#tbh I only have 3 examples but that feels like enough to make a nickels meme
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one thing about a dimension 20 season is thereâs gonna be spontaneous surgery
#and itâs usually brain surgery#plan it out? no! spontaneous brain surgery!#tbh I only have 3 examples but that feels like enough to make a nickels meme#we got the brain surgery on skip in starstruck#the heart surgery on lydia barkrock in fhjy#and how the âwhat if I crush g13s skull just enough to get usha backâ#dimension 20#d20#a starstruck odyssey#fantasy high junior year#never stop blowing up#âthe skin is holding the loose bonesâ no! bad descriptive words!!#editing this to add the attempted resetting of evan kelmps arm#misfits and magic
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LISTEN Y'ALL, HERES A CANADIAN COLLOQUIALISMS AND MANNERS GUIDE
because frankly iâm tired of the misuse of our colloquialisms/slang/vernacular/manners/habits in fic so itâs time for this canadian to set the record straight!!!!!
1. âsorryâ
i feel like y'all really miss the boat on this, we (henceforth read as: canadians) say sorry ALL. THE. TIME. it's not a joke!! it's real bad!!! i apologize to furniture when i bump into it, y'all!!!! SO if you wanna give jack and ransom some real authentic canadian lingo, have them apologize for nothing worth apologizing for, not just in excess when they do something actually worthy of apology
examples (all based on REAL LIFE things iâve done):Â
*someone bumps into you* (even though it wasnât your fault at all) oop sorry!Â
*not having exact change in your hand when paying for something so you take a second to pull out a nickel* sorry!
*dropping something near/in front of/beside another person* oh sorry!
*asks for substitution or change to a burger or sandwich* sorry, yeah can i get this instead of this? (and have crippling anxiety while asking  just me? hoookay that sounds fake but!!!)
2. holding the door open
listen i didnât realize how distinctly canadian this was until i was abroad for 2 weeks and felt the real switch from small acts of manners and kindness replaced with absolutely no fucking care in the world for any human that isnât you. stairwells and doors and any form of public transportation are an âevery person for themselvesâ kinda deal and itâs weird. i will always hold the door open if i notice someone behind me (if i donât, you bet ur fuckin ass i apologize for not holding it open)Â
examples:
even if i get to a door first, if i notice someone behind me iâll hold the door open for them and let them go first. this isnât even an age or sex/gender thing, people will do this for anyone, not just the elderly or the female.
if someone holds the door open for me, iâll pass through and say thank you and if thereâs a second set of doors (like in some bookstores and malls and stuff they have those little foyer-like rooms before the actual store) i will hold the door open for them on the second set. always.
3. âbudâ/âbuddyâ
truly a canadian staple that does not get utilized enough!!!! i canât think of a single person in my life i havenât called âbuddyâ at least once, including my lil olâ grandmother. though typically when i use âbuddyâ iâm cussing someone out (see examples below!) we sound particularly minnesotan when we say "buddyâ which is why i think a lot of people think we have this ridiculous accent (because FUN FUCKIN FACT: the canadian accent is NOWHERE NEAR THE LEVEL OF MINNESOTAN!!! we. do. not. sound. like. that. only ââââbrosâââââ (typically hockey bros (see: sidney crosby) or âcountryâ boys (see: literally any fucking canadian boy who hunts/fishes/wears a cowboy hat unironically)) sound like this, the canadian âaccentâ americans mock? totally fucking fake mOVING ON)
âbudâ however, thatâs a sweet lil thing. itâs actually very much a term of endearment, so to say, iâve only ever used it when talking to children and s/oâs. itâs not the only term of endearment canadians ever use (ahem, fic writers take note of that) but itâs definitely one that people use and itâs very cute and softâ˘
examples:
*cussing someone out over a video game/a joke that i have no comeback for/bad driving/etc.* âget fucked, buddyâ âoh youâre fucked, buddyâ âyeh fuckin right, buddyâ etc. etc.
