Have you ever watched a politician at a town hall, taking questions from constituents? How about your favourite artist doing a live AMA, or “Ask Me Anything”? If so, you’ve watched a “Q&A!” #CanadianEnglish#CanadianEnglishDictionary
*note to self* Does not mean standing near quarters. #CEDPhraseOfTheWeek#CanadianEnglish#CanE#CanadianEnglishDictionary
No, I am not looking for my phone for the twelfth time today. I am yet again in quest of a communication device that can connect me to people across vast distances #CEDPhraseOfTheWeek#CanadianEnglish#CanE#CanadianEnglishDictionary
Walking through a swamp and suddenly feel the ground fall out beneath you? You may want to use this #CEDWordOfTheWeek#CanadianEnglish#CanE#CanadianEnglishDictionary
We asked our volunteers what words make them think of summer, and on Monday we asked you to add to the list. This is what people said! What else would you add to the list? #Lexicography#Linguistics#CanadianEnglish#CanE#CanadianEnglishDictionary
Some people assume Canadians cherry-pick American and British language conventions, but #CanadianEnglish#CanadianEnglishDictionary 🧵 [1/5]
Q, a favourite letter of scrabble players. While many lexicographers start building a dictionary with A, we chose to begin this journey at quirky Q because of its importance to Canadians from Quathiaski Cove, BC to Quidi Vidi, NL. #Lexicography##CanadianEnglish#CanE#CanadianEnglishDictionary
