Canadian Vocabulary vs American and British

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Anonymous  #344362  Wed, 28 Mar 07 01:28 AM
this sort of sounds like geography of language... or perhaps my major is coming through!

1. Which way of spelling do U prefer: odour/odor, colour/color, centre/center, foetus/fetus, licence/license, dialogue/dialog, jewellery/jewelery, criticise/criticize, formulae/formulas, tyre/tire, program/programme

2.Do U ever use any of these words (if yes how often): serviette, chesterfield Yes, and quite frequently

3. Which words do you use  in everyday life: autumn/fall, biscuit/cookie (interchangibly(, chemist's/drugstore, crisps/chips, football/soccer, garden/yard, lift/elevator

Thx also for filling these info:

Age: 20

Sex: f

Province OR territory (if you are a Canadian): Columbie Brittanique (heh. BC)

Town: BC

Education (primary/secondary/ higher education): almost completed BSc. One more year! Whoo!

  
Anonymous  #350964  Sun, 15 Apr 07 01:23 AM

1. I would prefer,  odour, colour, centre, foetus, licence, dialogue, jewellery, criticise, formulae, tyre and programme

2.Do U ever use any of these words (if yes how often): serviette, chesterfield (I do not use these words ever)

3. I would use, autumn, biscuit, chemist's, crisps, football, garden (however im from London but in the north of England they sometimes call the garden a yard), and lift

Thx also for filling these info:

Age: 26

Sex: Female

Province and territory (if you are a Canadian):

Town: Im not canadian im English from West London.

Education (primary/secondary/ higher education): University graduate

  
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