*accidentally taps child on the back of the head* oop, sorry bud!
*s/o says âi love youâ* aw bud, i love you too
AND THE RARE BUT SOMETIMES SOCIALLY APPROPRIATE: âBUDDYâ AS ENDEARMENT ie. âaw câmon, buddy, youâre doing great!â (this is most often done by (hockey) bros to children, but iâm sure thereâs other situations where this happens)
4. âoopâ
again, another one i didnât realize was canadian until buzzfeed said so. but tbh i use this one so fucking much iâm so sad that i havenât seen a single fic where jack or ransom use this. itâs like...oops without the âsâ? thatâs really it, but itâs not just for âoopsâ situations, itâs like a expletive for many things and you just kinda gotta feel it in ur gut, i canât really explain how/why i know when to use it so tread lightly, but know that this is probably the most popular right up there with âsorryâ in terms of usage.
examples:
*watching hockey, fave team almost scores* oop oop oop! awwww f*#$U$%*#$%*! (they didnât score) or oop oop oop! YAAAAAAH HELL FUCKIN YEEEEEEEEAH BABY WOOOOO!!!!!!!! (they did)
*bumps into someone* oop sorry!
*surprise burp* oop sorry!
*fumbles with something, almost drops it* oop oop oOP!
*does drop something* oop.. *picks it up*
*dodging and weaving through a crowd* oop, sorry..oop oop sorr-- oop!
5. âno problemâ
now my understanding is that this is more an age thing than it is a canadian thing, but i feel like in true polite canadian fashion this phrase gets used more and more by a wider demographic than it originally started with. this is basically a replacement for âyouâre welcomeâ because imo âyouâre welcomeâ makes it sound like youâve done someone a huge favour for them, and i mean, it seems weird to basically say âyeah, you ARE thankful because I HELPED you so yeah BE THANKFUL!â when someone like..holds the door open, yâknow? like i said, iâve heard this is a generation thing and lots of younger people say this instead, so it could be more widespread, but not many other countries say âthank youâ as much as we do, so. who really knows tbh.
examples:
*holds door for someone, they say thank you* no problem! (because really, it wasnât a problem, it was just the nice thing to do and it didnât cause me any trouble at all to do it. you donât have to be thankful for this act of kindness but fuck u if u donât say thank you for it anyway, buddy)
*works in retail, helps someone find something* no problem! (because again, itâs not a problem, esp in this situation itâs my fucking job to help yâall so like? duh?? but same rules apply, if you donât say thank u iâll fucking remember it, pal)
*works in retail, canât help someone find something, customer has to leave/find something else/etc* âalright, thanks anywayâ âyeah no problem, sorry!â (because fucking duh, you get it by now)
6. FUCKING âEHâ
HOOO FUCKIN BOY WE NEED TO HAVE A CHAT ABOUT THE ATROCITY THAT IS FIC WRITERS EXCESSIVELY AND IMPROPERLY USING THIS TERM. hereâs some things to fucking clarify RIGHT FUCKIN NOW: we DO NOT end every sentence with âehâ, âehâ is not always a fucking question, itâs not said how you think it is, âehâ isnât always tacked on to any fuckin sentence.
okay cool now that thatâs fucking out of the way...âehâ is more often used as a filler word, not always like an âumâ or a âuhhâ, more like a âheyâ or a cheer like âehhhh!â but itâs not as often used as people like to write it into conversation. as of right now i canât even remember the last time i used âehâ when i wasnât making a fuckin mockery of how americans THINK we talk.Â
âehâ has different pronunciations as well, each one has a different purpose and place in speech. eh pronounced like âa��� is usually a cheer (like âehhhh!!! we fuckin won!!!), pronounced exactly like its spelled is like a question (like âeh? i canât hear you.), pronounced like âayyâ or âheyâ without the âhâ is like a greeting or after someone burns someone with a comeback or ur fave song comes on in the club etc etc
basically, what youâre noticing is that âehâ is actually more widely common than you fuckin think it is. itâs not exclusively canadian, and YES!!! there is the stereotypical âeh?â or âeh!â that certain pockets of people will use, again it sort of falls under that hockey/country bro-ish type (to clarify, because idk if i did this or not, âbroâ is a gender neutral term, girls or otherwise can also be bros, i use it neutrally, sorry if that wasnât clear!) but again!!! itâs not used at every turn and itâs VERY unlikely that if you went up to a canadian with ur shitty âeh?!â impression that they would be anything more than stone-faced and weary at your attempt at humour.
