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Canadianisms

The following terms from the interviews are classified as ‘Canadian’ due to origins or usage although may not be exclusive to Canadian English.

beer parlour

Bell (Telephone) (the)

Cheezies

Clergy Reserves

concession

continuation school

drive shed

Freshie

hardhead

harvest excursion

hydro

hydro line

hydro pole

hydro wire

ice road

machine shed

Manitoba maple

pike pole

pitch-hole

public school

quota

reeve

separate school

sheriff

sideroad

stable cleaner

township

township, attributive

township road

twenty-sixer

warden

winter road

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