Canada

It sounds like the Queen has been having a lovely time in Canada. Yesterday she visited Edmonton where an alcoholic Alberta Premier Ralph Klein welcomed the Queen to the legislature by remarking on Canada's ties to the United Kingdom. The Queen then went to the Provincial Museum of Alberta which was rededicated to become the Royal Alberta Museum in her honour.

On Alberta's 100th birthday she said:

"May God bless you on this happy 100th birthday and I send you all my warmest good wishes for the years to come."

And the good people of Edmonton did cheer.

It all sounded a bit formal, especially for Prince Philip who had to go north of Edmonton to meet some rig-pigs. This was in stark contrast to their trip to Jasper where the Royal couple were able to enjoy a damn good belly-laugh at the sight of a wounded toddler.

Brynn Noble falls over at the feet of the Queen and Reverend Victoria Matthews, to the delight of a laughing Prince Philip, far left.

The Royals have that affect on people in the colonies. Just look at this badly behaved Sasketchewan child who immediately stopped crying and stood to attention when presented to Her Majesty.

I'm very pleased to be moving to a nation that shows respectful deference, clumsiness and dumb-struck awe in the presence of royalty.

This is an attempt to overcome the language barrier between our two great nations. Canadian English is a crazy mixed up hybrid of English and American English with Canadian slang mixed in. An understanding of the basic differences will facilitate the reading of this website and help to promote world peace and universal love. The dictionary will be updated as more differences come to light.

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