Canada: Canuck-speak like learning a new language

Francis Hult francis.hult at utsa.edu
Wed Jul 1 16:30:49 UTC 2009


Canada.com

 

Canuck-speak like learning a new language

 

It's Canada Day, and because you're a Canuck just like any other hoser in a tuque with a toonie you can nab a double-double and chill out, or kick back with a brewski and buffalo wings for some R'n'R, eh?

 

It's one thing to become Canadian, it's another thing to speak Canadian. That's what new immigrants to Canada discover after trying to navigate their new country's unusual colloquialisms.

 

Full story:

http://www.canada.com/Canuck+speak+like+learning+language/1747366/story.html

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