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Post by Joe on Sept 21, 2006 22:46:58 GMT -5
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Post by Ginny on Sept 23, 2006 22:55:30 GMT -5
Wow...this site really cleared up a lot of stuff that was seriously confuzzling me For example, 1)I always spell colour with an "our"...same with "harbour", "honour", etc ...but honestly, sometimes I forget that's it's a Canadian thing 2)I never spell "coordinate" with a hyphen..it looks weird 3)I had NO IDEA which spelling of grey/gray was right...guess they both are! 4)Who actually says that they store their jumper cables in the "boot" of their car? You Americans?  5)Joe-if you needed medicine, would you actually go to a "chemist"? That's like, someone who works in a lab...I thought 6)I do NOT put vinegar on my fries...ketchup only, thanks 7)I hate bad grammar, so if someone on here ever mentions a "kerb", I shall consider it bad grammar, and modify your post to say "curb"  8)I am an Anglophone 9)I had poutine for the first time this summer. I'm hooked 10)I have yet to hear a Canadian call sneakers runners 11)The soda/coke/pop thing is REALLY confusing and REALLY annoying...pick a name, stick with that name 12)I think I've referred to you guys as "the States" and "the US" on here before....America? where's that...oh wait...the US? 13)The Last Post is NOT the Canadian equivalent of Taps...no, we don't play Taps on Remembrance Day (Veteran's Day), we play The Last Post...but they are two completely different songs 14) W, X, Y, ZED...not ZEEEEEEE....urg, I hate hearing people say that I know I used the word hate a lot...no I don't hate you guys...just the way you talk!(kidding  ) That's a pretty neat site, eh? Ginny |
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Post by Joe on Sept 23, 2006 23:19:28 GMT -5
Wow...this site really cleared up a lot of stuff that was seriously confuzzling me For example, 1)I always spell colour with an "our"...same with "harbour", "honour", etc ...but honestly, sometimes I forget that's it's a Canadian thing 2)I never spell "coordinate" with a hyphen..it looks weird 3)I had NO IDEA which spelling of grey/gray was right...guess they both are! 4)Who actually says that they store their jumper cables in the "boot" of their car? You Americans? 5)Joe-if you needed medicine, would you actually go to a "chemist"? That's like, someone who works in a lab...I thought 6)I do NOT put vinegar on my fries...ketchup only, thanks 7)I hate bad grammar, so if someone on here ever mentions a "kerb", I shall consider it bad grammar, and modify your post to say "curb" 8)I am an Anglophone 9)I had poutine for the first time this summer. I'm hooked 10)I have yet to hear a Canadian call sneakers runners 11)The soda/coke/pop thing is REALLY confusing and REALLY annoying...pick a name, stick with that name 12)I think I've referred to you guys as "the States" and "the US" on here before....America? where's that...oh wait...the US? 13)The Last Post is NOT the Canadian equivalent of Taps...no, we don't play Taps on Remembrance Day (Veteran's Day), we play The Last Post...but they are two completely different songs 14) W, X, Y, ZED...not ZEEEEEEE....urg, I hate hearing people say that I know I used the word hate a lot...no I don't hate you guys...just the way you talk!(kidding ) That's a pretty neat site, eh? Ginny Hi Ginny ! 1) somethings when I'm on the HWI forum and knowing that a Briton will read it, I'll use "colour" etc. I've done it on this forum also 2) I agree. No hyphen in "coordinate". 3) I use "grey". 4) Britons have a "boot" in their car. Americans have a "trunk." 5) I agree. It's pharmacy. 6) Hmm...I like malt vinegar! 7) That's how they spell "curb" in the UK. 8) True. But are you not studying French , you Francophony? 9) It's popular here to put gravy on your french fries. Not sure if I'd like the cheese curds. 10) How about "trainers"? I use "sneaks" 11) I call it "Soda" 12) Personally, I call it the USA. I think I have more friends outside of the USA. Actually, I wish we were still under the crown. 13) At least we share the same day for it 14) You call Z a ZED? I call it a Z...I have a dictionary called A to Zed and it's about the Queen's English and how the Americans have wrec (I mean adopted it) Also, didn't George Washington have a British accent? Thanks, Ginny...this was fun hugs for you, Joe |
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Post by Ginny on Sept 24, 2006 7:51:49 GMT -5
haha...nice..maybe you American folk are more like us then you seem Cheers, Ginny Gideon Brown |
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Post by mott on Sept 24, 2006 11:09:11 GMT -5
