Can't abide Canadian word?
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Not really a word, but I wont say Zed, sounds funny and not natural for me, so I still say Zee.
For words, soda will never be pop for me. Where I come from pop is not used, and soda again comes naturally for me.
For words, soda will never be pop for me. Where I come from pop is not used, and soda again comes naturally for me.

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I struggled to come to terms with "dinner" but relented because "tea" seemed to confuse everyone. However, "supper" is starting to creep in to the household now, and I'm not having it.
So I'm bringing back "tea", much to the confusion of my kids.

So I'm bringing back "tea", much to the confusion of my kids.

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There are actually parts of the US where people refer to soda as 'pop'. I've heard many Minnesotans use the term to describe soda. But maybe this is just a result of their proximity to Canada.

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Here is an interesting website listing maps and differences by region.
I grew up in San Diego, and going to the NE US for example or the South feels like a different different country at times, things are different, same country, regional differences that sometimes are very different.

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Perdaining, diddo, warder.

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"Bring".
So simple, yet used incorrectly all the time.
"Bring this home with you", "bring my friend to the cottage"...
Aaaaaahhh, it's "TAKE" goddammit!!!!
My poor daughter gets hounded about this every day, poor kid. 5 years of Canadian daycare/Kindergarden, and I'm on her every time she says it.
So simple, yet used incorrectly all the time.
"Bring this home with you", "bring my friend to the cottage"...
Aaaaaahhh, it's "TAKE" goddammit!!!!
My poor daughter gets hounded about this every day, poor kid. 5 years of Canadian daycare/Kindergarden, and I'm on her every time she says it.
