Oh my goodness - what a riot you guys are! I only wish I had fellow Catholics I could share your humour with (I'm surrounded by atheists/agnostics/lukewarmers).
Anyway, I am Canadian, and so you can appreciate how much more I loved this particular podcast. But I have to tell you, honestly guys, for a couple of journalists, your Canadian …
Oh my goodness - what a riot you guys are! I only wish I had fellow Catholics I could share your humour with (I'm surrounded by atheists/agnostics/lukewarmers).
Anyway, I am Canadian, and so you can appreciate how much more I loved this particular podcast. But I have to tell you, honestly guys, for a couple of journalists, your Canadian content today was not your finest hour :-)!
To being with, Nunavut is not a province but a territory. There used to be 2 territories: the Yukon, and the Northwest. And then in 1999, the NWT was broken into 2 parts, with the eastern part (renamed Nunavut) providing the Inuit with the means to set up their own independent government.
As for your pronunciation ... my oh my - what a butcher job ... and I will have NONE OF IT, ha ha!
Nunavut: 3 syllables with the emphasis on the 1st syllable, and the u's are pronounced like the oo in foot. Try it: NOO-na-voot
Iqaluit: 4 syllables with the emphasis on the 2nd syllable, with the u pronounced differently, more like the oo in food than in foot. Try it: i-KA-loo-it.
That's it for today's lesson :-)!
Keep up the great work - you're the cherry on top of my weekend :-)!
Oh my goodness - what a riot you guys are! I only wish I had fellow Catholics I could share your humour with (I'm surrounded by atheists/agnostics/lukewarmers).
Anyway, I am Canadian, and so you can appreciate how much more I loved this particular podcast. But I have to tell you, honestly guys, for a couple of journalists, your Canadian content today was not your finest hour :-)!
To being with, Nunavut is not a province but a territory. There used to be 2 territories: the Yukon, and the Northwest. And then in 1999, the NWT was broken into 2 parts, with the eastern part (renamed Nunavut) providing the Inuit with the means to set up their own independent government.
As for your pronunciation ... my oh my - what a butcher job ... and I will have NONE OF IT, ha ha!
Nunavut: 3 syllables with the emphasis on the 1st syllable, and the u's are pronounced like the oo in foot. Try it: NOO-na-voot
Iqaluit: 4 syllables with the emphasis on the 2nd syllable, with the u pronounced differently, more like the oo in food than in foot. Try it: i-KA-loo-it.
That's it for today's lesson :-)!
Keep up the great work - you're the cherry on top of my weekend :-)!