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From: friesen@psivax.UUCP (Stanley Friesen)
Newsgroups: net.nlang
Subject: Re: Americanisms and Canadianisms
Message-ID: <907@psivax.UUCP>
Date: Wed, 18-Dec-85 12:34:47 EST
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Posted: Wed Dec 18 12:34:47 1985
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In article <8086@ucla-cs.ARPA> wales@ucla-cs.UUCP (Rich Wales) writes:
>
>	Canadian usage			American usage
>	--------------			--------------
>	Z (pronounced "zed")		Z (pronounced "zee")
>	shone (rhymes with "gone")	shone (rhymes with "bone")
>	khaki (pronounced "car key")	khaki (rhymes with "tacky")
>	back bacon			Canadian bacon
>	eaves trough			rain gutter
>	toque (rhymes with "kook")	stocking cap
>	chesterfield			sofa
>	chesterbed			sofa bed, hide-a-bed
>	riding (legislative district)	district
>	to hose, hose over		to gyp, cheat, screw over
>
>	in hospital			in the hospital
>	to stand for office		to run for office
>	eh?				huh?
>
	Hmmm, sounds like Canadian English is a lot closer to British
English than to "American" English, several of these are match the
British usage. Even 'riding' meaning district is found in England, at
least in northern England, where York is divided into three ridings.
-- 

				Sarima (Stanley Friesen)

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