The Toronto Traveler

Okay, so I’m a little bit behind the ball here since Victoria Day started about 19 hours ago (my time) and ends in about 5 hours, but I still felt it important to convey best wishes on a holiday that is important to Canadians, although not necessarily celebrated in earnest by any other country in the world.  While there are other countries such as Scotland that do celebrate Victoria Day in some areas, all of Canada celebrates it and that makes it an important topic for The Toronto Traveler.
Speaking Victoria Day like a Torontonian
While Victoria Day is most definitely …read more

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And now for something a little different. Some people might be a bit confused by the way that Torontonians speak. Granted, it is a lot closer to Americanized English than you are likely to hear from a lot of other English-speaking countries around the world, but there are still a few differences. Here are ten of them that I was able to think of off the top of my head:
- Torontonians frequently substitute the word Chesterfield in for the word couch
- Torontonians and most other Canadians use the proper term Inuit instead of the term Eskimo
- When …read more

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