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Bell beaver kills the Canadian Zed
Toronto Sun ^ | 2007-06-09 | Mike Strobel

Posted on 06/09/2007 10:23:35 AM PDT by Clive

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21 posted on 06/09/2007 11:02:11 AM PDT by Drango (A liberal's compassion is limited only by the size of someone else's wallet.)
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To: Clive
Grey is still a colour, though Canadian newspapers only recently revived the "u."
It's time to reassert the simple truth that Modern American English is closer to the English of 1600 than Modern British English. Yes, Noah Webster dropped the "u" - but he did so because it was a recently-added affectation, adopted because 18th century Brits had decided it was stylish to pretend to be French.
22 posted on 06/09/2007 11:03:54 AM PDT by jdege
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To: Clive
Vive le narcissisme des petites différences!

They even use different fingers to pick their noses in Canada! Ask a border guard so you don't get it wrong.

And you have to take language classes to get the accent right, or you'll be deported. Just being neurotically precise in pronunciation just isn't enough anymore!

23 posted on 06/09/2007 11:07:10 AM PDT by x
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To: jdege
Yes, Noah Webster dropped the "u" - but he did so because it was a recently-added affectation, adopted because 18th century Brits had decided it was stylish to pretend to be French.

Oods bodkins! Ye means ter saye they Kerrified the language?

24 posted on 06/09/2007 11:08:13 AM PDT by ApplegateRanch (Islam: a Satanically Transmitted Disease, spread by unprotected intimate contact with the Koranus.)
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To: Clive
Everything I know about Canada, I learned from these guys...

Mark

25 posted on 06/09/2007 11:09:27 AM PDT by MarkL (Environmental heretics should be burned at the stake, in a "Carbon Neutral" way...)
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To: Clive

So, was “ZZ Top” called “Zed Zed Top” all of these past years?


26 posted on 06/09/2007 11:10:25 AM PDT by July 4th (A vacant lot cancelled out my vote for Bush.)
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To: jdege

The English long spoken in Apalachia and preserved in folk ballads was closer to early English than the English spoken in London.

Now, of course, most people speak TV-speak.


27 posted on 06/09/2007 11:12:10 AM PDT by Cicero (Marcus Tullius)
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To: GMMAC

No doubt. In my opinion (this time you CAN count it as humble) Canadians are the best players.


28 posted on 06/09/2007 11:13:50 AM PDT by LantzALot (Yes, it’s my opinion. No, it’s not humble.)
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To: GMMAC

But there IS one European dear to Ducks’ fans hearts — Teemu Selanne.


29 posted on 06/09/2007 11:16:08 AM PDT by LantzALot (Yes, it’s my opinion. No, it’s not humble.)
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Holy cow, that treasonous beaver is talking American.

...

The surveys show people under 30 use Zee.

Don't worry, it's just that the under-30's realize that Canada's "not even a real country anyway." ;-)

30 posted on 06/09/2007 11:52:27 AM PDT by NMR Guy
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oh, crumbs...now that stupid ditty is going to be going through my head all day...”Cooo-rookookoo, coorookookoo...”


31 posted on 06/09/2007 11:54:19 AM PDT by redhead ("Ah works dirty, but Ah does a clean job..." --Nightmare Alice in Li'l Abner)
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To: LantzALot
Agreed.
Plus, it's telling that arguably the #1 reason the Sens garnered relatively little support elsewhere in Canada can be found in the person of their arrogant & habitually unsportsmanlike Swede Captain.

It's too bad since, when it comes to team owners, Ottawa's Andrew Melnyk is easily the class of the entire League.
Go to the Sens' website & you won't believe the quantity of 'Support the Troops' content.
Plus, he went to Afghanistan a few months ago - at his own expense & with little fanfare - just to say "thanks" & drop off $50K worth of ball hockey gear for the boys.
32 posted on 06/09/2007 12:01:33 PM PDT by GMMAC (Discover Canada governed by Conservatives: www.CanadianAlly.com)
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To: Clive
Noah Webster made it official when he put Zee in his dictionary in 1828.

That's because Webster went out of his way to differentiate American English from British English.

33 posted on 06/09/2007 12:09:50 PM PDT by Calvin Locke
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I knew there were other reasons I liked Canadians.
34 posted on 06/09/2007 12:13:23 PM PDT by LantzALot (Yes, it’s my opinion. No, it’s not humble.)
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It’s ‘Z’ as in ‘Zee’, and only the brain dead say ‘Zed’.


35 posted on 06/09/2007 12:51:36 PM PDT by mkjessup (Jan 20, 2009 - "We Don't Know. Where Rudy Went. Just Glad He's Not. The President. Burma Shave.")
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To: LantzALot

Ah, the Stanley Cup trophy; created when Red Green decided to convert an old milk can into a spittoon....


36 posted on 06/09/2007 12:56:47 PM PDT by Grut
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To: Grut

Actually, it wasn’t a milk can. The whole thing is duct tape.


37 posted on 06/09/2007 1:07:25 PM PDT by LantzALot (Yes, it’s my opinion. No, it’s not humble.)
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To: Clive

Uhh...what? Am I the only one who has no clue what this topic’s about? Lol

I know Canadians say “zed” and not “zee” like Americans, but this is one of the more confusing topics I’ve seen on FR.


38 posted on 06/09/2007 1:20:48 PM PDT by G8 Diplomat (The best way to punish a man is to elect him to Congress)
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Puny humans!

39 posted on 06/09/2007 1:26:18 PM PDT by Spruce
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To: GMMAC

Alfredsson and Volchenkov vs. Selanne...I don’t think that’s a huge difference in European players. Maybe the Ducks are just better ;) (And it was Alfie who GOT them to the SC finals in the first place and scored most of the goals...he’s actually better than a lot of the Canadians on the team.)


40 posted on 06/09/2007 1:26:37 PM PDT by G8 Diplomat (The best way to punish a man is to elect him to Congress)
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