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Re: CHAT: "have a nice day"

From:Robert Hailman <robert@...>
Date:Thursday, March 2, 2000, 22:27
John Cowan wrote:
> > Robert Hailman wrote: > > > I once told an American my age that I had cable in my igloo, and their > > reaction was along the lines of "You're lying! You don't have cable in > > Canada! I know that because I did a project on you in grade 6!" I walked > > away quickly. > > Actually, he almost certainly said "sixth grade", which is American English. > "Grade six" is Canadian.
Really? I always thought they were used interchangably, although I prefer "grade six" rather than "sixth grade". Maybe it's because I'm Canadian. -- Robert