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Thread #53143   Message #817066
Posted By: Barbara
02-Nov-02 - 05:06 PM
Thread Name: BS: AluMINium or ALUminum -more fun!
Subject: RE: BS: AluMINium or ALUminum -more fun!
My grandparents were all Canadian, eh? (from Ontario) and the differences I am aware of include saying 'shedule' for 'skedule',
'Chewsday' for 'Tuesday', 'al-you-MIN-ium' for 'aluminum', 'zed'
for the last letter of the alphabet, 'com-MENT' for 'COM-ment',
and a number of items that were called by different names.Most embarrassing for me as a teen is that folded piece of cloth/paper
that goes in the lap at meals; the Canadians call it a 'serviette', and they relegate 'napkin' to the sanitary and baby category.
Blessings,
Barbara