Re: CHAT: "have a nice day"

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