Canadian/U.S words & pronounciations

[AnewKINDofFEELIN 0]

Not really a pronunciation issue, but I always laugh when I see "cheque."

[~Laura and Nick~ 5]

Not really a pronunciation issue, but I always laugh when I see "cheque."

yeah...us crazy canucks!

[CBR 0]

US: mac n cheese

Canadian: Kraft dinner

I never knew what my fiance was talking about when he said he had a Kraft dinner for supper. I'd be like "so what kind of Kraft dinner was it??" He's like "kraft dinner!" me "yea but WHAT was it?"

(We have Kraft spaghetti and some kind of chicken & noodles stuff too.)

[T.O_2_FL 0]

LOL cheque is the classic one! Whenever I e mailed the payroll department (that's in the U.S), I'm always typing cheque....LOL they must think I'm weird!

[~Laura and Nick~ 5]

LOL cheque is the classic one! Whenever I e mailed the payroll department (that's in the U.S), I'm always typing cheque....LOL they must think I'm weird!

Weird is awesome!!!!

Kraft Dinner FTW!!!!

Nick just called it crappy dinner! aww my babes is taking after me!!!

Edited February 26, 2008 by ~Laura and Nick~

[trailmix 77]

US: mac n cheese

Canadian: Kraft dinner

I never knew what my fiance was talking about when he said he had a Kraft dinner for supper. I'd be like "so what kind of Kraft dinner was it??" He's like "kraft dinner!" me "yea but WHAT was it?"

(We have Kraft spaghetti and some kind of chicken & noodles stuff too.)

It's all in the packaging

[AnewKINDofFEELIN 0]

Not really a pronunciation issue, but I always laugh when I see "cheque."

yeah...us crazy canucks!

Y'all have some unusual love for the letter U. Lindsay and I always joke about adding a U to words.

[T.O_2_FL 0]

Ok got another one....

Me: Theatre = thee ai tur

Him: Theater = thee A tur

[Carlawarla 1]

There was a contest several years ago...when Kraft was looking for a Kraft Dinner King. Some guy, I think from Biggar ,SK or another small town in SK won the contest. He had his picture on the box for a year or something. They also gave him a years worth of Kraft Dinner. A secretary where I worked was at a bar one night, and this guy asked her to dance, she thought he looked familiar. She said he was a real "goof". She said no. He said...what's the matter with you, don't you know I"m the Kraft Dinner King??? Then she realized where she saw him. Anyway, she ended up dancing with him, and said he was still a goof. He told her that he had to write an essay on why he liked Kraft Dinner. Then he said he was really annoyed because their idea of a years supply of KD was a couple of hundred boxes. He stated that wasn't enough since he ate a box a day!

Edited February 26, 2008 by Carlawarla

[Krikit 1,165]

There was a contest several years ago...when Kraft was looking for a Kraft Dinner King. Some guy, I think from Biggar ,SK or another small town in SK won the contest. He had his picture on the box for a year or something. They also gave him a years worth of Kraft Dinner. A secretary where I worked was at a bar one night, and this guy asked her to dance, she thought he looked familiar. She said he was a real "goof". She said no. He said...what's the matter with you, don't you know I"m the Kraft Dinner King??? Then she realized where she saw him. Anyway, she ended up dancing with him, and said he was still a goof. He told her that he had to write an essay on why he liked Kraft Dinner. Then he said he was really annoyed because their idea of a years supply of KD was a couple of hundred boxes. He stated that wasn't enough since he ate a box a day!

Oh GAWD. I remember having to live on ####### Dinner when I was young and that was all that I could afford. (They had them on sale for 10 cents a box.) It took a long long long long time before I could ever look at another box without getting the heaves.

Edited February 27, 2008 by Crikey!

[SonoranSongbird 3]

Pop vs soda is a regional thing. I live in the midwest and here it is pop. Because of the accent here, this is the one region that really really should use soda. Not only because, well, it is soda, but with a strong midwest accent, "pop" sounds more like "pap." Eeeeeuwww!!!!

[warlord 73]

The Check vs Cheque thing, yeah I always take a double take and figured that only the french people spelled it cheque. Apparently not.

And yes I still say Kraft Dinner though my wife always knew what that was. I do remember once years back at work I mentioned Kraft Dinner and they were like "What the hell are you talking about", after a bit it was followed up by the typical "Oh it's Canadianise for Mac and Cheese". I just always figured you had to make that distinction between Kraft (the only edible kind) and all the others (inedible)...

Edited February 26, 2008 by warlord

[AnewKINDofFEELIN 0]

The Check vs Cheque thing, yeah I always take a double take and figured that only the french people spelled it cheque. Apparently not.

And yes I still say Kraft Dinner though my wife always knew what that was. I do remember once years back at work I mentioned Kraft Dinner and they were like "What the hell are you talking about", after a bit it was followed up by the typical "Oh it's Canadianise for Mac and Cheese". I just always figured you had to make that distinction between Kraft (the only edible kind) and all the others (inedible)...

Velveeta Shells and Cheese owns Kraft Mac and Cheese.

[Flames9_RN 358]

Im from Sk, and write it as cheque. And I speak nill French!! lol

[Fuzzness 2]

I'm with you americans... it's 'check'