MissPorcelina
05-15-2004, 04:42 PM
Maybe this will help?
Or maybe not.
http://www.icomm.ca/emily/
Or maybe not.
http://www.icomm.ca/emily/
View Full Version : To the person who was asking about "Canadian Culture"... MissPorcelina 05-15-2004, 04:42 PM Maybe this will help? Or maybe not. http://www.icomm.ca/emily/ sweet17 05-15-2004, 08:08 PM Rockets Small, chalky candies packaged in rolls wrapped in clear plastic. Shreddies A brand of breakfast cereal, vaguely resembling Chex. arse, bum One's hind quarters. "He kicked me in the bum." corner store A small variety store, usually on a corner in a residential neighbourhood of a city. Similar to the American "convenience store." elastic rubber band go missing to disappear, become misplaced holiday A vacation or a trip. Also used in the American sense, meaning a day off work or school. keener Someone very eager and enthusiastic. Sometimes derogatory, in the sense of brown-noser, suckup, bootlicker. Someone obviously trying to get into someone else's good books. (Thanks to another visitor for this one.) knapsack backpack, book bag lineup line. "There was a really long lineup for tickets to last night's hockey game." Some Canadians also use the British term "queue." Canadians wait in line or in lineups, never "on line." second-last Next to last, or penultimate bag versus "sack," especially in US midwest chips can describe potato chips or french fries Wait. These are all Canadian only? MissPorcelina 05-18-2004, 07:13 PM I have no idea, but since when is "go missing" not a common thing? Why did that have to be explained? Do the Americans say "Mrs. Johnson's daughter went to a party, and she got misplaced, they haven't seen her since!" as opposed to "Mrs. Johnson's daughter went to a party, and she went missing, they haven't seen her since!" Or what? |