Wow...this site really cleared up a lot of stuff that was seriously confuzzling me For example, 1)I always spell colour with an "our"...same with "harbour", "honour", etc ...but honestly, sometimes I forget that's it's a Canadian thing 2)I never spell "coordinate" with a hyphen..it looks weird 3)I had NO IDEA which spelling of grey/gray was right...guess they both are! 4)Who actually says that they store their jumper cables in the "boot" of their car? You Americans? 5)Joe-if you needed medicine, would you actually go to a "chemist"? That's like, someone who works in a lab...I thought 6)I do NOT put vinegar on my fries...ketchup only, thanks 7)I hate bad grammar, so if someone on here ever mentions a "kerb", I shall consider it bad grammar, and modify your post to say "curb" 8)I am an Anglophone 9)I had poutine for the first time this summer. I'm hooked 10)I have yet to hear a Canadian call sneakers runners 11)The soda/coke/pop thing is REALLY confusing and REALLY annoying...pick a name, stick with that name 12)I think I've referred to you guys as "the States" and "the US" on here before....America? where's that...oh wait...the US? 13)The Last Post is NOT the Canadian equivalent of Taps...no, we don't play Taps on Remembrance Day (Veteran's Day), we play The Last Post...but they are two completely different songs 14) W, X, Y, ZED...not ZEEEEEEE....urg, I hate hearing people say that I know I used the word hate a lot...no I don't hate you guys...just the way you talk!(kidding ) That's a pretty neat site, eh? Ginny Hi OK, my turn. 1. I never spell with the “our”, but it is a quick tip-off when I see words like “colour” and “favourite” in writing that the author is not from the US. 2. I agree, no hyphen, weird. 3. I use either “grey” or “gray”, no preference. 4. Yes we have a “trunk”. Also we have a “glove compartment” and not “glove box”. 5. If I need medicine, I go to the drug store. Never pharmacy (which sounds snooty) and if I went to a chemist it would be to make me some rocket fuel or something. 6. I’ve heard of vinegar on fries, but I, and everyone I know, uses ketchup. By the way, it’s spelled “ketchup” not “catsup.” Also, where I am from, we have “Chicago Style Hot Dogs”, and we never put ketchup on them. It is sacrilege to do so. But on hamburgers or fries it is acceptable. That's a whole other topic for another day. 7. It’s “curb”; “kerb” looks like how a 4-year-old would spell it. 8. I guess I am an “Anglophone”, but they don’t have a word for someone who only speaks English, like me. Can someone be a Canadian citizen and only speak English? 9. Poutine sounds disgusting. 10. OK I never called them “sneakers”, they were called “gym shoes”. Those terms are out of style anyway, because athletic shoes have become so specialized (like doctors). When I want a pair, I never know what to buy. 11. Where is the confusion? If you want a cola-type drink, you ask for a Coke. They will ask you “is Pepsi OK?” if they only have Pepsi, but the assumption is, you want whatever cola they have. The same thing with 7-up; if they have Sprite that‘s what you‘ll get. The general terms for this is “soda”, but in a bar you can ask for “soda water” if that’s what you want. "Scotch and Soda" implies soda water and not "pop". 12. Here we call the United States the US or USA or the "States", never the United States of America. For that matter, we call people from Canada “Canadians” and from the US “Americans.” But aren’t Canadians Americans too? For that matter, Mexicans are Americans, as are Panamanians, etc. On that subject, I have heard the term "Canucks" used for Canadians, which implies a deragatory term. Are Canadians insulted by that word? Also I am sometimes called a "Merkin" by a Canadian, which I assume is deragotory but I'm not offended by it. 13. Taps was one of the first songs I learned on the piano, because it was so easy to play. It is played at a variety of events, usually in recognition for veterans of war. 14. It’s “ZEEEEEEE”, not “Zed”!! Jeez, do you call the 2nd letter of the alphabet “Bed”? How about “Ded” for the 4th letter? I know “C” sounds like “Z”, but not too many words have Zs. That web site was cute, but it missed a couple of things. Here we call the local train that runs underground the “subway”, but in England it is an “underground.” The “subway” in England is an underground walkway to get across the street. And “underground” here often applies to that general place where people who are evading the law go by assuming false identities. Also we have “rubber bands” but other places call them “elastics”. I’ve heard the term “dungarees” applied to jeans. Also “bangers” rather than “hot dogs”. Finally, there are also many differences in the US between regions. The most obvious is Bostonians, who have a language all their own. I knew a Bostonian and she told me she liked to “play cahds”. I thought she meant “cods”, and wondered why she liked playing with fish? But of course she meant “cards”. So I asked her, how do you pronounce the fish, and she said “cawds”. ;D |
