<strong>You know I love ya, you big Canadian teddy bear. </strong><hr></blockquote>
If a guy walked up and kissed murbot I think he'd stop smiling...
We make fun of Canadia all the time at school...luckily one of the guys in my class is Canadan, though not quite a shining representative of the country...
Ah well, if Quebec ever becomes independent, the U.S. will annex the rest of Canadia anyway.
In American english, "Canadian" is the correct usage in every styleguide I've seen, and I've never seen the term "Canadan" used in formal print.
I agree, though, that it looks a bit odd of a spelling:
Russia--Russian
American--American
But I think gramatically, the last "a" in "Canada" is being dropped and replaced with "ian," similar to:
Italy--Italian
Linguistically and gramatically, why "America" doesn't become "Americian" by the same process probably has something to do with which syllable the "ee" sound appears in (second to the last syllable in "A-mer-i-ca" last syllable in "I-tal-y")
Also, -cian in the spelling of "Americian" would be pronounced "shun" as in "Physician".
So basically, I guess it just needs to be chalked up as another inconsistancy and oddity of American english.
<strong>In American english, "Canadian" is the correct usage in every styleguide I've seen, and I've never seen the term "Canadan" used in formal print.</strong><hr></blockquote>
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toubarvert = cool
(don't ask me.. macgnrt.)
d = not cool
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?uro = not cool
Mac OS X: Cool.
Windows XP: Definitely not cool.
CA$ = not cool
the same software for windows = not cool
<strong>You know I love ya, you big Canadian teddy bear.
If a guy walked up and kissed murbot I think he'd stop smiling...
We make fun of Canadia all the time at school...luckily one of the guys in my class is Canadan, though not quite a shining representative of the country...
Ah well, if Quebec ever becomes independent, the U.S. will annex the rest of Canadia anyway.
Oh, and you can make fun of Canadia all you want. Just leave Canada alone.
And Quebec... well, they can go to hell.
(we should have a smiley for when you feel obligated to use one, but don't really mean it... too fool any Quebecers who might be here)
heh heh
<strong>Oh, and you can make fun of Canadia all you want. Just leave Canada alone.
Yea, that's a running joke...
America, American.
Canada, Canadian?
Since when does Canada have an i before the last a? If so then it is Canadia...
Alternatively, Canadian is spelled Canadan for the same reasons.
Crazy foreigners.
brad = not cool...
Sony/Ericsson = not cool.
Kenneth
Finding a Canadian penny in change from lunch = not cool
(Sorry, couldn't resist)
canadia = not cool
I agree, though, that it looks a bit odd of a spelling:
Russia--Russian
American--American
But I think gramatically, the last "a" in "Canada" is being dropped and replaced with "ian," similar to:
Italy--Italian
Linguistically and gramatically, why "America" doesn't become "Americian" by the same process probably has something to do with which syllable the "ee" sound appears in (second to the last syllable in "A-mer-i-ca" last syllable in "I-tal-y")
Also, -cian in the spelling of "Americian" would be pronounced "shun" as in "Physician".
So basically, I guess it just needs to be chalked up as another inconsistancy and oddity of American english.
<strong>In American english, "Canadian" is the correct usage in every styleguide I've seen, and I've never seen the term "Canadan" used in formal print.</strong><hr></blockquote>
Of course it is, I made Canadan up.
GLOD: Not cool.
Sega Genesis = not cool
realising that you get one before you die = cool
sleeping with a member of the opposite sex = cool