Texts, e-mails and TV slang transforming English, innit; FIRST SHIFT ON LARGE SCALE SINCE DAYS OF SHAKESPEARE So why shouldn't the second cousin of the man who wrote some of the essential works of Canadian fiction be the man to write the book about Canadian English? Rich and strange: is...
One important slang that was missed, “Klicks” for kilometres. Reply Ken I’m a proud Canadian living in California and in the process of opening a Canadian eatery I am calling “Canadian, Eh? Cafe” People always ask me what or how is Canadian food different than American. Quite simp...
Just like their counterparts in the United States, the people of the Great White North have a bunch of cool slang words for a whole range of different things. In celebration of our neighbors to the north, we searched high and low for as many Canadian slang words as we could find. If y...
Canuck- A slang term for "Canadian" in the U.S. and Canada. It sometimes means "French Canadian" in particular, especially when used in the Northeast of the United States and in Canada. Adopted as the name of the National Hockey League team in Vancouver. Sometimes jokingly pronounced can-...
The season near hoar frost descending, the slang said that,“Hoar frost descending typhoon Tibet”, the typhoon influence already entered the last act.The people have turned head discovered that, the typhoon specially are few this year.The meteorological department said that, this year is for 10...
Employers want applicants that have Canadian experience because they want to make sure you know the culture. This includes, not just knowing the English or French languages, but also the speech patterns, slang, and colloquialisms. Even before you arrive in Canada, immerse yourself in the culture...
For it was his experience that many zines were full of insider references unfamiliar to newcomers, such as fannish slang, Big Name Fans, famous fannish events, etc. As he put it: "I formulated a policy of the exact opposite for Vn. #1. ..a policy for a fanzine that I would like to...
They had no liking for the missionary who could smoke a cigar with them, crack a coarse joke, use the slang of the I prairie, and be a "hail fellow well met." They wanted a manly man, who could lead them toward nobler things, and who was not afraid to reprove them severely for ...
All in all, it is a really good idea to learn Canadian French if you plan to spend any length of time there. And even if it’s just for a holiday, you will feel so much more at ease when talking to Canadians. And an added benefit? Canadians will really appreciate it if you show...
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