British Expats - Canadian spelling....

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Originally Posted by NotTooShabby (Post 8056171)

The problem arises (so I'm told) from the fact that most books used in Canadian schools are printed in the US. When my son was in High School in Ontario either spelling was considered acceptable.

The thing that really bugs me is date notation. Some places use DD/MM/YYYY (the most logical in my mind) while others use MM/DD/YYYY and some use YYYY/MM/DD. I wish they could agree on one or the other and all stick to the same one.

Apparently, here in Ontario schools do everything they can to graduate kids from High School, even to the point of passing some that have failed literacy and numeracy classes.

With regard to using date formats, I also get frustrated with these so I usually write it as Nov/03/2009 for example. On the computer, I use 2009/11/03 for easy listing by year and month.

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Originally Posted by Londonuck (Post 8056596)

My first job when i got there was proof reading at the North Shore News. I corrected the spelling of Caulfeild in North Van before it was explained to me it is Caulfeild and not Caulfield. Thats just wrong!

There's a town near Chicago's O'Hare Airport named Des Plaines. The first time I heard it the person speaking made it sound like a Negro child from and old movie saying 'There's planes'.

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Originally Posted by Jingsamichty (Post 8057330)

Hear, hear! Another one.... why use a clumsy made-up word like "obligated" when "obliged" is simpler and indeed, 'eleganter'?

And there's an other advert for some soap powder/liquid ... It apparently cleans "way more better than the other guy."

How much of the other guy do you put in the wash, and who do they use now Billy Mays is gone?

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Originally Posted by mandymoochops (Post 8058063)

I've not heard that one in the flesh, but on tv and the like. Surely 'first annual' can only ever be used once in conjunction with a yearly event?

How can it be an annual event if it's the first one?

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Originally Posted by Oink (Post 8058476)

I suppose it would be impracticable to make people without a British passport take a test and get a license to speak English? It might help to keep up standards.

Why discriminate. Let's test everyone. :p

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Originally Posted by Oink (Post 8058600)

Wife Swap is my favourite television program. :rofl:
"How dare you tell me I'm a bad mother just because I let my seven year old drink a pint of Jack Daniels a night and prostitute herself outside the local seaman's mission. At least I spend time with my kids."

Is the mother outside the mission too?