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ABC’s of Small Talk–C by Jillian ZavitzJUL26th2010 No Comments

C is for common, usually people get along because they have common interests, attitudes, or simply put they have things in common. For example, in a grocery store while queuing up to the cashier , you can try to make a not-so-obvious quick scan at the things the person behind you bought. You notice that [...]

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ABC’s of Small Talk–B by Jillian ZavitzJUL26th2010 No Comments

B- basketball Lakers or Celtics? That alone stirs up a conversation especially for men.
Basketball is a very interesting topic. They could go on and on talking about it for hours.
Here are some examples you can use to start conversation about basketball:
Did you watch the NBA game last night?
Whose side are you? Lakers or Celtics?
B is [...]

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So you think you are Canadian eh???—Rad by Jillian ZavitzJUL26th2010 No Comments

rad: Short for radiator in a car or home heating, but pronounced like the first syllable of ‘radical’.

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So you think you are Canadian eh???—Kraft Dinner by Jillian ZavitzJUL26th2010 No Comments

Kraft Dinner: Kraft macaroni and cheese. Sometimes called “Krap Dinner” or “KD”. Common food for both university students and kids.

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So you think you are Canadian eh???—Pop by Jillian ZavitzJUL26th2010 No Comments

pop: the common name for soft drinks or soda pop.

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So you think you are Canadian eh???—Pickerel by Jillian ZavitzJUL20th2010 No Comments

Pickerel: This is a slang word for walleye — a type of fish

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So you think you are Canadian eh???—Pencil Crayon by Jillian ZavitzJUL20th2010 No Comments

Pencil Crayon: coloured pencil used for colouring

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So you think you are Canadian eh???—Parkade by Jillian ZavitzJUL20th2010 No Comments

Parkade: a parking garage with different floors

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So you think you are Canadian eh???—Nanaimo bar by Jillian ZavitzJUL20th2010 No Comments

Nanaimo bar: a confection named for the town of Nanaimo, British Columbia and made of egg custard with a Graham-cracker-based bottom and a thin layer of chocolate on top; however, this term is now widespread in the United States and elsewhere, because of Starbucks.

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So you think you are Canadian eh???—lumber jacket by Jillian ZavitzJUL20th2010 No Comments

lumber jacket: known as doeskin in British, this is a thick flannel jackeolett either red and black or green and black preferred by blue collar workers and heavy metal/grunge aficionados. This apparel is more commonly referred to as a mackinac (pron mackinaw).

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