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	Canadian English - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Canadian raising preserves the voicelessness of /t/ and the voicedness of /d/ where it is etymologically appropriate, even where the contrast is lost in the consonant itself.
		Also, a 'rubber' in the U.S. and Canada is slang for a condom; however, in Canada it is sometimes also another term for 'eraser' (as it is in England) and, in the plural, for overshoes.
		Canadian students add "grade" before their grade level, instead of after it as is the usual, but not sole, American practice.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Canadian_English (4028 words)

	Slang -
		Slang is the non-standard or non-dialectal use of words in a language of a particular social group, and sometimes the creation of new words or importation of words from another language.
		Slang functions in two ways; the creation of new language and new usage by a process of creative informal use and adaptation, and the creation of a secret language understood only by those within a group intended to understand it.
		Slang initially functions as encryption, so that the non-initiate cannot understand the conversation, or as a further way to communicate with those who understand it.
	psychcentral.com /psypsych/Slang (1016 words)

	Canadian Shield - Hutchinson encyclopedia article about Canadian Shield
		The Canadian Shield can be divided into a number of structural provinces, each representing a mobile area active during a different part of Precambrian time; the three main provinces are the Superior, the Churchill, and the Grenville.
		The Grenville province is the youngest province of the Canadian Shield.
		It is a clearly defined belt lying in the east of the Canadian Shield and extending southwest through the central plains of the USA to the Mexican border.
	encyclopedia.farlex.com /Canadian+Shield (711 words)

	Canadian slang - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Whereas the American neck derives its red colour from exposure to the sun, it is assumed the Canadian's blue colouring is the result of frostbite.
		Flat — An Atlantic Canadian term used to refer to a box containing 24 bottles of beer.(see also, 2-4) Central and Western Canadians usually use the term 'case' to identify this quantity, although the term flat is also sometimes used for the same thing in Western Canada.
		The term was either a reference to the heavy mill-smoke locally, or to the pervasive cloud and fog of the city's location ("smoke" in the Chinook Jargon meant cloud and fog as well as smoke).
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Canadian_slang (10929 words)

	CBC - British Columbia Votes 2005 - Features - Election Dictionary
		Canadian Reform Conservative Alliance (n, proper) official name of the political party commonly known as the "Canadian Alliance." The party was formed in 2000 after a failed attempt to merge the opposition Reform Party of Canada and the Progressive Conservative Party of Canada.
		Canadian politics in general is said to be more "left-leaning" than American politics because of the generally accepted socialist principles of health care, employment insurance and other government-administered policies with social impact.
		Canadian politics in general is said to be more "left-leaning" than American politics because of the generally accepted socialist principles of health care and employment insurance.
	www.cbc.ca /bcvotes2005/features/dictionary.html (3914 words)

	Canadian English
		Canadian spelling is with a C, although this is fading with time.
		Chesterfield vs. couch: Canadians may sit on either, depending on where you are in the country and how old you are.
		Canadians also tend to pronounce cot the same as caught and collar the same as caller.
	www.cornerstoneword.com /misc/cdneng/cdneng.htm (3059 words)

	varacalli.com :: Being A Canadian [F]AQ
		Being A Canadian [F]AQ Being a Canadian in a foreign country (UK, Norway, and now the USA) is interesting, for a variety of reasons.
		Roughly 65% of Montrealers are French Canadians (francophones), roughly 25% are anglophones, and roughly 10% are allophones.
		Canadian English falls somewhere in between, using American English spelling for some words, and British English spelling for others.
	www.varacalli.com /being-a-canadian-faq.htm (1104 words)

	Canadian Words and Phrases
		Canadian soldiers heard the word from the Brits and just assumed that there had to be an "r", just like there is in "dark" or "park".
		Poutine is comprised of french fries, preferably fried in lard; a particular sort of gravy; and cheese.
		Although this word is not strictly Canadian, Americans tend not to have heard it.
	hcs.harvard.edu /~hgscc/glossary.html (977 words)