examples:
eh, how are you?
eh, to-may-to to-mah-to
FUCKIN. EH!! (usually an expletive when something amazing happens, usually about sports, usually more specifically about hockey, but u knooow)
*making a decision that takes some thinking* ehhhh...maybe?
*hesitantly wanting to go past/around/through a crowd* eh...excuse me...oop sorry! oh go ahead..no problem!
7. bonus canada facts for fleshing out ur stories/hcs!!!
canada has our own football league, yeah i fucking know. all those tropes about jack and ransom not knowing football? actual garbage, they probably know the basics at the very least. if they like football, ransom probably roots for the toronto argonauts (whom most people fuckin hate, along with the maple leafs (hockey team) because canada has this *thing* with toronto, i wonât get into that right now but just know, majority of canada wants nothin to do with toronto sports teams) and jack probably roots for the montreal alouettes because duh (alternatively he roots for something hella random like the saskatchewan rough riders, whom, as a manitoban, i hate by birthright) some of the CFL rules are different from the NFL but yeah, canada has a football league so. kill that trope.
jack and ransom probably know something about curling and/or can actually curl!! curling, btw, is an ice sport where you throw rocks at other rocks (not like, just any old rocks, itâs...just google it honestly i donât wanna try and explain curling) i know when i was in school curling was always a part of gym in the winter because we had outdoor rinks nearby or one of my elementary schools actually made a curling rink (with the circles and everything!)
âcanadian tuxedoâ is double denim. meaning, denim shirt, denim pants = canadian tuxedo. jack is 1000000% guilty of doing this.
canada gets real fuckin cold but it also gets real fuckin hot, especially in central canada but also other places too. jack being overwhelmed by georgian heat is probably real HOWEVER heâs not a total dumbass who canât function in the heat. canadaâs weather is a fuckin gong show regardless of global warming so like, jack will sweat but he will not melt into a puddle
yeah anyway hereâs a list of obscure canadian things (and some that are just #90sKidThings) ransom and/or jack probably know/love aka me going tf down memory lane!!!: donât you put it in your mouth, Â stay alert stay safe, the talking tv that scarred me for life, âmoooom aiden cut me half again!!!â, they probably believed north american house hippos were a thing for a long ass time because they didnât understand the point of the commercial, tales from the crypt aka my fave show, the weekenders!!!, jack probably loved art attack because sensory things!! visuals!! calm voice!! basically bob ross for kids!!!, BEAR IN THE BIG BLUE HOUSE!!! HOOOMG, if you donât know what this is IâM SO SORRY YOU MISSED OUT ON THE BEST THING EVER, ransom 100% had all the stuffies of these guys, out of the mcfuckin bOX, ZOOM ZOOM ZOOM ZOOM, G2G OFF TO DRAGONLAND, you knew you were up TOO LATE if you were watching this, i could cry this show was so fckn good jack 100% loved this, idk if this was just a canadian thing but i fckn LOVED THIS ONE SO MUCH
honestly i could go on for fuckin ever but iâll stop because god bless anyone who actually watches all those links lmao
i hope this was helpful!!! not tryna be a twat but i just wanted to clear some stuff up because i feel itâs my duty as a canadian to help yâall out, ok??? okay luv u bye thanks for reading!!!
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