ValueSubtracted@startrek.website to Canada@lemmy.caEnglish · 13 days agoElbows up, cashspiel, kokum: new Canadian terms enter the Oxford English Dictionarywww.cbc.caexternal-linkmessage-square5linkfedilinkarrow-up121arrow-down10
arrow-up121arrow-down1external-linkElbows up, cashspiel, kokum: new Canadian terms enter the Oxford English Dictionarywww.cbc.caValueSubtracted@startrek.website to Canada@lemmy.caEnglish · 13 days agomessage-square5linkfedilink
minus-squareValueSubtracted@startrek.websiteOPlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·13 days agoThe latter term is mentioned directly. Bullet points is the more common term, which we also use. The Canadian “point form” is apparently a rare, more versatile alternative. Salazar said she had never heard of the term point form before, even though she has some family that lives in Canada.
The latter term is mentioned directly.