ValueSubtractedA to Canada@lemmy.caEnglish · 1 month agoElbows up, cashspiel, kokum: new Canadian terms enter the Oxford English Dictionarywww.cbc.caexternal-linkmessage-square4linkfedilinkarrow-up120arrow-down10
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minus-squarekbal@fedia.iolinkfedilinkarrow-up4·1 month agoHow did kitty-corner and point form make the list? Surely everyone who speaks 500 words of english knows those words.
minus-squareValueSubtractedOPAlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·1 month agoThe latter term is mentioned directly. Bullet points is the more common term, which we also use. The Canadian “point form” is apparently a rare, more versatile alternative. Salazar said she had never heard of the term point form before, even though she has some family that lives in Canada.
minus-squareasg101@lemmy.calinkfedilinkarrow-up1·1 month agoI know personally that kitty-corner has been used for at least 65 years in the U.S.A.
How did kitty-corner and point form make the list? Surely everyone who speaks 500 words of english knows those words.
The latter term is mentioned directly.
I know personally that kitty-corner has been used for at least 65 years in the U.S.A.