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Forum: The Maple Leaf

Feb 11th 2024, 2:16 am

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Canadian slang

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Posted By DownUnder69

Re: Canadian slang

Aussie, I reckon, from the 1960s-1970s. Now no longer in popular use, sadly, along with so many older original dinky-di expressions that have vanished along with their users.

Language evolves and...

Forum: The Maple Leaf

Feb 4th 2024, 1:50 am

Replies: 27

Canadian slang

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Posted By DownUnder69

Re: Canadian slang

It really depends on who is saying it...

As an example of this, alas not Canadian but Aussie, an American gal I briefly dated in Sydney in the '70s once stopped all conversation dead at a posh...

Forum: The Maple Leaf

Jan 3rd 2024, 1:00 am

Replies: 27

Canadian slang

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Posted By DownUnder69

Re: Canadian slang

I've been away from Canada for so long, I've forgotten more than I learned or can remember. But at my age, well...

Do Canadians (or "Canucks" as we once called them in fun?) still say "eh?" at...

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