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minus-squareDr. BoblinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·5 days agoI wish it were true, but Americanism have been creeping into our English for years. The Senate finally stepped in a few years ago to clarify this issue: https://nationalpost.com/news/canada/the-debate-is-over-senate-of-canada-says-its-half-mast-not-half-staff-when-lowering-flags But you can still find documents where CBC was confused on the issue: https://www.cbc.ca/news2/indepth/words/flagflap.html The other one that drives me nuts is the insistence that only physicians can use the honorific of “doctor”. It’s actually become part of the Globe and Mail’s style guide.
I wish it were true, but Americanism have been creeping into our English for years. The Senate finally stepped in a few years ago to clarify this issue: https://nationalpost.com/news/canada/the-debate-is-over-senate-of-canada-says-its-half-mast-not-half-staff-when-lowering-flags
But you can still find documents where CBC was confused on the issue: https://www.cbc.ca/news2/indepth/words/flagflap.html
The other one that drives me nuts is the insistence that only physicians can use the honorific of “doctor”. It’s actually become part of the Globe and Mail’s style guide.