Canadian English Dictionary
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Canada's first new general English dictionary in two decades. Developed by a not-for-profit consortium including Editors Canada, the UBC Canadian English Lab, and the Strathy Language Unit at Queen’s University. https://linktr.ee/canadianenglishdictionary
"Between 1919 and 1930, the terms Remembrance Day and Armistice Day were used interchangeably. In 1931 the name was officially changed to Remembrance Day, emphasizing the memory of the war and the soldiers who died in battle, rather than the armistice, which was a political achievement"
November 11, 2025 at 8:37 PM
"Between 1919 and 1930, the terms Remembrance Day and Armistice Day were used interchangeably. In 1931 the name was officially changed to Remembrance Day, emphasizing the memory of the war and the soldiers who died in battle, rather than the armistice, which was a political achievement"
It's not on the path you first planned,
It goes sideways, but you'll lend a hand.
A bit off the track,
You might circle back!
Random? Distraction? On brand!
#Draftoriginal
It goes sideways, but you'll lend a hand.
A bit off the track,
You might circle back!
Random? Distraction? On brand!
#Draftoriginal
November 6, 2025 at 1:30 AM
It's not on the path you first planned,
It goes sideways, but you'll lend a hand.
A bit off the track,
You might circle back!
Random? Distraction? On brand!
#Draftoriginal
It goes sideways, but you'll lend a hand.
A bit off the track,
You might circle back!
Random? Distraction? On brand!
#Draftoriginal
Can you figure out the puzzle and get this week’s #CEDWordOfTheWeek? Comment your guess below and check Wednesday’s post for the answer.
November 4, 2025 at 12:07 AM
Can you figure out the puzzle and get this week’s #CEDWordOfTheWeek? Comment your guess below and check Wednesday’s post for the answer.
The night was still, the stars were dead,
A creeping fear began to spread.
My breath was short, my hands turned cold,
My legs wouldn’t do as they were told.
Whispers behind, too full of fear,
I shivered and shook! What’s the word I need here?
A creeping fear began to spread.
My breath was short, my hands turned cold,
My legs wouldn’t do as they were told.
Whispers behind, too full of fear,
I shivered and shook! What’s the word I need here?
October 29, 2025 at 12:08 PM
The night was still, the stars were dead,
A creeping fear began to spread.
My breath was short, my hands turned cold,
My legs wouldn’t do as they were told.
Whispers behind, too full of fear,
I shivered and shook! What’s the word I need here?
A creeping fear began to spread.
My breath was short, my hands turned cold,
My legs wouldn’t do as they were told.
Whispers behind, too full of fear,
I shivered and shook! What’s the word I need here?
Can you figure out the riddle and get this week’s #CEDWordOfTheWeek? Comment your guess below and check Wednesday’s post for the answer.
October 28, 2025 at 12:01 PM
Can you figure out the riddle and get this week’s #CEDWordOfTheWeek? Comment your guess below and check Wednesday’s post for the answer.
There once was a fellow quite shrewd,
With comebacks both funny and lewd,
With a grin and a spark,
He could out-talk a shark,
His brains were his fortitude.
#Draftoriginal
With comebacks both funny and lewd,
With a grin and a spark,
He could out-talk a shark,
His brains were his fortitude.
#Draftoriginal
October 24, 2025 at 2:26 AM
There once was a fellow quite shrewd,
With comebacks both funny and lewd,
With a grin and a spark,
He could out-talk a shark,
His brains were his fortitude.
#Draftoriginal
With comebacks both funny and lewd,
With a grin and a spark,
He could out-talk a shark,
His brains were his fortitude.
#Draftoriginal
Can you figure out the riddle and get this week’s #CEDWordOfTheWeek? Comment your guess below and check Wednesday’s post for the answer.
October 21, 2025 at 1:14 AM
Can you figure out the riddle and get this week’s #CEDWordOfTheWeek? Comment your guess below and check Wednesday’s post for the answer.
Definition of "quality time" on a white and brown plaid background. A graphic of a table with corn and pumpkins on it is in the bottom right corner.
October 13, 2025 at 11:52 PM
Definition of "quality time" on a white and brown plaid background. A graphic of a table with corn and pumpkins on it is in the bottom right corner.
What is this, a second word of the week? YES! A second word of week to help celebrate Thanksgiving! Can you get this week’s #CEDWordOfTheWeek? Comment your guess below and check Monday’s post for the answer.
October 11, 2025 at 8:57 PM
What is this, a second word of the week? YES! A second word of week to help celebrate Thanksgiving! Can you get this week’s #CEDWordOfTheWeek? Comment your guess below and check Monday’s post for the answer.
