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Ask a Canadian; For fanfic writers to get quick and easy answers!
Topic Started: Nov 4 2012, 07:09 PM (8,204 Views)
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rookieD
Nov 4 2012, 08:06 PM
This is great .. Thanks for starting the thread starry :flower:

I may be at risk of bombarding the thread though. I use a LOT of slang (generally speaking) which I'm assuming can often get people irritated and confused. For example, even though we use metric in Australia too, I'll often talk in miles and yards just because it's kind of endearing and a form of exaggeration to me (ooh, and I like to do that a lot too...some other Australians might agree that is a cultural thing ;)! My parents still refer to pounds and what not around me, so I guess that's part of it too.

Anyway, my first question then would be: whether the switch-up lingo here and there between metric and imperial would be completely irritating to you?

I'm probably not going to be able to help myself regardless, but I was just wondering....

Guess this is off topic ("Don't ask a Canadian"?), but one thing that caught my eye in "8 Days of Boo" (which I'm re-reading for the dozenth - is that a word? - time btw) was "arvo".

I had to google it to find out it's Australian slang for post 12 p.m. - never heard it before, and thought it was very cool! (One of my co-workers is originally from Aus, so I'll try it out on him the next time I see him! :wink: )


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Definitely Mom.

Mum, maybe if you're in Newfoundland. But Mom. Or Mommy. lol
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Hawley
Nov 5 2012, 04:59 PM
rookieD
Nov 4 2012, 08:06 PM
This is great .. Thanks for starting the thread starry :flower:

I may be at risk of bombarding the thread though. I use a LOT of slang (generally speaking) which I'm assuming can often get people irritated and confused. For example, even though we use metric in Australia too, I'll often talk in miles and yards just because it's kind of endearing and a form of exaggeration to me (ooh, and I like to do that a lot too...some other Australians might agree that is a cultural thing ;)! My parents still refer to pounds and what not around me, so I guess that's part of it too.

Anyway, my first question then would be: whether the switch-up lingo here and there between metric and imperial would be completely irritating to you?

I'm probably not going to be able to help myself regardless, but I was just wondering....

Guess this is off topic ("Don't ask a Canadian"?), but one thing that caught my eye in "8 Days of Boo" (which I'm re-reading for the dozenth - is that a word? - time btw) was "arvo".

I had to google it to find out it's Australian slang for post 12 p.m. - never heard it before, and thought it was very cool! (One of my co-workers is originally from Aus, so I'll try it out on him the next time I see him! :wink: )


I had to look up Arvo too! I had never heard of it before.
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StarryDreamer
Nov 5 2012, 05:10 PM
Definitely Mom.

Mum, maybe if you're in Newfoundland. But Mom. Or Mommy. lol
Ok cool. When I come across that in fanfics, that is when I know for sure they aren't from the US.
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yeah I just assumed arvo meant afternoon, even though I had no idea why, it just was clearly what it meant in the story! At first I was like arvo? what.

Two things stick out reading the thread so far. I know most Americans don't say lounge room, we say family room or living room, etc. like y'all do. So hmm wonder where the writers who use "lounge room" are from!

Also it is def interesting that y'all are responding that y'all say Mom not Mum. Because I see Mum used so often in fic and I'm always wondering why!
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Because I see Mum used so often in fic and I'm always wondering why!


Mum is very British in its origin. You'll see mostly people who are either from the UK or have British influences in their English education using it (ie. a person studying English in India).
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Nov 5 2012, 06:05 PM
Two things stick out reading the thread so far. I know most Americans don't say lounge room, we say family room or living room, etc. like y'all do. So hmm wonder where the writers who use "lounge room" are from!
I thought "lounge" for living space was a British term? Someone will probably say if it's used in England, Scotland & Ireland (plus obviously in Australia)

In Canada (& USA), when you hear "lounge" it's usually a restaurant/nightclub -- or a waiting room, like at an airport

Another example of how Canada takes some words from Britain (our roots) and others from the USA (our neighbour)

There are others totally our own, like "eh?", eh? :wink:

ETA: btw, I'm using the term "British" loosely - know it's United Kingdom with England, Scotland, Wales & Northern Ireland, & different from the Republic of Ireland - I'm sure there are members on this board from each one :flower:
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@starrydreamer yeah I know. I was just wondering why it seems so prevalent in RB fanfic, more so than I would expect. Just an observation.

@Hawley Oh ok thanks! I feel I'd probably learned lounge in that context was british but forgot. yeah like you said, lounge in America would def be a rare-used word for club/restaurant/bar
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Nov 5 2012, 06:23 PM
@Hawley Oh ok thanks! I feel I'd probably learned lounge in that context was british but forgot. yeah like you said, lounge in America would def be a rare-used word for club/restaurant/bar
Like Sandy's "Mermaid Lounge", perhaps? :wink:

& fanficdom's "Sometime after the Mermaid Lounge" by tinat68, definitely!
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exactly hawley! :p
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Nov 5 2012, 10:55 AM
I just looked at my driver's licence and my height is in centimeters.