	Canuck Defined (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		Canadian [sometimes offensive or patronizing in non-Canadian use].
		It seems that French Canadians and these islanders were both employed in the Pacific Northwest fur trade and the term was used to describe them.
		Wherever the word came from, by the mid 1800's "Canuck" was regularly used to describe a Canadian.
	www.comnet.ca /~dmarchak/candef.htm (625 words)

	Oxford University Press
		The Canadian Oxford Dictionary was the runaway bestseller of 1998, spending over a year on the Globe and Mail's bestseller list and winning the Canadian Booksellers Association's Libris awards for Non-fiction Book of the Year and Specialty Book of the Year.
		The dictionary's 300,000 words, senses and definitions combine in one reference book information on English as it is used worldwide and as it is used particularly in Canada.
		Definitions, worded for ease of comprehension, are presented so that the meaning most familiar to Canadians appears first and foremost.
	www.oup.com /ca/isbn/0-19-541816-6 (493 words)

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		This was drilled in to many of us by drill sergeants and other N.C.O.s who religiously maintain the difference between the zero and the o in spoken discourse, in order to inculcate proper radio speech.
		Canadian military slang has evolved a lot in the last few years as a result of numerous policy changes in the Armed Forces.
		The so-called "New Army" which frowns upon profanity and other "offensive" dialogue has given rise to a whole new range of slang terms and references of obscure origin.
	www.collins.co.uk /wordexchange/Forums/ShowPost.aspx?PostID=12973 (1410 words)

	My Blahg
		Tired of oppressive colonial rule from a distant monarchy, Canadians rose up and held 3 conferences (in Charlottetown, Quebec and London) to discuss the best way to boot out their overlords.
		The origin of the name Canada comes from the Huron-Iroquois word "Kanata" meaning village and that some French retard confused it to mean the surrounding land.
		On the Canadian Coat of Arms is the motto "Mari usque ad Mare" which means "From Sea to Sea, eh."
	myblahg.blogspot.com /2004/07/happy-canada-day.html (416 words)

	BBC - h2g2 - Canadian Slang (english) - A179561
		As with all things Canadian and cultural, this list must be sufficiently regionalized, and its distinctness must be affirmed.
		Canadianism - noun - the only word needed by Canadians when talking about the game that every other country in the world calls "ice hockey".
		Canadians only put adjectives in front of the word if mentioning sports being played on surfaces other than ice ("field hockey", "street hockey") or to indicate the level of skill the hockey players posses ("amateur hockey", "semi-pro hockey")
	www.bbc.co.uk /dna/h2g2/alabaster/A179561 (1675 words)

	Canadian Slang Dictionary
		The term is primarily used in "Newfie jokes," the typical Canadian ethnic joke (akin to Polish jokes in the U.S. or Belgian jokes in France).
		While the term may be commonly used in a derogatory sense by those not from Newfoundland, many Newfoundlanders use the term with pride amongst themselves, not taking offense to it when used without intention to insult.
		Slang (Asian Languages): Hindi slang- Korean slang- Persian slang- Serbian slang- Turkish slang
	www.coolslang.com /in/canadian/index.php (407 words)

	babble: Canadian/American Slang
		He was telling me that he thinks "full of beans" is a Canadian thing and that most Americans wouldn't "get" it.
		One of the main differences in that respect is that even if Canadians may not use the UK terms by default, they usually understand them.
		Colleges tend to be more technical or vocational in their course offerings and the admission requirements are less stringent for most programs.
	www.rabble.ca /babble/ultimatebb.cgi?ubb=get_topic&f=21&t=000593&p= (3425 words)

	OMGJeremy.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		Canadians are generally polite people, so I rarely notice any staring.
		I was about to go and impress her with my verbal stylings and perhaps a few choice dance moves, but an unpleasant fellow drove by in an expensive car and set me on fire.
		Since there is such a small population of Black Canadians to talk to each other, Black Slang in Canada can’t really develop its own dialect.
	www.omgjeremy.com /blackguy.shtml (2380 words)