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Post by Ginny on Sept 24, 2006 15:32:44 GMT -5
Yes, you would be an Anglophone...and there are lots of people in Canada who only speak English...maybe a wee bit of French...my grandparents, for example I thought poutine looked disgusting too...until I actually tried it...I was quite surprised how good it actually is...just talking about it makes me crave it lol I don't know where the "zed" thing came from...it's just a thing we say but no, we don't say bed or ced or anything...that would get confusing, seeing as "bed" is already a word...just zed Cheers, The Canadian |
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Post by Joe on Sept 27, 2006 20:26:47 GMT -5
Hi Ginny Our member Roger here is from the UK...I wonder how he will respond to your list ? At least he'll say ZED!  Joe ;D |
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Post by roger on Sept 28, 2006 7:45:40 GMT -5
Hi Joe, Ginny and everyone, 1) I correspond quite a lot with people on your side of the pond and I usually omit the "u" in words like "colo(u)r" when doing so. Then I forget and still omit it when corresponding with people in England! 2) I recently began to use a hyphen in coordinate but I don't know why. I will take on board what members of this forum have said and try harder in future! 3) Definitely "grey" although "gray" is an acceptable alternative. I guess it doesn't matter unless it's written in black and white! 4) I don't even have a car. If I did, it would definitely have a boot. Trunks are something I might wear to go swimming. If I only wore a pair of boots, I'd get arrested!  5) I go to a chemist. It's called Lloyd's Pharmacy!  6) I like a drop of vinegar but I would never put it on fries. I put it on chips! 7) I don't think bad grammar is entirely to blame. She was led astray by an even worse grampar! 8) If I wasn't an Anglophone, I'd be mute! 9) What is poutine? It's not even in the dictionary!  10) I call them "pumps"! Q. What do you need for water on the knee? A. Drainpipe trousers and a pair of pumps! See, it works! 11) Coke is a type of solid fuel made by heating coal in the absense of air so that the volatile components are driven off. And you guys drink that stuff? 12) Nah, you're all "friends across the pond". If your in a state, it's of your own making! 13) Noooo, don't let it be your last post or I'll be talking to myself!  14) I hope it's "zed". I have a folding complication here called a zed-bed. I don't fancy sleeping on a zee-bee! C'ya! Roger |
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Post by Ginny on Sept 28, 2006 14:03:56 GMT -5
Poutine is fries, with gravy and grated cheese. I know it sounds and looks gross, but it's quite good actually. Everyone I know who's tried it has really enjoyed it. Umm...what you said about Coke...I'm not sure that's exactly the same as what we're drinking Cheers, Ginny, the Granny of Gideon |
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Post by roger on Sept 29, 2006 7:11:01 GMT -5
Thanks Ginny, poutine sounds good to me. I think I'll order some!  Roger |
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Post by Ginny on Oct 6, 2006 14:36:38 GMT -5
Ymmm...I had poutine for lunch yesterday!
C'etait tres bon!
Cheers,
Ginny
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Post by Joe on Oct 6, 2006 15:01:50 GMT -5
Ymmm...I had poutine for lunch yesterday! C'etait tres bon! Cheers, Ginny Hi Ginny! I'm sure it was good...I went to McDonald's for lunch. The French fries were good...sans "gravy" et fromage (no gravy and cheese)! Joe |
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Post by Ginny on Oct 6, 2006 18:01:12 GMT -5
Un jour, vous devez prendre la sauce au jus et le fromage a un restaurant, et vous pouvez mettre sur vos fritures! Alors, vous aurez le poutine! Translated: One day, you can take the gravy and cheese to the restaurant to put on your fries! Then you can have poutine! Salut! La Marin Ivre |
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Post by Joe on Oct 6, 2006 18:34:50 GMT -5
Je semblerais la marche stupide dans le restaurant avec deux bols de sauce au jus et de fromage !
Translated...
I would look stupid walking into a restaurant with two bowls of gravy and cheese!
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Post by Ginny on Oct 6, 2006 20:41:40 GMT -5
Portez un trenchcoat, et cachez les deux cuvettes dans le. Salut Translation: Wear a trenchcoat, and hide the bowls under it! Cheers, Ginny |
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