-=> Quoting Bj”rn Forsstr”m to Steven Horn <=-

 BF> It's hard for me to see the difference between Canada and USA, anyway
 BF> when it comes to the language.

The differences are subtle, especially to someone from a third country
who's first language is something other than English. But there are many
differences, especially in slang or casual speech. British and
Australian English are different yet again. And then there are
regionalisms within a country. These differences crop up all the time in
the Cooking Echo in which I have been active for years.

For example in England and Australia a biscuit is sweet dessert cookie
but in the States and Canada it's a scone like thing. In most of the
English speaking world barbecue means to grill (high heat) over charcoal
outdoors but in the southern States it means slow roasted and smoked
over a wood fire (a long time over very low heat.)

Slang is the worst. In Canada "fanny" is a harmless word for a woman's
hips. In England it's a crude word for a woman's crotch. Imagine trying
to flirt with a British girl and telling her she has a nice fanny!








Cheers,

YK Jim

... Did you know Canada has a South, too?
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