WTF?!

Who would ever measure themselves in centimeters (apparently the province of Ontario, but seriously?!)
I'm not sure about the rest of Europe but in Norway we use centimeters on our height :)
The same goes for Denmark ...
And for Italy too...
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This also may clear some things up:

I AM CANADIAN
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"I am a McSwarek shipper and NOTHING will sink this boat!"
"You are Andy McNally, you DON'T give up"
“I miss her, man. I wish I didn’t, but I do. I keep thinking about the future – kids, park on Sundays, real life, something more than this. With HER.”
Sam-"Okay dear, whatever gets you through the night." Andy-"You get me through the night.What I need is something to get me through the day."
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I spell it Mom but say it Mum. I always think of Britain when I see 'Mum' haha.
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Hawley
Nov 5 2012, 06:22 PM
Lissa13
Nov 5 2012, 06:05 PM
Two things stick out reading the thread so far. I know most Americans don't say lounge room, we say family room or living room, etc. like y'all do. So hmm wonder where the writers who use "lounge room" are from!
I thought "lounge" for living space was a British term? Someone will probably say if it's used in England, Scotland & Ireland (plus obviously in Australia)

In Canada (& USA), when you hear "lounge" it's usually a restaurant/nightclub -- or a waiting room, like at an airport

Another example of how Canada takes some words from Britain (our roots) and others from the USA (our neighbour)

There are others totally our own, like "eh?", eh? :wink:

ETA: btw, I'm using the term "British" loosely - know it's United Kingdom with England, Scotland, Wales & Northern Ireland, & different from the Republic of Ireland - I'm sure there are members on this board from each one :flower:


Hmm interesting, completely forgot to check that when I was writing.

Even though I'm British, and for some reason I seem to use it when I write, I don't think I ever say lounge. Normally I'd say living room or front room, so this has got me wondering why I actually write it, maybe I'm just lazy and prefer writing one word instead of two... :dunno:


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Hey everyone,

So - I'm house hunting for Sam & Andy (and boo/for 8 days of boo)...and aside the fact that figuring out what their respective salaries would afford, I can't seem to get my head around neighborhoods and what type of houses/apartments would be in those neighbourhoods.

At the moment I'm looking through a couple of real estate web sites ...but if anyone has any hot tips on housing/neighborhoods they think would fit the bill I'd be super stoked and forever grateful.

Getting a grasp on a house would be awesome as I have a couple of ideas for a potential sequel that would feature said house.

Hope you're all having a lovely weekend :flower:

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Nov 11 2012, 06:38 AM
Hey everyone,

So - I'm house hunting for Sam & Andy (and boo/for 8 days of boo)...and aside the fact that figuring out what their respective salaries would afford, I can't seem to get my head around neighborhoods and what type of houses/apartments would be in those neighbourhoods.

At the moment I'm looking through a couple of real estate web sites ...but if anyone has any hot tips on housing/neighborhoods they think would fit the bill I'd be super stoked and forever grateful.

Getting a grasp on a house would be awesome as I have a couple of ideas for a potential sequel that would feature said house.

Hope you're all having a lovely weekend :flower:

Wow, what a fun question, and I can't wait to read more of your Sandy adventures in & after "8 Days of Boo"! :notworthy:

I'd recommend this web site to anyone who's interested in Toronto's neighbourhoods (I use it alot in my job as well): http://www.torontoneighbourhoods.net/.

As you probably already know, Toronto's a really big city & expensive to buy real estate in. People selling property are 'lucky' 'cause, unlike a lot of other places, real estate prices remain high. See the link to the tps site below: Andy would be making less than $100,00 (cops make additional money beyond their base salary doing things like providing traffic control for tv series like...I wonder what? :wink: ), and Sam considerably higher as a detective. Even with that combined income, it's not a lot of money in today's property market. http://www.torontopolice.on.ca/careers/uni_benefits.php

I'm sure you'll get lots of other input from other local fans, but my first thought was Leslieville, an up-and-coming area east of downtown (& not far from RB's 15 Division, the real 51 Division). Since we get hints in the show (and demonstrations in lots of fanfics) that Sam's a 'handy' guy, Leslieville is an obvious candidate for somewhat scruffy houses that could be restored with some TLC and cash. A couple of years ago, one of my colleagues bought a 'relatively' inexpensive house there and sold it for a huge profit after fixing it up themselves!
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To add on with regards to wages, Andy would be a 2nd class constable in season 4. They move up the ranks every year. Someone who takes on extra duty (ie. traffic detail) gets paid for a minimum of 4 hours regardless of whether they work only an hour.
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Oh, this is perfect Hawley! Thanks so much! Funnily enough, the restoration / renovation factor is exactly what I wanted ....

Thanks again!

Thanks for that info re salaries too, Starry!
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Some cool locations that writers might want to use, complete with maps

http://www.seetorontonow.com/attractions/top-picks-for-pics/
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Sorry this Toronto-ian hasn't been around in awhile...
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Hawley & StarryDreamer are doing an awesome job! :D
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