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Canadian English - Questions/Suggestions, etc.

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Tamrhind

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Has anyone thought of trying to market the Block Heater in Britain? I'm pretty sure, with a bit of PR savvy, it'd go down a storm, esp. in the N. regions

We get those Bunny-Hugs in NZ. I always thought they were from States! smiley - blush

I used the word Canuck in reply to your posting before I read it. No offence from a Brit Kiwi!

Un-breakdown???smiley - erm

Same here, eh?smiley - laugh

Do you not use the term "indigenous"?

Even I've heard of Wayne Gretzky!smiley - cheers

Same here - the Fools on the Hill, huh?

Being born in the subcontinent, hockey means something slightly different to me. smiley - biggrin

"Homo"? Dicey down here! (And I wasn't larfing).

Dumb Q. time: is Rick Moranis Canadian? We only see him on H'wood efforts ("Ghostbusters", "Spaceballs", "Honey, I...")

Losts of folks here have got weird calls.

As in John Bunyan's Slough of Despond?

Smoke here, too.

Haven't got "snark" but "snarky", irritated.

I get stubbies when I'm brokish; I drink a get of them, in other words.

OK, enuff of the stand-up routine from me. Hope thet helps.smiley - biggrin


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