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Organizing Our Marvellous Neighbours: How to Feel Good About Canadian English

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Text on Things: Button

   (2004.07.16)

JOE CLARK IS A TORONTO VEGANIST WHO TOO READILY ADDS THE SUFFIX -IST TO UNSUSPECTING ENGLISH WORDS

   (2004.07.14)

Dem vulture capitalists – dey’s just folks

   (2004.07.13)

Text on Things: Receipt

   (2004.07.13)

Text on Things: Chip

   (2004.07.13)

But Datsuns you spit right out.

Teal-blue Datsun B210: Angled coupé roofline; nameplate; black honeycomb grille and deeply-recessed headlamp and turn signal

I lived down the road from a Datsun dealer and I remember the very week the B210 came out. I looked for a long time indeed at the nameplate and could not possibly figure out how to say it. I thought it was “B-21-O.” The oppressive, cramped, pitch-black interior (with huge, intrusive seatbelt retractor up by your temple), plus the nauseating design features indicated above, burned it forevermore in my memory.

Oh, and guess what? A car that small was rear-wheel-drive. Then again, so was the Chevette. (And the Acadian.)

Scarifying. And, for the love of God, turn down the gain on that paint.

   (2004.07.11)

‘Private Eye’ covers all in one place

   (2004.07.08)

How’s that for a colour combo? It’s probably visible from the moon.

Teal-blue metal panel, with ventilation grille at bottom, also has a bright-gold-coloured round brass latch

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