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Discuss Descriptive versus Prescriptive analysis of Canadian English (ie: find a legitimate place for usages which may not be dominant but which nonetheless are associated with uniquely or typically "Canadian" usage. This brings up an interesting problem of its own: How can a usage be thought of as "Canadian" when it isn't the preferred form among Canadians??)
Features of Canadian English: tap not faucet chest of drawers not dresser chesterfield not couch facecloth not washcloth RADDiator not RADEiator (radiator) VAUSE not vace (vase) garADGE not garODGE (garage) ROOF, HOOF, SOOT like ALOOF not WOOF housecoat not bathrobe look after not watch or take care of MUM not MOM BATH not BATHE (verb) "twenty to" hour not hour:forty supper not dinner mug-up not snack LEZure not LEEZure (leisure) serviette not napkin cherry stone, peach stone not cherry pit pop not soft drink corn-on-the-cob not corn has drunk not has drank tomATo not toMATEo (tomato) WHine and wine are different sick at my stomach not sick to my stomach dived not dove LEAVEer not LEVer (lever) avenYOO not avenOO (avenue) ASHphalt not ASphalt (asphalt) joggingsuit not sweatsuit runners not sneakers wants out not wants to go out ROOT not ROWT (route) NYOOZE not NOOZE (news) SHON not SHOAN (shone) CREEK not CRICK (nor brook nor stream) sneaked not snuck lent not loaned STYOOdent not STOOdent (student) keener not teacher's pet SHEDule not SCHEDule (schedule) SEMI, MULTI, QUASI as "me" BURY not BARRY (bury) CAM not CAWM (calm) used not to (not) didn't use to PROEgress, PROEduce, PROEcess, PROEject GAHRantee (not) GAREantee COOpon not CYOOpon (???) pick-up gotchie-pull not wedgie prollem not problem saturdee not saturday sanwidge not sandwich right as emphasiser bayegel not bagel gawud not god CREHtin not CREEtin Canadian English links NYEther & EYEther (not NEEther & EEther) elided "th" (skipped in fast language) "ny'er uh yer goan inywhear. plural of BEER is BEER (like cattle, moose, sheep, etc) ("I had five beer") adVERtisment not adverTISEment aROND not aROUND TH (whether); D (around); YER not YOU'RE
Spelling, pronunciation, grammar (NF&LD), lexicon Mental idea, physical reality Performance, Competence Prescriptive, Descriptive
