trevluk Posted February 22, 2013 Share Posted February 22, 2013 Not "defenCeman"!! Sorry, I see it spelled incorrectly all the time here and had to get that off my chest. Carry on. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ruxpin Posted February 22, 2013 Share Posted February 22, 2013 It's properly spelled defenCeman in Canada. For whatever reason, the spell check thing never likes either spelling.Not being a smart-a##, just wasn't sure you were aware. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ruxpin Posted February 22, 2013 Share Posted February 22, 2013 Kind of like how apparently "U's" are grown so plentifully up there that they just sprinkle them in any word possible (coloUr, flavoUr, SCOURE!") Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trevluk Posted February 22, 2013 Author Share Posted February 22, 2013 It's properly spelled defenCeman in Canada. For whatever reason, the spell check thing never likes either spelling.Not being a smart-a##, just wasn't sure you were aware.Seriously?? There is no noun in the english language spelled "defence" (only as a verb) so why would the Canadian's spell it that way? Do they call their military budget "defence spending" too? Crazy Canucks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ruxpin Posted February 22, 2013 Share Posted February 22, 2013 By the way, maybe one of our Canadian friends can answer this: Why is it I never see "offenCe?" Is this just not done or have I just never noticed it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ruxpin Posted February 22, 2013 Share Posted February 22, 2013 Seriously?? There is no noun in the english language spelled "defence" (only as a verb) so why would the Canadian's spell it that way? Do they call their military budget "defence spending" too? Crazy Canucks!Yeah, they actually spell it "defence." You know, like, "hey, hop over defence and let's go tip us some cows, eh?"And, "I cut my pantaloons on defence. What's that aboot?" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
radoran Posted February 22, 2013 Share Posted February 22, 2013 it's like "Canada" considers themselves another country or something:http://www.theonion.com/articles/perky-canada-has-own-government-laws,19927/and, just for the record, dictionary.com has "defence" as a noun, as does thefreedictionary.com, wikipedia and just about every other English-speaking country on the planet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EDI-Flyer Posted February 22, 2013 Share Posted February 22, 2013 Seriously?? There is no noun in the english language spelled "defence" (only as a verb) so why would the Canadian's spell it that way? Do they call their military budget "defence spending" too? Crazy Canucks!Because the Canadians (being intelligent people) managed to keep the original English spelling rather than try and invent a new language... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flyercanuck Posted February 22, 2013 Share Posted February 22, 2013 It's defence and offence. Up here anyways...and we invented the game. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flyercanuck Posted February 22, 2013 Share Posted February 22, 2013 Yeah, they actually spell it "defence." You know, like, "hey, hop over defence and let's go tip us some cows, eh?"And, "I cut my pantaloons on defence. What's that aboot?" LOL! Smarmy bastard! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ruxpin Posted February 22, 2013 Share Posted February 22, 2013 It's the British spelling, by the way. Those fricken Brits. They really should come up with their own language and stop screwing around with ours! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CoachX Posted February 22, 2013 Share Posted February 22, 2013 Not being a smart-a##,seriously? that's a first .....lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ruxpin Posted February 22, 2013 Share Posted February 22, 2013 LOL! Smarmy bastard!I'm glad you took that as intended. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EDI-Flyer Posted February 22, 2013 Share Posted February 22, 2013 And incidentally given the large de-fence signs held up at most NFL games (with a picture of a fence, not a fense) it's a little ironic that Americans spell it defenseman Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ruxpin Posted February 22, 2013 Share Posted February 22, 2013 seriously? that's a first .....lolNah, there was that one time in 2003. I think it was a Wednesday. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
colorado_al Posted February 22, 2013 Share Posted February 22, 2013 Isn't deFence that thing we're supposed to have down south..... and don't? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ruxpin Posted February 22, 2013 Share Posted February 22, 2013 And incidentally given the large de-fence signs held up at most NFL games (with a picture of a fence, not a fense) it's a little ironic that Americans spell it defenseman I wonder how/why we did start spelling it differently. I suppose there's a place to find the etymology online, but I figure if I wait long enough @radoran will find it and post. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ruxpin Posted February 22, 2013 Share Posted February 22, 2013 Isn't deFence that thing we're supposed to have down south..... and don't?You spelled deBazooka wrong. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EDI-Flyer Posted February 22, 2013 Share Posted February 22, 2013 I wonder how/why we did start spelling it differently. Ignorance and inability to spell Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ruxpin Posted February 22, 2013 Share Posted February 22, 2013 Do they call their military budget "defence spending" too? Crazy Canucks!No, they call their military budget "American military." 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ruxpin Posted February 22, 2013 Share Posted February 22, 2013 Ignorance and inability to spell Fricken public schools! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ruxpin Posted February 22, 2013 Share Posted February 22, 2013 No, they call their military budget "American military."By the way, before I'm crucified, I'm well aware of the Canadian military's tradition and, among other things, Juno Beach. It was just an attempt at an easy joke. No harm intended. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CoachX Posted February 22, 2013 Share Posted February 22, 2013 i would argue that you could pick any day of any year with a high percentage of being accurate 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brelic Posted February 22, 2013 Share Posted February 22, 2013 I wonder how/why we did start spelling it differently. I suppose there's a place to find the etymology online, but I figure if I wait long enough @radoran will find it and post.Probably just to piss off the Brits. That's probably why you guys started driving on the other side of the road. We used to drive on the British side here in Canada up until the 1920s or so, and then we changed over.Licence is another Brit holdover that we have. You guys use license, right? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brelic Posted February 22, 2013 Share Posted February 22, 2013 No, they call their military budget "American military."Hey, why mess with a proven defence strategy? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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