Grammar
- When writing, Canadians will start a sentence with As well, in the sense of "in addition"; this construction is a Canadianism.
- Canadian, Australian and British English share idioms like in hospital and at university, although "in the hospital" is also commonly heard. In American English, the definite article is mandatory in both cases. (However, in most situations where English speakers outside the U.S. use the phrase to university, American English speakers instead use the phrase to college, with no article required.)
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