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Comments by hcrawford
hcrawford commented on the word toque
Hello, you left out something very important! This word is used to describe a wool knitted cap such as we wear in winter. In Canada, this is the preferred word for such a hat and everybody uses it all the time! I've sent a note on this but it hasn't registered. We are truly feeling like we are lost in the hinterland when our definition of a current word is not included. And you can definitely expect to see this word more than once a year. Thanks!
September 15, 2009
hcrawford commented on the word toque
These definitions are really archaic! In Canada, "toque" is a regular, everyday word. It's a woolen knit cap to keep your head warm in winter. Everybody says "toque". So where is the current definition here?
July 22, 2009
hcrawford commented on the word wonderwheel
It's the name of the ferris wheel at Staten Island -- I think! Or any large ferris wheel by association. But there is an element of magic or wonder to it -- it's not just the ride, it's much more. Nostalgia, maybe?
June 9, 2009
hcrawford commented on the word Native american
Native American is a term that has fallen out of fashion. It used to refer to the first groups of people that inhabited North America but it never distinguished between the groups. Most people visualize a chief with a full feather headdress or a young man with war paint wielding a tomahawk. Here is a sentence: At our school the History teacher, who is neither American nor Canadian, has organized a "Native American Day" and I am duly shocked and appalled.
June 9, 2009