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| Which is the proper Canadian spelling when referring to a written order to the bank to pay a certain person or company a sum of money from one's account; cheque or check? | Canadian English
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cheque . I believe "cheque" is the British spelling of the word. British spellings of words are generally favoured in Canada over American spellings, perhaps owing to the fact that we are still politically associated with England. For example, most Canadians spell words such as "honour" and "neighbour" the British way, with the "u." American spellings of such words have dropped the "u." American spellings of such words are creeping into common use in Canada, especially in the Prairie provinces.
a road plowed over a body of water in the winter, when the ice is thick enough to support motor vehicles. Ice roads are exactly what they sound like - roads made of ice. They are used mainly in the far North, where the ice is thick enough to drive on and roads are few in number, making ice roads a very convenient means of making road trips shorter.
| Canada has a deplorable history of forcing our Native people to live on a designated area of land. What are these designated areas called; Indian Reserves or Indian Reservations? | Canadian English
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reserves . "Reservation" is used in the US, and in Australia. I'm not exactly certain how Canada came to call them "reserves," but the dictionary suggests it might (offensively enough) be related to terms such as "wildlife reserve," and "game reserve."
| If you go to Newfoundland, and are "screeched in," will you have to kiss a fish? | Canadian English
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Yes. The screeching in ceremony, which I believe to be the creation of tourist companies and bars, is an initiation rite welcoming newcomers and visitors to Newfoundland. It involves drinking lots of screech, a potent dark Newfoundland rum, and kissing a codfish, popularly known as "kissing the cod." It can also involve other activities such as putting a foot in the Atlantic Ocean.
| The term "Medicine Line" is an historical term used mainly in the Canadian west to mean what? | Canadian English
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the Canada-US border, especially west of Ontario. Again, I can't find any information about the etymology of this term, and would appreciate any feedback from anyone who knows how this term came about.
| What do Canadians commonly call a person, especially an athlete, who is a native of the area where a competition takes place? | Canadian English
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a homebrew. The term homebrew can also refer to an alcoholic beverage brewed at home, although you can often hear sportscasters, especially hockey commentators, refer to an athlete as "homebrewed."
back bacon. "Back bacon" is also used in the UK to denote round, lean bacon cut from the eye of a pork loin. As far as I know, only the Americans refer to it as "Canadian bacon."
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