English as She Is Spoke

[bcholmes]

I heard on the radio the other day that only 51% of Torontonians say that their first language is English. This down from 54% a few years ago. That's neat, in that whole "patchwork quilt"-kinda way.

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[dunhamdancer.livejournal.com]

Patchwork quilt way?

[bcholmes.livejournal.com]

Canadians refer to themselves as a patchwork quilt in much the same way Americans refer to themselves as a melting pot.

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[dunhamdancer.livejournal.com]

ooooh!!! got it! thanks!

[epi-lj.livejournal.com]

I had read a few years back that the U.N. conducted a study on multiculturalism and voted Toronto the most multicultural city in the world. I don't have a solid reference for this (never really looked for one), but I refer to it as a point of pride about the city often.

[hellsop.livejournal.com]

So long as it's not that 48 of the other 49% is Québécois (did I get that right?), then it counts as patchwork. Otherwise, it's just a houndstooth.