In the 80s, a book said "real men" don't eat it.
But it's brunch! Just take an egg and beat it!
Toss the trope, release the yolk,
It's pie with cheese and chives -- no joke.
What food are we talking about?
#Draftoriginal
But it's brunch! Just take an egg and beat it!
Toss the trope, release the yolk,
It's pie with cheese and chives -- no joke.
What food are we talking about?
#Draftoriginal
October 10, 2025 at 10:50 PM
In the 80s, a book said "real men" don't eat it.
But it's brunch! Just take an egg and beat it!
Toss the trope, release the yolk,
It's pie with cheese and chives -- no joke.
What food are we talking about?
#Draftoriginal
But it's brunch! Just take an egg and beat it!
Toss the trope, release the yolk,
It's pie with cheese and chives -- no joke.
What food are we talking about?
#Draftoriginal
Can you figure out the riddle and get this week’s #CEDWordOfTheWeek? Comment your guess below and check Wednesday’s post for the answer.
October 7, 2025 at 12:12 AM
Can you figure out the riddle and get this week’s #CEDWordOfTheWeek? Comment your guess below and check Wednesday’s post for the answer.
We are taught that if it quacks like a duck, it probably is a duck. But is a quack — a person who fraudulently practises medicine — a duck? Or should said quack have a separate dictionary entry from the signifying sound? Just to be safe, if you find your doctor quacking, check for feathers.
October 4, 2025 at 3:08 PM
We are taught that if it quacks like a duck, it probably is a duck. But is a quack — a person who fraudulently practises medicine — a duck? Or should said quack have a separate dictionary entry from the signifying sound? Just to be safe, if you find your doctor quacking, check for feathers.
There are certain words that scream Canadian. You may be thinking "touque" or "Timbit." In her latest post for "Anatomy of a Entry," Emma Ferrett makes the case for quill pig (or quilly pig) as a true Canadianism. What makes a Canadianism? Find out here: www.queensu.ca/strathy/quil...
Quill Pig | Strathy Language Unit
Author: Emma Ferrett Date: September 18, 2025
www.queensu.ca
October 4, 2025 at 3:04 PM
There are certain words that scream Canadian. You may be thinking "touque" or "Timbit." In her latest post for "Anatomy of a Entry," Emma Ferrett makes the case for quill pig (or quilly pig) as a true Canadianism. What makes a Canadianism? Find out here: www.queensu.ca/strathy/quil...
Truth and Reconciliation are more than words to be defined by a dictionary. [1/3]
September 30, 2025 at 11:58 AM
Truth and Reconciliation are more than words to be defined by a dictionary. [1/3]
In a contest where stakes are higher,
Each heat weeds out who'll expire.
The swift and the keen
Fight to stay on the scene,
For each round is a qualifier.
Each heat weeds out who'll expire.
The swift and the keen
Fight to stay on the scene,
For each round is a qualifier.
September 25, 2025 at 2:28 AM
In a contest where stakes are higher,
Each heat weeds out who'll expire.
The swift and the keen
Fight to stay on the scene,
For each round is a qualifier.
Each heat weeds out who'll expire.
The swift and the keen
Fight to stay on the scene,
For each round is a qualifier.
Can you figure out the riddle and get this week’s #CEDWordOfTheWeek? Comment your guess below and check Wednesday’s post for the answer.
September 23, 2025 at 1:55 AM
Can you figure out the riddle and get this week’s #CEDWordOfTheWeek? Comment your guess below and check Wednesday’s post for the answer.
Over time, certain objects, tools, traditions, and so on, become obsolete or fall out of favour due to the relentless steamroller of technology. These things are thought of as “old-fashioned,” or “charming,” even.
September 17, 2025 at 11:18 PM
Over time, certain objects, tools, traditions, and so on, become obsolete or fall out of favour due to the relentless steamroller of technology. These things are thought of as “old-fashioned,” or “charming,” even.
Can you figure out the puzzle and get this week’s #CEDWordOfTheWeek? Comment your guess below and check Wednesday’s post for the answer.
September 16, 2025 at 12:58 AM
Can you figure out the puzzle and get this week’s #CEDWordOfTheWeek? Comment your guess below and check Wednesday’s post for the answer.
There are 4 shields when we use words to fight:
First is Consent: both sides saw it right.
Second's Fair Comment: it's opinion, not lie.
Third's Justification: truth none can deny.
Then there's Qualified Privilege, for duty-bound speech—
In Canadian law schools, it's what they teach!
