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3 days ago · Canadian Raising indicates a scenario where the start of the diphthong is nearer to the destination of the glide before voiceless consonants than before voiced consonants. The Canadian Shift is also a common vowel shift found in Ontario.
Jun 27, 2024 · Canadian slang terms and sayings are difficult to decipher when you are new to the country! Here, we delve into what "goal suck" or "freezie" means to speak like a true Canuck!
3 days ago · The number of slang or colloquial names for street drugs is enormous. They can be classified under various headings: abbreviations, anthropomorphisms, compounding, euphemisms, history, legends, and fiction, metaphors, metonymy, ordinary words given extraordinary meanings because of some similarity, paronomasia, portmanteau words, rhymes, suffixes, technical terms treated as slang, and toponyms ...
Jun 20, 2024 · While Canada is home to two official languages (French and English), the country also boasts a third, lesser known language. To the uninitiated, Canadian slang is truly a world unto itself. That’s why we’re sharing our cheat sheet of slang words to help you fit in in the Great White North.
4 days ago · Regulating drugs may seem radical, but taking the production and sale of currently illegal drugs away from organized crime and drug cartels is the most promising way to keep our communities safe.
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Jun 10, 2024 · To keep tabs on the growing catalog of drug-related jargon, the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) released an extensive report in 2017 identifying many of the known words and slang associated with drugs like cocaine, heroin, and marijuana.