An American's Guide to Canada

Ran across this site: American's Guide of Canada. Figured I'd put it in, since it's Gabe's and Dave's last couple of days here. So this is for Dave; for the time he came in wearing a tuque, and when I mentioned it, he looked all over his body and exclaimed, "What the hell's a tuque!?!"

In Canada they say:/In the States they say:

Grade x/xth grade

Write a test/Take a test

Marks/Grades

Essay/Paper

Public School/Elementary School

Supply teacher/Substitute teacher

College/Community College

University/4-year, degree-granting college or university

Residence/Dormitory

Coles Notes/Cliff Notes

skipping/cutting class

chocolate bar/candy bar

homo milk/whole milk

icing sugar/powdered sugar

housecoat/bathrobe

elastic/rubber band

knapsack/book bag

Check out the site for more. I found it interesting to read it through the eyes of an American.