milovany Posted July 25, 2011 Share Posted July 25, 2011 My parents are both Canadian although they've lived in the states for half a century (okay, my dad defected to the U.S. when I was 10; but they were both born in Canada); so prit near all my relatives are Canadian. I have a true fondness for you and your land and your people. I really do. But I loathe your zip code system. Gah! I'm addressing envelopes for my parents' 50th wedding anniversary party and I think writing and then making sure I got the Canadian zips right slowed me down by half. I'm sure of it. :tongue_smilie: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
swellmomma Posted July 25, 2011 Share Posted July 25, 2011 ha ha, don't like the alternating letters and numbers? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
milovany Posted July 25, 2011 Author Share Posted July 25, 2011 (edited) ha ha, don't like the alternating letters and numbers? :willy_nilly: You know, even three numbers and then three letters (or the other way around) would be FINE. Who invented this and whyyyyy? I need some chocolate. Edited July 25, 2011 by milovaný Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stripe Posted July 25, 2011 Share Posted July 25, 2011 Isn't the UK system worse yet, with codes of differing lengths? I hate numbers and letters that look alike, like 5 and S or O and 0 or 1 and I. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jen3kids Posted July 25, 2011 Share Posted July 25, 2011 FYI they are not zip codes, they are postal codes! I love them and miss them! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rosie_0801 Posted July 25, 2011 Share Posted July 25, 2011 So this makes Australia the free-est (or something) country? Our postcodes are only four digits long. :tongue_smilie: Rosie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
milovany Posted July 25, 2011 Author Share Posted July 25, 2011 FYI they are not zip codes, they are postal codes! Yeah, yeah. And dinner is supper and napkins are serviettes and garAHJes are garAJes, and, and ... and Shreddies are yummy! :lol: Yes they are. Shreddies, Rosettes, Macintosh Toffee, Coffee Crisps, Aeros, gravy on French fries, and lots and lots of Cheese Whiz. Based on my childhood, these are what Canada is all about. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
milovany Posted July 25, 2011 Author Share Posted July 25, 2011 So this makes Australia the free-est (or something) country? Our postcodes are only four digits long. :tongue_smilie: Rosie All I can say right now, then, is that I wish my parents had been both born in Austreralia. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sarawatsonim Posted July 25, 2011 Share Posted July 25, 2011 Yeah, yeah. And dinner is supper and napkins are serviettes and garAHJes are garAJes, and, and ... and Shreddies are yummy! :lol: Yes they are. Shreddies, Rosettes, Macintosh Toffee, Coffee Crisps, Aeros, gravy on French fries, and lots and lots of Cheese Whiz. Based on my childhood, these are what Canada is all about. I'm agree on all the above but I have never heard anyone pronounce garAHJes as garAJes here. :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jen3kids Posted July 25, 2011 Share Posted July 25, 2011 I'm agree on all the above but I have never heard anyone pronounce garAHJes as garAJes here. :) That would be an East Coast thing, at least that's where I'm from and I say garAJes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jen3kids Posted July 25, 2011 Share Posted July 25, 2011 Yeah, yeah. And dinner is supper and napkins are serviettes and garAHJes are garAJes, and, and ... and Shreddies are yummy! :lol: Yes they are. Shreddies, Rosettes, Macintosh Toffee, Coffee Crisps, Aeros, gravy on French fries, and lots and lots of Cheese Whiz. Based on my childhood, these are what Canada is all about. Oh yes, yum, yum, yum - except for Cheese Whiz. I also miss Kraft peanut butter, and Sussex gingerale (east coast!), and a host of other chocolate bars/candy - Smarties, wunderbar, mr.big, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sarawatsonim Posted July 25, 2011 Share Posted July 25, 2011 That would be an East Coast thing, at least that's where I'm from and I say garAJes. That would be why then.:) I've lived in every province from Ontario to the west coast but I have never been down east. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
