Canadian

Thread called 'Canadian' and here we talking about Australians and New Zealand English? LOL oh well.

"Poutine" is not only a heart-stopping high-cholestrol fast food in Canada, it's also how you say the Russian President's surname in French.

That's why French Canadians always have a good snicker when Monsieur le Président Poutine is mentioned!

Have you tried it, JJM? Is it good? It looks nasty, but then, so does spaghetti....

Though I'm Canadian, I'm afraid I cannot abide the stuff. Give me spaghetti any day.

This is what we mean by "poutine" by the way:

1. a layer of fries topped with;

2. a layer of melted cheese curds; and finally

3. a liberal coating of gravy.

And OF COURSE we know what a tuque is -- we have to suffer through Bob and Doug Mackenzie's version of the 12 Days of Christmas every year, after all!

>3. a liberal coating of gravy. <

Oh so thats how you Canucks call your government? Liberal coating of gravy over the parliament buildings in Ottawa?

<<So do you use "colour" of "color"?>>

I use "color".

>I use "color".<

In Australia? Majority would use 'colour'.

Some of us do use "color" though. Check out the Australian Labor Party http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Australian_Labor_Party which is spelt in favor of the "-or" spelling.

P.S., How do you spell "fjord"? I spell it "fjord", but I've heard that New Zealanders spell it "fiord". Is that true?

Only because Labor is a name, not a regular word.

Apparently another Australian posting on this talk page http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Talk:Neighbourhood also uses the "-or" spelling.

<P.S., How do you spell "fjord"? I spell it "fjord", but I've heard that New Zealanders spell it "fiord". Is that true?>

Yeah we spell 'fjord' as 'fiord' or 'fyord' - personally I don't think the alternative spelling is unique to New Zealand.

Famous 'Fiordland' in New Zealand
http://www.atoz-nz.com/fiordland.asp

"In Australia? Majority would use 'colour' "

True.

Is the difference between Australian,American,and British very big? im mean on the level of accent and grammar and words?