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Canadian slang?
Hello, I´m going to immigrate to Calgary/Canada. Should I expect an american english, a british english or does anybody knows something about slang in Alberta??
Thanks for answer, with best regards, Marion
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Re:Canadian slang?
My first time posting, but it's a good question.
Hey, I've known people who came from, and went to Britain. Their language and slang are completely different. My buddy got weird looks because he'd stepped in mud and said, "Shit my pants are so dirty." Because it turns out 'pants' means underwear.
The language in Calgary is indistinguishable from all of the places in the USA I've been to.
Most slang that'd be different refers to alcohol or money, or local geography.
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Re:Re:Canadian slang?
Hi, friend!
I'm Julier Kuo, a new-comer to languageexchange.
It's really inexplicable to understand these slang.But once you get the true meaning of the slang, you will find its great expressive power of the language.Take my mother tongue, Chinese, for example, a single word can have many kinds of pronunciation; one sentence can be spoken with different tones, such as fast one, slower one,rising one,falling one, cadent one, etc.; and one single meaning can be expressed by different sentences.If possible to enjoy our traditional drama, you will surprisingly get to know a kind of language can be actually expressed by so complecated ways.
I'm glad to discuss the language issue with all friends on line.Welcome to contact me.
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