Ask any Canadian about a distinctly Canadian form of English, and most will offer an enthusiastic Bob-and-Doug-McKenzie 'eh' in response. A passionate few might also bring up the colour vs. color debate or our pronunciations of 'out' and 'about'. And some may point to the ubiquitous Canadian
toque as evidence of a language that is all our own. If this is your idea of Canadian English, then it might surprise you that Katherine Barber, Editor-in-Chief of the best-selling Canadian Oxford Dictionary and author of the best-selling Six Words You Never Knew Had Something to Do With Pigs, has
written a new book filled with nothing but made-in-Canada vocabulary. Only in Canada You Say highlights more than 1,200 words and phrases that are unique to our neck of the woods. Did you know, for example, that every time you ask for Gravol at the drug store, you're using a word that is unknown
anywhere else? That those tasty butter tarts your mother used to make don't exist beyond our borders? Or that there are three distinctly Canadian sex words? And jokes about living in the Great White North aside, it is still pretty interesting to discover that there are 17 Canadian words for ice!
Organized thematically, Only in Canada You Say covers Canadian English from coast to coast to coast, with sections dedicated to the things we love to do, where we live, how we get around, and what we wear. The entertaining and informative introductions to each section provide a fresh, often
eye-opening, perspective on the reality of Canadian English from Canada's own 'Word Lady', Katherine Barber. Only in Canada You Say maybe 'eh' is just the beginning of this story! '
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Table of Contents
- Contents 4
- Introduction 10
- CANADIANS SAY THE DARNEDEST THINGS 14
- Oaths, Imprecations, Epithets, and Insults 15
- Fun CanSpeak Facts: Eh 15
- Oaths and Intensifiers 16
- Nicknames Nasty and Nice 17
- Who Knew it was Canadian? 18
- Phrases 21
- A COUNTRY WITH TOO MUCH GEOGRAPHY 24
- Land of Snow and Ice 25
- Fun CanSpeak Facts: The Great White North 25
- 'Twas in the Moon of Wintertime 27
- How many Different Words for Ice? 28
- North of 60 30
- Weather 32
- Water, Water, Everywhere 33
- Life in the Great Outdoors 36
- Parks 36
- Camping and Hiking 36
- Farming 37
- Forestry 42
- Fishing 45
- LAND OF THE SILVER BIRCH, HOME OF THE BEAVER 48
- Mammals 49
- Fun CanSpeak Facts: Wile E. Togony 49
- Fish and Molluscs 52
- Birds 55
- Monsters and Spirits 57
- Plants 58
- Trees 58
- GETTING AROUND 60
- The Song My Paddle (or Outboard) Sings 61
- Fun CanSpeak Facts: Paddle Your Own 61
- Canoes 62
- Other Watercraft 63
- Planes, Trains, and Automobiles 66
- Aviation 66
- Trains 67
- Cars, Carriages, and Other Conveyances 67
- Goin' Down the Road 69
- Roads 69
- On the Road (or Off) 71
- WHO WE ARE 72
- Native Peoples 73
- Fun CanSpeak Facts: Aboriginal Titles 73
- Two Solitudes 79
- The French Fact 80
- In La Belle Province 80
- The Legacy of the Acadians 82
- I's the b'y 84
- Life on the Rock 84
- People 85
- Playtime 85
- Weather 86
- Name That Seal 87
- Immigration 88
- Fun CanSpeak Facts: Anyone for a Kubasa on Calabrese Sandwich? 88
- WHERE WE LIVE 92
- Home Sweet Home 93
