Re: CHAT: "have a nice day"
| From: | John Cowan <jcowan@...> |
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| Date: | Thursday, March 2, 2000, 14:30 |
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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.
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