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From: al@psivax.UUCP (Al Schwartz)
Newsgroups: net.nlang
Subject: Re: Americanisms and Canadianisms
Message-ID: <912@psivax.UUCP>
Date: Wed, 18-Dec-85 16:14:32 EST
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Posted: Wed Dec 18 16:14:32 1985
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Reply-To: al@psivax.UUCP (Al Schwartz)
Organization: Pacesetter Systems Inc., Sylmar, CA
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In article <8086@ucla-cs.ARPA> wales@ucla-cs.UUCP (Rich Wales) writes:
>It might be instructive (even amusing) to take this chance to try and
>put together a list of some of the more common Americanisms/Canadianisms
>which are liable to confuse people from the opposite side of the border.
>
>	Canadian usage			American usage
>	--------------			--------------
>	back bacon			Canadian bacon
>	toque (rhymes with "kook")	stocking cap
>	to hose, hose over		to gyp, cheat, screw over
>
The canadian comedy team of Bob and Doug Mackenzie have been trying their best
to make some of these "Canadianisms" known to the rest of the world by putting
them into their songs.  I have been hearing their version of the "12 days of
Christmas" on the radio lately.  Some of the verses are:

...  Five Golden Toques.  Four pounds of Back Bacon,  ...

They also each accuse the other of "screwing over" the other, hence they call
each other a "hoser".
-- 
                  Al Schwartz
                  Pacesetter Systems, Inc.,  Sylmar, CA
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