What's your Favourite Canadian Word/Phrase.

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Jan 11th 2010, 8:14 am

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Re: What's your Favourite Canadian Word/Phrase.

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Originally Posted by redneckboy

"F-ing the Dog", as in "I'm not doing anything" when asked

It just sounds wrong but makes me laugh everytime

Another aka ... screwing the pooch.

"It's a given"... means goes without saying.

Jan 11th 2010, 9:35 am

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Re: What's your Favourite Canadian Word/Phrase.

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Originally Posted by AmyDavid

My kids are obsessed with saying "toot" instead of "trump" and "butt" instead of "bottom".

Sooooooo, what is your favourite Canadian word/phrase?

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Originally Posted by Lord Vader

sure=yes, no subliminal deceit or sarcasm.

I do wonder where "effing the dog" came from though. I say it from time to time. I sat around and F-ed the dog all day yesterday.

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Originally Posted by NessieOggy

Another aka ... screwing the pooch.

"It's a given"... means goes without saying.

Interestingly we could run those together add a description for some canadians and come up with..........

I'm a REDNECK so IT'S A GIVEN that i F-ED THE DOG in the BUTT till i made him TOOT.

Jan 11th 2010, 9:42 am

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The worst one i have heard lately is

That kid has a real "potty mouth"..................

Jan 11th 2010, 1:09 pm

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Re: What's your Favourite Canadian Word/Phrase.

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The worst one i have heard lately is

That kid has a real "potty mouth"..................

Was he/she talking about your child?

Jan 12th 2010, 2:25 am

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Re: What's your Favourite Canadian Word/Phrase.

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Was he/she talking about your child?

thankfully "no"
she was talking about a kid at the bus stop with us

My kids know that i am very handy with the soap

Jan 12th 2010, 5:54 am

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Re: What's your Favourite Canadian Word/Phrase.

"dropping an F-bomb"

I f****g hate that saying.

Jan 12th 2010, 6:39 am

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Re: What's your Favourite Canadian Word/Phrase.

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"dropping an F-bomb"

I f****g hate that saying.

Me too. The c****

Jan 12th 2010, 10:33 am

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Re: What's your Favourite Canadian Word/Phrase.

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Originally Posted by Lord Vader

sure=yes, no subliminal deceit or sarcasm.

I do wonder where "effing the dog" came from though. I say it from time to time. I sat around and F-ed the dog all day yesterday.

As someone still in UK, I get comments from my use of 'sure' - clearly too many holidays in North America & am easily influenced.

I should explain 'F-ed the dog' to my colleagues too, then they might be thankful my americanisms are restricted to 'sure'

Jan 12th 2010, 2:36 pm

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Re: What's your Favourite Canadian Word/Phrase.

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Originally Posted by LinsyPinsy

Bali,
Haha
Sorry, I meant my favourite phrase is Are you German?
My accent Scottish is often mistaken as being German. I also have blonde hair (majorly dyed...no idea what colour it actually is.) so apparently look a bit german!?!
When we went to Vancouver, I was asked it quite a lot. It was nice that they were interested. Sorry for confusing you!!
linsy

I often get the "What part of Austrailia are you from?" To which I sometimes reply Hammersmith".

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Originally Posted by AmyDavid

Tooting makes me laugh though - brings out the inner child in me

How about this Tooting?

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No not back in the house yet - apparantly it will be around 14th February - though I am struggling to believe that!

Which year?

Jan 13th 2010, 1:36 pm

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Re: What's your Favourite Canadian Word/Phrase.

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Originally Posted by fledermaus

Gets me going to. I think it means "why thank you very much that is most kind of you" but I hear "yeah, why not, if there's nothing better on offer.

It just means "yes".

Jan 13th 2010, 2:55 pm

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Re: What's your Favourite Canadian Word/Phrase.

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Me too. The c****

worst word EVER Al!

Jan 13th 2010, 3:11 pm

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Re: What's your Favourite Canadian Word/Phrase.

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Gets me going to. I think it means "why thank you very much that is most kind of you" but I hear "yeah, why not, if there's nothing better on offer.

"Sure" is just a sincere "yes".

When it's spoken with a different intonation (suuuuuuuuure), it could be sarcastic. But "sure" is often just a synonym for yes in Canada.

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Jan 14th 2010, 12:39 pm

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Re: What's your Favourite Canadian Word/Phrase.

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Originally Posted by bsmith

Broodle - as in "that wind's broodle today eh?

Never heard that one... maybe it's local to a certain area. My first thought is Newfoundland, seems like something they'd say.

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Originally Posted by minimeeze

I just love the way that Canadians say 'errrbs (herbs)

That drives me crazy! We don't all speak like that, some of us actually pronounce the H.

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Originally Posted by Alberta_Rose

Holy Smokes!

I never realised anybody except Robin (of Gotham City fame) really said that ..... here EVERYbody says it ALL the time!

Guilty!

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Originally Posted by Almost Canadian

Prorogue - never knew what that meant until I came to Canada

Never heard it said in conversation.

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Originally Posted by spankysparkle

when I asked a Canadian something recently he answered: "You bet!"
hahahaha
not a favourite by any means, and now I can't get rid of it.

Guilty again!

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Originally Posted by budcolin

I smell snow...and they're usually right

Buddy down the street......which i've started to use

Holy f--k!!!!!......i like that one

Guilty these too!

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Originally Posted by Alberta_Rose

sure.

.....
Eventually I grumpily gave her her coffee, and pointed at the sugar, saying "Help yourself, if you want sugar, cos I don't know whether you do or not!"

Sure = yes (pretty much always as far as I can tell).
I would have been amused by your response as well as it seems so obvious to me!

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Originally Posted by Oink

"dropping an F-bomb"

I f****g hate that saying.

I hate that one too, I've never used it.

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Originally Posted by Lychee

"Sure" is just a sincere "yes".

When it's spoken with a different intonation (suuuuuuuuure), it could be sarcastic. But "sure" is often just a synonym for yes in Canada.

Totally agree!

Jan 14th 2010, 1:10 pm

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Re: What's your Favourite Canadian Word/Phrase.

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Originally Posted by comet555

Never heard that one... maybe it's local to a certain area. My first thought is Newfoundland, seems like something they'd say.

I think they're just saying their local version of brutal.

Jan 14th 2010, 1:45 pm

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Re: What's your Favourite Canadian Word/Phrase.

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Originally Posted by CaptainHook

I think they're just saying their local version of brutal.

Ahh... I get it now.

Yes, I'm guilty of saying brutal too. I didn't think I pronounced it with a D but now that I listen to myself maybe I do!

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