EI, Employment Benefits but we still say UI...... Confused? then stick with pogey. Washroom = polite for bathroom zed = pronunciation for the letter "Z" Ceasar = A Bloody Mary but we use Clamato Juice for some God Aweful Reason. Actually, I don't like either version but why bring clams into it? Canadian Tire = the defacto hardware, auto, and sporting goods store. A Saturday morning tradition for most men. My new tag line I am trying to sell them, "If they don't have what you need.....you are watching too much Stephen and Chris." Of course Canada is a broad diverse nation so here are a few from it's most Distict Society, (and No, I don't mean Quebec.) Newphanese, the language of Newfoundland.Just a "smattering", mind you Luv. I don't gots room for an entire dictionary of dis stuff. In fact, I'm just going to give you a link as half the time I don't understand them and I live in their closest neighboring province (To the Island part anyways.) Sandra's NFL Sayings Yes, a link is the lazy arse at it but I Don't Gots to Do Nutting, ya big Chucklehead!
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Touque or toque? It's TUQUE!!
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That dictionary is precious! And... I always thought the NFL was a sport league of some sort.
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So, there's so much call for conversing about the stomachs of codfish that a new word was needed?
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I knew there was a reason I didn't like cod, but just couldn't put my paw on it until now.
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Canadian Tire = the defacto hardware, auto, and sporting goods store. A Saturday morning tradition for most men... ... unless they live near a Princess Auto.
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