First is Consent: both sides saw it right.
Second's Fair Comment: it's opinion, not lie.
Third's Justification: truth none can deny.
Then there's Qualified Privilege, for duty-bound speech—
In Canadian law schools, it's what they teach!
September 11, 2025 at 1:13 AM
There are 4 shields when we use words to fight:
First is Consent: both sides saw it right.
Second's Fair Comment: it's opinion, not lie.
Third's Justification: truth none can deny.
Then there's Qualified Privilege, for duty-bound speech—
In Canadian law schools, it's what they teach!
First is Consent: both sides saw it right.
Second's Fair Comment: it's opinion, not lie.
Third's Justification: truth none can deny.
Then there's Qualified Privilege, for duty-bound speech—
In Canadian law schools, it's what they teach!
#GuessTheTerm Can you figure out this puzzle to get this week’s #CEDTermOfTheWeek? Comment your guess below and check Wednesday’s post for the answer.
September 9, 2025 at 12:17 AM
#GuessTheTerm Can you figure out this puzzle to get this week’s #CEDTermOfTheWeek? Comment your guess below and check Wednesday’s post for the answer.
Many clues, but only one answer. Check out this thread for a series of clues that all lead to one answer: our word of the week!
Introduced in Secret War #2 (2004), Daisy Johnson is a S.H.I.E.L.D. agent with the ability to generate powerful vibrations. She’s also known by her codename: _ _ _ _ _
Introduced in Secret War #2 (2004), Daisy Johnson is a S.H.I.E.L.D. agent with the ability to generate powerful vibrations. She’s also known by her codename: _ _ _ _ _
September 4, 2025 at 12:06 AM
Many clues, but only one answer. Check out this thread for a series of clues that all lead to one answer: our word of the week!
Introduced in Secret War #2 (2004), Daisy Johnson is a S.H.I.E.L.D. agent with the ability to generate powerful vibrations. She’s also known by her codename: _ _ _ _ _
Introduced in Secret War #2 (2004), Daisy Johnson is a S.H.I.E.L.D. agent with the ability to generate powerful vibrations. She’s also known by her codename: _ _ _ _ _
Can you figure out the clues and get this week’s #CEDWordOfTheWeek? Comment your guess below and check Wednesday’s post for the answer.
September 2, 2025 at 12:12 AM
Can you figure out the clues and get this week’s #CEDWordOfTheWeek? Comment your guess below and check Wednesday’s post for the answer.
In ’89 they reached our land,
Near Port Colborne, in the sand.
Lake Erie saw the first new trace –
Bivalve molluscs from a far off place.
Think they're a meal? Please beware:
There are pollutants hidden in there!
Many toxins in their tiny frame,
Don't eat them! It's a risky game.
Near Port Colborne, in the sand.
Lake Erie saw the first new trace –
Bivalve molluscs from a far off place.
Think they're a meal? Please beware:
There are pollutants hidden in there!
Many toxins in their tiny frame,
Don't eat them! It's a risky game.
August 28, 2025 at 12:42 AM
In ’89 they reached our land,
Near Port Colborne, in the sand.
Lake Erie saw the first new trace –
Bivalve molluscs from a far off place.
Think they're a meal? Please beware:
There are pollutants hidden in there!
Many toxins in their tiny frame,
Don't eat them! It's a risky game.
Near Port Colborne, in the sand.
Lake Erie saw the first new trace –
Bivalve molluscs from a far off place.
Think they're a meal? Please beware:
There are pollutants hidden in there!
Many toxins in their tiny frame,
Don't eat them! It's a risky game.
Can you figure out the riddle and get this week’s #CEDWordOfTheWeek? Comment your guess below and check Wednesday’s post for the answer.
August 26, 2025 at 12:08 AM
Can you figure out the riddle and get this week’s #CEDWordOfTheWeek? Comment your guess below and check Wednesday’s post for the answer.
In the latest "Anatomy of an Entry," Emma Ferrett breaks down how different dictionaries define "queen bee" to highlight what lexicographers prioritize.
www.queensu.ca/strathy/quee...
www.queensu.ca/strathy/quee...
Queen Bee: Anatomy of an Entry | Strathy Language Unit
Author: Emma Ferrett Date: August 19, 2025 queen bee, n
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August 23, 2025 at 10:39 PM
In the latest "Anatomy of an Entry," Emma Ferrett breaks down how different dictionaries define "queen bee" to highlight what lexicographers prioritize.
www.queensu.ca/strathy/quee...
www.queensu.ca/strathy/quee...