Archive for category: Canadian English

Canadian English, especially spelling

‘CP Caps and Spelling’    (2018.06.08)

I assembled a list of over a hundred neologisms that could be added to CP Caps and Spelling

Canadian English accent (from nowhere)    (2018.04.01)

HAL 9000’s accent was (neutral) Canadian

A bad month for pop linguistics    (2013.01.29)

“Toronto,” words of the year, “sk(c)optical” (all sic)

Newfoundlanders do not get ‘disorientated’    (2012.05.04)

Kevin Rushby misquotes a Newfoundlander

Canadian Word of the Year 2011    (2012.04.11)

Two or three variants of the same word: orange and Ornge

Interview with ‘Lingua Franca’ about Canadian English    (2011.11.21)

ABC Radio National’s Lingua Franca interviewed me about Canadian English and Organizing Our Marvellous Neighbours

Of course Siri will work in Canada    (2011.10.10)

Of course Siri will work in Canada. Spoken Canadian English is American English. Now, French becomes another issue

American-educated Filipino-Canadian academic claims Canadian English can’t be defined    (2011.07.18)

An academic complains there isn’t a single Canadian English accent. Well, surprise

Citations for ‘vizmin’    (2011.06.26)

Fewer than 60 citations for vizmin all told