For Fun?

[Maggie/Vancouver]

No problem Chuck.  Your lingo is great. 

I'll just make a few minor changes so that you can converse perfectly with any Canadian that happen to cross your way.

Your words were:

Sofa, Couch = Chesterfield  We call them all three.  I use Chesterfield more than most folks but my parents are European and they learned British English.
French fries = Chips? We call them Fries too.  I call them delicious. The BEST however is poutine - a French Canadian combination of fries, cheese curds and gravy.  Heart attack city but worth dying that way.
Tennis Shoes = Runners?  Perfect!

24C is like 105F  I think this is more like 75 in your temperature but it honestly feels like 105.   

When I was in Chicago last summer, my American friends found it funny that I constantly asked to use the washroom instead of the bathroom, that I apologized when folks bumped into me and that I ended most sentences with a question, eh?  We also call a woolen cap, a toque. To call it anything else is just wrong.

Okay, by now I am sure that any other Canadians reading this forum are mortified that I am doing any public/cultural relations work on behalf of the government of Canada.  But I did find this handy American to Canadian translator that may be of help....check it out.....

http://www.adrianspeyer.com/american_english_to_canadian_english_translator.html

Maggie   

[Chuck Capan]

My bad 40C is 105F

I kept away from the toque and "eh" comments...too easy to joke about. 

How many Newfies does it take to screw in a lightbulb?

Chesterfield...how about settee?

[RealCathrin]

My grandmother called it the "Davenport"...

Does "cheese curds" = cottage cheese?

[Chuck Capan]

Cheese curds are not cottage cheese.

I think you are thinking cottage cheese is curdled milk.

Ask Jennifer about spoiled dairy products in a refrigerator. 

And yes couch/sofa = davenport

On a side note I live across the Mississippi river from Davenport, Iowa.

[Maggie/Vancouver]

When in doubt, go to Wikipedia.....

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Poutine

You know...perhaps all this chattering has answered my question....most realtors I know like to chat and joke with each other....now, that is fun!!!

[Perky]

MY aunt ruth called it a davenport and I thought she was so weird.  We call it the sofa or couch.

why chesterfield? Was that a brand name?  To me it's a bad boy's cigarette

[Maggie/Vancouver]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Couch

(read under Types of Couches)   

[RealCathrin]

I knew there was no hope for my treasured set of World Books...Wiki just took em out to the trash again...

[Maggie/Vancouver]

No RC!!!  Those books are fabulous.  At least the facts have actually been checked by experts and have credibility.  The fun thing with Wikipedia is that anyone with access to a computer can add information.  That is what makes it so cool.  You have no idea if the info you just read about astrophysics was written by Stephen Hawking or a guy named Barry who lives in his parents' basement.  As long as the information proves my point, I generally swear by Wikipedia....or I just go to the Wiki page and add information that will back up my point.  It is great feature and the best way to win free beer from your friends at the bar.

Have a great day.....m:-)

[RealCathrin]

Thanks Maggie...I appreciate your support!  I LOVED my my World Books...have heard that also about Wiki...but haven't used it enough to find any erroneous reporting.