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Entangled English Business English and English Vocabulary Entangled.com Business Technology Vocabulary Slang Canadian Slang What is a tuque? April 26, 2012 2 Comments Can you believe that it’s the end of April, and it’s snowing at our cottage in northern Ontario? Canada is a country known for its long, frigid winters… it makes sense that there would be special Canadian terms for winter gear that aren’t often heard elsewhere in the world! Tuque [audio:http://entangled.com/audio/tuque.mp3|autostart=no] Example: It’s cold out, […] Read more Canadian Slang , Slang , Vocabulary Canada , Clothing What is a chesterfield? October 16, 2011 6 Comments Have a seat on the couch, and we’ll talk about a term used in Canadian English: chesterfield. Chesterfield [audio:http://entangled.com/audio/chesterfield.mp3|autostart=no] Example: While watching a sitcom on TV, I laughed so hard, I fell off the chesterfield! Meaning: Chesterfield is a term that I heard frequently growing up in Canada. In Canada, a chesterfield is a couch […] Read more Canadian Slang , Slang , Vocabulary Canada , Furniture What does it mean to deke someone out? September 16, 2011 2 Comments My English language vocabulary lesson for today is the word deke. This term originates from Canada, and has its origins in the sport of ice hockey. Deke [audio:http://entangled.com/audio/deke.mp3|autostart=no] Example: During the hockey game, I made it appear that I was going to take the puck left up the ice, but at the last minute I […] Read more Canadian Slang , Slang , Vocabulary Canada , Sports What is a keener? August 31, 2011 0 Comments For today’s vocabulary I’d like to take you back to the classrooms of the Canadian schools of my youth, and introduce to you the terms keener and slacker. Keener [audio:http://entangled.com/audio/keener.mp3|autostart=no] Example: Bert sat in the front row and kept raising his hand to answer all the teacher’s questions. He gets all As on his report […] Read more Canadian Slang , Slang , Vocabulary Canada , Education , School Terms for taking work breaks August 4, 2011 3 Comments It’s not good to work for eight or nine hours in a row without taking a break! For one, you are going to get hungry, and want to eat a meal or a snack. For another, you will probably go insane! I know I would if I worked that many hours in a row without […] Read more Business , Vocabulary Work What is a liquid lunch? August 2, 2011 6 Comments In my last post I described some terms for types of lunches you might eat at work. While we’re on the subject of lunches, here’s a good question: what is a liquid lunch? Liquid lunch [audio:http://entangled.com/audio/liquid-lunch.mp3|autostart=no] A liquid lunch is a relatively commonly used slang phrase in the English language. A lot of people will […] Read more Slang , Vocabulary Food and Drink Five English terms for having lunch July 27, 2011 2 Comments If you work the typical office hours of nine to five, it’s likely that you’re going to be eating lunch at some point during your workday. And if you’re not, you should consider it – you need food for energy in order to get your work done! Since lunch is such an important part of […] Read more Business , Vocabulary Food and Drink Five common business phrases in English July 24, 2011 4 Comments Today I’m going to introduce five commonly used business phrases in English. These phrases can be described as “buzz phrases”… phrases that are commonly used – perhaps even overused – in English language-speaking environments. Business buzz phrases The following are English language phrases used in a business setting. If you work in an office in […] Read more Business , Vocabulary Buzzwords Polite ways to greet someone April 11, 2011 0 Comments There are plenty of different ways to greet someone in English; some are considered formal, some informal, while others might even be considered rude when used in the wrong setting. When greeting someone, especially when you’ve been introduced to a person for the first time, some greetings more polite than others. Considering how important first […] Read more Business , Vocabulary Etiquette How to sign an email in English March 30, 2011 0 Comments When you finish writing an email in a business setting, it’s considered polite to sign your name at the bottom. True, readers of emails are usually pretty savvy about reading the “From:” field in the emails they receive, and will know it was you who sent them the email even before they start reading it. […] Read more Business , Vocabulary Email , Etiquette Popular Latest Comments Tags What is a chesterfield? October 16, 2011 What is a liquid lunch? August 2, 2011 Five common business phrases in English July 24, 2011 Terms for taking work breaks August 4, 2011 What does it mean to deke someone out? September 16, 2011 What is a tuque? April 26, 2012 What is a chesterfield? October 16, 2011 What does it mean to deke someone out? September 16, 2011 What is a keener? August 31, 2011 Terms for taking work breaks August 4, 2011 Brian Crawford: Hi Janeen, As someone who also moved from Canada ... Brian Crawford: Hi Janeen, I just did some searching online... it... Janeen: I thought it was spelled 'toque'.... Janeen: I grew up in Saskatchewan. To me the 'good' piece ... Brian Crawford: I remember moving to the States and having to get ... Buzzwords Canada Clothing Education Email Etiquette Food and Drink Furniture School Sports Work © 2020 Entangled English. All Rights Reserved. Powered by Wordpress . Designed by --...