Canadian English: offspring of a queen and a cowboy
December brings you Canadian English on the Macmillan Dictionary Blog. Our first guest post comes from Sherry Noik, an editor and writer at a Canadian media chain. Sherry tweets here and blogs at...
View ArticleHow long you been home?
We continue Canadian English month with a guest post by ELT writer and blogger Ken Wilson. Ken has an American wife, a Canadian mother-in-law, an Irish son-in-law and a Spanish sister-in-law. His...
View ArticleSleeping with an elephant
Canadian English month brings you a guest post by Shauna Rae, a radio and television personality, freelance writer and social media blogger, based in Ontario, Canada. ________ In a rare rant for a...
View ArticleFrom sea to sea
The discussion of Canadian English here on this blog continues with a guest post by Shauna Rae, a radio and television personality, freelance writer and social media blogger, based in Ontario, Canada....
View ArticleGoodbye 2010. Hello 2011 … and round 2!
The 2010 world tour of regional English stops here but not for long … We went around the world in 2010 asking the question ‘What’s your English?’ and we got some great answers. Thank you to everyone...
View ArticleHighlights from our latest update
Recent lurid revelations from Hollywood show that the gender gap continues to raise big social, ethical, and economic issues. It’s surprising how few Hollywood films, even in 2017, pass the Bechdel...
View ArticleYour favourite Canadian English words
As part of our most recent update we focused on increasing Macmillan Dictionary’s coverage of Canadian English. Having added around 50 words and phrases that are peculiar to the English spoken north of...
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