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Now what I am not quite used to is.. Mom, rather than Mum, I will have my baby saying Mum ;)

Got to keep your English blood English after all :)

Also, favorite, it is favourite, I do wish they wrote and spelt words in 'proper' English. That is my only constructive feedback.

Diaper instead of Nappy. ;)

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Oh and I say boot sometimes, meaning the trunk of the car, here it is trunk commonly.

I always said, boot. Put it in the boot :)

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One thing i have learnt is that i don't judge them, some even call immagrants...then quickly turn round and say "O not you" :wub:

I just turn round and say "well i am one" and....love watching them get out of that one, as most of there parents or grandparents are english haha[/QUOTE]



yes, i was opening the door for some people arriving at Montanas ( thats where i work at the mo) and said to the guests " thankyou for braving the snow to come here today" only for him to reply " Hay, its Canada if you dont like it get out!" only to be swiftly looked at by his wife as she had acctually heared my accent and was mortified by her husbands commet :eek:
she must have had a stern word with him as he approached me and appologised with a really red face saying he didnt mean it! :wub: and he said that to everyone! lol

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Wow! What an As*ho*e.

At least his wife was a better person than he. How rude though.
So are they divorced now?? ;)

I should think he should say sorry too, better to not do that in the first place then no need to say sorry, think before you speak is a good lesson to learn :blink:
Shame he had to be reminded to say sorry though, kind of does not mean as much does it..

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lol ........chill dude.

Peace out.

Miss M x

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Yay.........don't sweat the small stuff...........it's all....:thumbup:

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Afterall, We did choose to come and live here, so when in Rome.........;)

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I find myself refering to everything as "sweet" :(

ie - "Mand the coffees on"

me "awww Sweet cheers!"

or

"managed to get xyz today"

me "sweet deal!"


God help me :rofl:

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I always speak very properly :D But I'm not that bothered about what other people say, except when it's written down at work. So far I think that my Canadian colleagues are similarly challenged compared with my British ones. I am sometimes surprised at some of the poor grammar in the newspapers though.

We had a debate at work today, and my table did try and persuade me to be our speaker. I suspect that was mostly to do with my accent :cool: I would have done so quite happily, except that I knew nothing about the subject in hand! (We won anyway)

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I am sometimes surprised at some of the poor grammar in the newspapers though.

Then you must have conniption fits or bouts of apoplexy when you read many of the posts on this site.

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Nah, I expect that, :eek: and mine isn't so great either. I just think the printed word should be more formal, and therefore better proofed.

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We don't have problems, only opportunities. Apparently.

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Been on a self-development course then?:lol:

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I used cream crackered when talking to my Canadian cousin and she looked at me weirdly, so I clarified by saying knackered and she still looked very confused, so I had to explain further. ;)