milovany Posted July 26, 2011 Author Share Posted July 26, 2011 That would be an East Coast thing, at least that's where I'm from and I say garAJes. That would be why then.:) I've lived in every province from Ontario to the west coast but I have never been down east. Mais non. All my relatives originate from Saskatchewan (some now live British Columbia, Alberta and Manitoba -- one rogue cousin lives in Ontario), and the all of 'em say guh-RAJ for garage. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jen3kids Posted July 26, 2011 Share Posted July 26, 2011 Mais non. All my relatives originate from Saskatchewan (some now live British Columbia, Alberta and Manitoba -- one rogue cousin lives in Ontario), and the all of 'em say guh-RAJ for garage. Maybe it's a rural thing then???? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
C_l_e_0..Q_c Posted July 26, 2011 Share Posted July 26, 2011 I hate numbers and letters that look alike, like 5 and S or O and 0 or 1 and I. But that's the beauty of the postal code!!! It's always Letter-number-letter, and the second part is to avoid jealousy. It's Number-Letter-Number. So there's no mistaking whether it's a zero or an oh. Just look at where it's placed in the postal code! LNL NLN (L = letter, N = number) Simple, and easy to code for programmers! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stripe Posted July 26, 2011 Share Posted July 26, 2011 So there's no mistaking whether it's a zero or an oh. Just look at where it's placed in the postal code!= Oh, I had observed that, but I still confuse myself. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AHASRADA Posted July 26, 2011 Share Posted July 26, 2011 You think the letter/number/letter - number/letter/number thing is annoying? I have a "Z" in my postal code, and whenever I need to give it out over the phone I have to keep remembering to say "zed" instead of "zee". :glare: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Parrothead Posted July 26, 2011 Share Posted July 26, 2011 You think the letter/number/letter - number/letter/number thing is annoying? I have a "Z" in my postal code, and whenever I need to give it out over the phone I have to keep remembering to say "zed" instead of "zee". :glare: I love "zed" instead of "zee." I don't know why but that is just the coolest thing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rosie_0801 Posted July 26, 2011 Share Posted July 26, 2011 You think the letter/number/letter - number/letter/number thing is annoying? I have a "Z" in my postal code, and whenever I need to give it out over the phone I have to keep remembering to say "zed" instead of "zee". :glare: Why? Rosie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
milovany Posted July 26, 2011 Author Share Posted July 26, 2011 Maybe it's a rural thing then???? Hmmmm -- unless Regina, Saskatoon, Victoria, Vancouver, Winnipeg and Calgary are considered rural, this wouldn't be it either. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ElizaG Posted July 26, 2011 Share Posted July 26, 2011 I'm agree on all the above but I have never heard anyone pronounce garAHJes as garAJes here. :) Growing up in Ontario, I never noticed this, but after living in the US for a while I have to say that my Canadian relatives do talk this way (and I used to myself :)). The difference can also be heard in words like drama, plaza, pecan, pyjamas, and avocado. According to linguists, it's mostly found in words borrowed from other cultures. This site calls it the "pasta variable." Canadian Phonology From what I've observed, people from the British Isles tend to pronounce these words the "Canadian way," only more so. DH, a lifelong American, was quite perturbed when he overheard my Irish/Canadian mother reading Is Your Mama a Llama? But the children didn't seem to care, and at least it still rhymed. :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stripe Posted July 26, 2011 Share Posted July 26, 2011 From what I've observed, people from the British Isles tend to pronounce these words the "Canadian way," only more so. DH, a lifelong American, was quite perturbed when he overheard my Irish/Canadian mother reading Is Your Mama a Llama? But the children didn't seem to care, and at least it still rhymed. :D Yeah, when Raffi sings, "Have you ever seen a llama eating his pajamas, down by the bay," I smile a bit. It's supposed to be pronunced 'yama' anyway. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
C_l_e_0..Q_c Posted July 26, 2011 Share Posted July 26, 2011 Hmmmm -- unless Regina, Saskatoon, Victoria, Vancouver, Winnipeg and Calgary are considered rural, this wouldn't be it either. Well, apart from Vancouver, they're all pretty rural to me! :lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
prairiegirl Posted July 26, 2011 Share Posted July 26, 2011 Maybe it's a rural thing then???? I live in SK now but I am originally from Ontario (lived there for 30 years) and I have always said 'garahje'. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stripe Posted July 26, 2011 Share Posted July 26, 2011 I've only heard GARE-aj on British crime shows. That and 'bedsit.' Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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