Is it a toque, a hat, or a stocking cap?
A new survey released Thursday from The 10 and 3 looked into the way Canadians talk, and not surprisingly, found that it鈥檚 a lot like our American neighbours, with plenty of influence from Britain.
One-fifth of Manitobans call a soft drink 鈥渟oda,鈥� for example, despite most of western Canada opting for the traditional 鈥減op.鈥�
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In the headwear department, the survey found Canadians shun the American word 鈥渂eanie,鈥� going with 鈥渢oque鈥� from B.C. to almost the eastern edges, where Maritimers buck the trend and stick to 鈥渉at.鈥� Newfoundlanders, however, use 鈥渟tocking cap.鈥�
How do you dispose of your kitchen waste? If you live in B.C. or the Prairies, the survey suggests it鈥檚 through your garburator. Quebec and futher east, it鈥檚 a garbage disposal.
Most of Canada calls a hooded sweatshirt a 鈥渉oodie.鈥� But if you live in Saskatchewan, it鈥檚 a 鈥渂unnyhug.鈥�
In B.C., the word 鈥渄ecal鈥� is pronounced 鈥淒EH-kull,鈥� but folks in Ontario pronounce it 鈥淒EE-kull.鈥� And thanks to BC Hydro, we鈥檙e also big on it being a 鈥渉ydro bill,鈥� not an 鈥渆lectric bill.鈥�
At the city level, Torontonians slur the final 鈥渢鈥� in their city鈥檚 name, sounding something like 鈥淭uronno.鈥�
People in the Lower Mainland and southern Vancouver Island called them 鈥渞ain gutters,鈥� while everyone else calls them 鈥渆avestroughs.鈥�
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