	Canadian English Quizzes and Trivia -- World's Largest Trivia Site!
		I tried to keep the slang to a minimum, although much of Canadian English is slang.
		I used the Canadian Oxford Dictionary as a reference.
		* This is a popular Canadian slang word for "underwear." It is commonly used in the Prairie provinces and Ontario, although Maritimers may not be very familiar with it.
	www.funtrivia.com /ql.cfm?cat=11981 (359 words)

	scribblingwoman: Shocking quiz results!
		A "Chav" is an old English word/recent slang for an unruly youth.
		I was not surprised, 75% British slang, 50% everything else but prison slang, where I scored a measly 25%.
		British slang was a shockingly low 25%, which I need to improve since I'm going to England for a year...
	www.unbsj.ca /arts/english/jones/mt/archives/2005/06/shocking_quiz_r.html (513 words)

	Canadian slang
		Containing more than 19,000 terms of American slang, this lexicon represents all periods of American history, from phrases out of the 1880s, such as carrot-top for "redhead," to current '90s jargon such as carjacking.
		Covers the widely acceptable and the taboo, slang from cowboys and railroad workers and slang from rock & rollers, corporate America, and the gay community.
		The third volume of the only historical dictionary of slang - spanning three hundred years of slang use in the USA.
	www.englishmaze.com /bookstore/b-sl-t-na.htm (515 words)

	Washington Capitals Message Board -> Alexander Ovechkin (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		There's not many Canadians that will take offence when being called a Canuck.
		Used by Canadians, the word is acceptable in virtually all applications.
		I understand that, but I am Canadian and that last part is not entirely true at all.
	boards.washingtoncaps.com /forums/index.php?showtopic=33156 (673 words)

	Canadian Slang and the Dialects of Canada from the AussieSlang.com Slang & Dialects Directory.
		Canadian Slang and the Dialects of Canada from the AussieSlang.com Slang and Dialects Directory.
		Canadian slang is 99.9% the same as American slang.
		Here are some good terms or phrases that are used commonly in Canada, and are popular and cool or useful and you wont sound like a dork when you use them.
	www.aussieslang.com /directory/canada.asp (233 words)

	English Department
		One of them is A Dictionary of Slang, This presents itself as "A monster online dictionary of the rich colourful language we call slang all from a British perspective." Maintained by J.M. Duckworth at Manchester University, the site is very convincing-looking and provides an extensive (-seeming?) dictionary of current British slang.
		If you are looking for the slang of a particular area, the easiest way to do it, of course, is to go to Google once again and to tap in the search word, e.g.
		Titled Canadianisms, this was, oddly enough, the only even so-and-so page of Canadian slang I chanced on.
	www.uta.fi /laitokset/fil1/english/onp/2000lm.htm (3053 words)

	Canadian-American
		Guns and bullets are allowed, but the bullets can not be loaded the gun.
		Canadian Ex-Prime Minister Kim Campbell did not exhale
		Stevenson (born 14 November 1929) in the series and Bowen (born May 25, 1932) in the movie.
	hcs.harvard.edu /~hgscc/CA2.htm (88 words)

	WinDrivers Computer Tech Support Forums - Canadian slang/dialect Question for Canadian Members...
		Canadians, I need help understanding some dialogue in a play I'm involved in.
		The characters are all canadian, and obviously we want to fully comprehend what we are saying so we can treat the text with respect:
		I've never heard of it, but I did a web search and found that it is "Canada's version of Kool-Aid" although we do have Kool-Aid.
	forums.windrivers.com /showthread.php?t=37032 (442 words)

	American Slang, USA Slang, USA colloquialisms, Canadian slang
		Slang American Style: More than 10,000 Ways to Talk the Talk.
		Full of colorful information, this contemporary dictionary of American slang includes terms commonly found in the movies, on the street, on TV and on college campuses.
		Contains 5,000 everyday slang terms from more than forty subject areas--including politics, teen talk, music, education, and travel.
	www.englishjobmaze.com /bookstore/b-sl-t2-na.htm (117 words)

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