I'm sorry but what. Of all the dumb decidedly not "elbows up" shit in that budget, this? This is the line??
this post was submitted on 16 Dec 2025
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And technically we use British English here...
Canadian English is distinct:
- Organization - us spelling
- Tire - us spelling
- Behaviour - British spelling
- Ladybug - us term
- Cheque - British spelling
In otherwords its a nightmarish unholy mishmash just like our system of measurement.
otherwords
And that's not a word.
It is now. It's streets ahead.
Attend de voir le français Canadien.
But it's a mishmash I know and love.
UK has a stupid fucked up mishmash of measurements too. Miles for speed and distance, stone for weight. Centimetres for height, mg/G/kg for food, ml/l for liquids and fuel.
Formally I don't believe there is any discrepancy; we're metric.
I haven't met a single person who doesn't do combat sports that knows their weight in kgs.
Sure, but that's colloquial usage. Same with pool temps and our heights. Any official government capacity though we're all in on metric.
I spell everything the English way.... the language is called English so by definition, they are correct in everything.
I've adopted tyres and kerb into my daily spelling
Their words are better too... lorry > truck, hoover > vacuum, chips > fries....
I urge all canadians to start using more british english in daily speak.
And if it pisses off the yanks and albertans, even better
I strongly agree! Canadians need to shed the americanization of our form of english.
Americanisation?
Time to stop pronouncing your Rs, then!
Another idea: do something actually useful in government.
Kerb, tyre and Hoover are a hard no for me. Two are weird and one is a trademarked brand name (yes, I say facial tissue not Kleenex) I wouldn’t Dyson my living room so why would I Hoover it? We already say fish & chips and we have chip wagons not food trucks. I’m happy with that and spelling colour and flavour with a “u”. Cheque with the “que” is always going to be better than “check”. Lorry sounds silly, I’d rather use their other commonly used term “HGV”. I’ll add that I say trash bin rather than garbage can. Last but not least… it’s pronounced zed not zee!!
yes, I say facial tissue not Kleenex
I didn't know there were special tissues for cumblasts only
But I draw the line at gaol
What about "aluminium"?
And orientated.
or "burglarized", not actually an English word.
That's actually the original title for the element, for what it's worth.
And tyre.
I don't know, the vowels in written words are pretty much random anyway.
Straight to gaol!
Is this where that comes from? I always called "evergaols" in Elden ring "ever-gay-ol's" until like this month when I found out what gaol was lmao
the language is called English so by definition, they are correct in everything.
lol linguists hate this one weird trick that killed entire branches of studies
English is defined by popularity, not managed by rules. So, English is ruled by whatever the mob wants, just like ignorant racism in early 1900s America: mob rule.
In this case, the largest group of English speakers is in India. That accent is a little too Mumbai for me, young man: get it back to Received Delhi Standard by next review or you're fired.
albertans
Hey, I use the King's English, thank you very much!
English so by definition, they are correct in everything
I love this, and agree. Also why France gets to decide what proper French is.
Canadian english should use more homegrown & british terms.
That'd be skookum.
delet, tlush pituk! I love these Chinook jargon words, though the cheechakos don't seem to be picking them up these days.
"The Speaker recognizes the Honourable Hoser from Kenora."
As a Canadian, I'd rather Canadians lean into the British side of things considering we're a member of the British Commonwealth of Nations. And you know, we do have the Queen (and now King) on our money. Canada and the UK have a long, healthy relationship.
I've always felt more English than American and visiting the UK most people treat us Canadians like long lost family.
America on the other hand has decided to appease Russia and start attacking Canada with nasty rhetoric and trade wars. They can fuck themselves right in the asshole.
I'm for rejecting all Americanisms in Canada.
They can fuck themselves right in the asshole. I’m for rejecting all Americanisms in Canada.
A hole for equus africanus asinus ?
Very based of the Carney government IMO. The most 'elbows up' stance would be to intentionally reject former American influences and purposefully adopt more British spellings in standard Canadian English.
Our sovereignty and cultural identity isn't under threat from the UK, it is under threat from the USA.
Bonus: we could use the phrase "speak the King's English" more often - its one step away from monocles being back in fashion.
Yep, that's my takeaway too. And why I've utilised the same, although I draw the line at "gaol". A Canadian spelling that's hard to tell from the American one is just a tradition waiting to disappear.
Anyone accusing someone of utility is someone I’ll ignore.