historical background
Canadian English was influenced by ????
British English, American English, French, Indigenous languages
Choose the correct one: The Canadian accent is generally non-rhotic\rhotic
non-rhotic
TRUE\FALSE: Canadian English fully rely on American standards
false
clicks?
kilometers
buddy?
buddy is a way to talk about a person without using a name. For example, it could be ‘buddy over there’ or ‘buddy in the beer store’
TRUE\FALSE: The general acceptance of Canadian English has taken time
true
What is this joke about: “Canadians don’t like ‘t’ – they like coffee"?
Canadians don’t seem to like the sound ‘t’
TRUE\FALSE: centre and theatre are British variants only
false, Canadian as well
?Loonie & Toonie?
A loonie is what we call our one-dollar coins which have a loon on them. The loon is actually the Provincial bird of Ontario and has a very distinctly Canadian call. Toonies, not surprisingly, are our two-dollar coins.
How to say left turn\right turn?
Hang a Larry / Hang a Roger
What was the first big and linguistically significant wave of permanent English-speaking settlement in Canada?
The inflow of Loyalists escaping the American Revolution, particularly from the Mid-Atlantic States
twenty is pronounced as "twendy" or "twenny"
twenny
What other examples of British conventions could be found in Canadian English?
-our and -re. For example, colour, favour, and neighbour
Canuck? (2 meanings)
The Vancouver Canucks, AKA the Canucks, is the name of one of the Canadian teams in the National Hockey League (NHL), but it’s also used as a nickname to describe Canadians.
Bunny hug???
a sweater or hoodie
When was the term ‘Canadian English’ used for the first time?
1857
read the following words in Canadian English: hot // got // dot
with a short ‘a’
American-style spellings used in Canadian English are????
-ize ending is standard in words like realize, organize, and analyze
How to say soda\soft drink in CaE?
pop
Darts???
cigarettes
The pivotal decade coincides with the date???
1960s
What is Canadian rising ?
In physical terms, it represents a raising of the tongue rather than the standard lowering, which happens in most other dialects
What fields are British and American forms used in?
British: formal (government, education...)
American: informal (chats, media etc)
A winter knit cap is widely known as????
a toque (or tuque)
Who is Hoser?
someone who’s very Canadian (with accent; fan of hockey)