07-23-2004, 12:28 AM
I have lots of questions to ask about Canada!! Okay, here goes:
Measurament:
Okay, it is my understanding that you guys measure temperature in degrees Celcius, distance in kilometres, and speed in kilemetres per hour. But you measure height in feet/inches and weight in pounds, right? So what all do you use the metric measuament for? And what about the imperial measurament? What about as far as ovens go?
Words:
Okay, I understand that for the most part, your English in closer to American than to British, right? With a few exceptions, right?
I know the 'eh' is pronounced like 'hey' without the 'h', right? And it basically means 'do you agree', right? Also, 'for sure' means 'definitely', right? Do you say 'huh' for 'what do you mean', though?
A 'toque' (pronounced 'tuke') is a hat, a woolen pointy hat, right? A 'chesterfield' is a couch - even though that term isn't used much anymore, right? More say 'couch' or 'sofa'? And I know it's 'zed', not 'zee'. How do you finish off the alphabet song? Here we say 'now I know my abc's, next time won't you sing with me'. Also, it's 'runners' instead of 'tennies' or 'sneakers', right? 'Pop', - not 'soda', right? 'Washroom' - not 'restroom', right? 'Housecoat' - not 'bathrobe', right?
Instead of 12th grade - it's grade 12, right? Instead of grading a paper/test - it's marking a paper/test, right? And it's 'supply teacher' - not 'substitute teacher', right? Do you really say 'public school' instead of 'elementary school' - or do you say 'primary school'?
I know it's 'girl guides' instead of 'girl scouts' - and they sell 'girl guide' cookies instead of 'girl scout' cookies, right? What about 'boy scouts', though? Is that 'boy guides', too - or is it 'boy scouts'?
I know you have a prime minister - not a president. You have a deputy prime minister - not a vice president. House of Commons - not House of Representives. And Charter of Rights and Freedoms - not Bill of Rights. Where in the Charter of Rights and Freedoms is Freedom of Speech covered?
Also, summers near Toronto get very hot - but winters near Toronto get very cold, right?
What are some other wording differences between Canada and the US?
Pronunciations:
Do you say 'herb' or 'erb'? Do you say 'proe-gress' and 'proe-ject' instead of 'prah-gress' and 'prah-ject'? Do you say 'cair-ruh-bee-uhn' - not 'cuh-ri-bee-uhn'? And is it 'sheh-jule' - not 'skeh-jule'? I know you pronounce it 'a-bout', not 'a-boot' - but you use a raised vowel type pronunciation, though?
I think I know most of it already - but any clarifications would be helpful.
Measurament:
Okay, it is my understanding that you guys measure temperature in degrees Celcius, distance in kilometres, and speed in kilemetres per hour. But you measure height in feet/inches and weight in pounds, right? So what all do you use the metric measuament for? And what about the imperial measurament? What about as far as ovens go?
Words:
Okay, I understand that for the most part, your English in closer to American than to British, right? With a few exceptions, right?
I know the 'eh' is pronounced like 'hey' without the 'h', right? And it basically means 'do you agree', right? Also, 'for sure' means 'definitely', right? Do you say 'huh' for 'what do you mean', though?
A 'toque' (pronounced 'tuke') is a hat, a woolen pointy hat, right? A 'chesterfield' is a couch - even though that term isn't used much anymore, right? More say 'couch' or 'sofa'? And I know it's 'zed', not 'zee'. How do you finish off the alphabet song? Here we say 'now I know my abc's, next time won't you sing with me'. Also, it's 'runners' instead of 'tennies' or 'sneakers', right? 'Pop', - not 'soda', right? 'Washroom' - not 'restroom', right? 'Housecoat' - not 'bathrobe', right?
Instead of 12th grade - it's grade 12, right? Instead of grading a paper/test - it's marking a paper/test, right? And it's 'supply teacher' - not 'substitute teacher', right? Do you really say 'public school' instead of 'elementary school' - or do you say 'primary school'?
I know it's 'girl guides' instead of 'girl scouts' - and they sell 'girl guide' cookies instead of 'girl scout' cookies, right? What about 'boy scouts', though? Is that 'boy guides', too - or is it 'boy scouts'?
I know you have a prime minister - not a president. You have a deputy prime minister - not a vice president. House of Commons - not House of Representives. And Charter of Rights and Freedoms - not Bill of Rights. Where in the Charter of Rights and Freedoms is Freedom of Speech covered?
Also, summers near Toronto get very hot - but winters near Toronto get very cold, right?
What are some other wording differences between Canada and the US?
Pronunciations:
Do you say 'herb' or 'erb'? Do you say 'proe-gress' and 'proe-ject' instead of 'prah-gress' and 'prah-ject'? Do you say 'cair-ruh-bee-uhn' - not 'cuh-ri-bee-uhn'? And is it 'sheh-jule' - not 'skeh-jule'? I know you pronounce it 'a-bout', not 'a-boot' - but you use a raised vowel type pronunciation, though?
I think I know most of it already - but any clarifications would be helpful.