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More Canadian Lingo

I've been a bit MIA lately as we've been traveling non-stop.  I've got a bunch of posts I've been meaning to get out so I'll start with this one - a follow-up to my previous post on differences between Canadian and American English.

Here are some more translations of American words into Canadian:

• Electricity = hydro
• A local (non-express) lane on the highway = collectors
• Physical therapy = physio
• Napkins = serviettes
• A grill = a bbq
• Merge (into another lane) = squeeze

More spelling differences (which some may say is trying to cheat at scrabble - thanks to Eddie Izzard)!:

• Check is spelled cheque.
• Jewelry is spelled Jewellery.

And a few pronunciation differences which are helpful to be aware of:

• Been (ben) is pronounced "bean".
• Capillary (cap-i-lary) is pronounced ca-pil-iry.

I'll keep updating this as I learn more and more each day!