2.12.2005

Eh Canadian

I was listening to some Canadian English in the song Take Off by Bob and Doug McKenzie (remember them?), and then found a language site that includes some info about our neighbors in the Great White North:

"Canadian English, for all its speakers, is an under-described variety of English....There is a small body of scholarly research that suggests that if there is such a thing as a Canadian English, all its unique characteristics are being lost. In fact, Lilles (2000) goes so far as to claim that there is no such thing as a distinct Canadian English, and argues that the notion of Canadian English is a myth, fabricated to reinforce a fragile Canadian identity....Other research suggests that the few unique traits of Canadian English are disappearing in favour of American forms."

They really were able to sneak in their special spelling of "favor," eh?

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