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From: Cheryl Rosbak <csrosbak>
Subject: Re: Odd English [was: American] Words
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alan@dragon.acadiau.ca (Alan McKay) wrote:
>Why limit ourselves to just words in the American English vocabulary?
>I mean, except for the obvious reason that most Americans don't realise
>that there actually are other countries on the planet.
>Myself, I'd be just as interested in hearing odd words used by the Brits,
>Aussie's, New Zealanders, Canadians, East Indians, and anyone else for
>that matter.
>-Alan

 This brings up a question:
  I've heard that Southern Ontarians (of which I am one) are the only English
speaking people to say someone is "in hospital" or is going "to hospital", 
instead of "in _the_ hospital" or "to _the_ hospital". Is this true, or just
one 
of our conceits? Do other Canadians use this construction?

Cheryl.