- Fun CanSpeak Facts: Our Home ... and Native Language 93
- The Roofs Over Our Heads 96
- Not Quite Roughing it in the Bush 99
- Not Freezing in the Dark 100
- Furniture 101
- Home hardware 101
- Places 103
- From Far and Wide 103
- Nicknames for Cities 107
- WHAT WE WEAR 110
- Clothes 111
- Fun CanSpeak Facts: Bundle Up! 111
- Underwear 112
- Footwear 113
- Coats, Jackets, and Sweaters 114
- Gloves and Mittens 115
- Hats 116
- Accessories 117
- Belt 117
- Jewellery 117
- Blankets 118
- EAT, DRINK, AND BE MERRY 120
- Food, Glorious Food! 121
- Fun CanSpeak Facts: Canadian English—A Real Mouthful 121
- Fruits and Vegetables 124
- Stews, Casseroles, and Savoury Pies 126
- Meat and Fish 129
- Breads, Cereals, and Pancakes 132
- Garnishes 134
- Sweets 134
- Doughnuts 137
- Cheese 138
- Preserves 139
- Where to Go When You Run Out of Food 139
- Other Places to Grab a Bite 140
- Drinking and Carousing 141
- Fun CanSpeak Facts: Drink Canada dry! 141
- Beer 142
- Other Drinks 143
- How much is too much? 145
- Places to Drink 146
- For the Teetotaller 146
- FOR THE LOVE OF THE GAME 148
- The Good Ole Hockey Game 149
- Fun CanSpeak Facts: Hockey Words in Canada 149
- Skating 153
- Curling 154
- Baseball 154
- Football 155
- Not Quite the Big Leagues 156
- Other Ways to Stay in Shape 158
- IN OUR FREE TIME 160
- Places to Socialize 161
- Fun CanSpeak Facts: Let's Party! 161
- Your Place or Mine 163
- Weddings 165
- X-Rated: Sex, Drugs, and Gambling 166
- In Flagrante Delicto 166
- Marijuana 167
- Betting 167
- Canadians Just Wanna Have Fun 168
- Games and Other Distractions 168
- In the Cards 170
- Toys 171
- Take the Day (or Week) Off 171
- Holidays 171
- Things to Do on Holiday 175
- Arts and Entertainment 175
- TV and Radio 175
- Singing and Dancing 176
- Traditional Crafts 178
- Keeping in Touch 179
- PEACE, ORDER, AND GOOD GOVERNMENT 180
- Politics and Government 181
- Fun CanSpeak Facts: A Leg to Stand On 181
- Parliamentary Affairs 182
- Political Nicknames 189
- Getting and Spending 190
- Who's Who 191
- Dropping the Writ: Elections (in) Canada 192
- Law 195
- Before the Courts 195
- On the Wrong Side of the Law 197
- To Serve and Protect 199
- In the Clink (or Not) 201
- LOONIE TUNES 204
- Money 205
- Fun CanSpeak Facts: Running out of Loonies 205
- It Makes the World Go Round 206
- Taxes 208
- Pensions 209
- Banking 210
- Mortgages 212
- Business 212
- Employment 213
- CRADLE TO GRAVE 218
- Health and Medicine 219
- Fun CanSpeak Facts: Putting the Care in Medicare 219
- Schools and Education 222
- Types of Schools 222
- Hitting the Books 224
- School's Out! 226
- School Supplies 227
- What the Adults Do 227
- Social Services 228
- Garbage and Recycling 229
- CANSTUD 101 232
- Fun CanSpeak Facts: Loyalists to Loonies: A Very Short History of Canadian English 233
- Fur Trade 235
- New France 236
- Who Says Our History's Dull? 237
- THE BRITISH CONNECTION 242
- Fun CanSpeak Facts: Rule Britannia 243
- Appendix 1: What do you call people from ... ? 251
- Appendix 2: Test your knowledge of Canadian English! 258
- Index 269
- A 269
- B 269
- C 270
- D 272
- E 272
- F 273
- G 273
- H 274
- I 274
- J 274
- K 275
- L 275
- M 275
- N 276
- O 276
- P 277
- Q 277
- R 277
- S 278
- T 280
- U 280
- V 280
- W 281
- Y 281
- Z 281