One for the flora fans! Can you get this week's #CEDWordOfTheWeek? Comment your guess below and check later this week for the answer.

I bend my back when you seek to learn, A symbol of doubt, uncertainty, churn. A hook for a mystery, a curlicue bow, I stand at the end when you seek to know. Definition status: draft original #CEDWordOfTheWeek #CanadianEnglishDictionary

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A trick you can predict just by looking at your cards. It’s not magic… but it feels a little like it #CanadianEnglishDictionary

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A tetrad of identical sheets of carbon paper Pressed beneath a heavy pen The ink bleeds through to every layer Creating four uniform accounts This record keeper is documenting things... how? Quadruplicately! #CEDWordOfTheWeek

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There once was a student named Elle In short order, she would excel "What? Like it's hard?" She learned fast and was Barred She caught on remarkably well! You could say she was this week's #CEDPhraseOfTheWeek

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▢ 2 cups flour ▢ 1 tbsp sugar ▢ 1 ½ tsp baking powder ▢ ½ tsp baking soda ▢ ½ tsp salt ▢ 1 cup buttermilk ▢ 1 egg ▢ ¼ cup melted butter 350 degrees for 1 hour in a loaf pan, and the dough doesn't need to rise What are we making? well it's our #CEDWordOfTheWeek!

Do you recognize this recipe? If you do, comment it below because it's our #CEDWordOfTheWeek. Come back later this week for the answer (or bake it to find out sooner!)

There once was a tool made of feather It used pounce and papyrus together Plucked from a large bird It scratched every word You could say it was Paper Mate's bellwether! #CEDWordOfTheWeek

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Four full units, beneath a single roof A very clever blueprint, but maybe not soundproof. Four separate front doors, sharing one foundation, Will these compound domiciles catch on across the nation? #CEDWordOfTheWeek

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This week’s #CEDPhraseOfTheWeek is quick off the mark! It's perfect for describing someone who doesn’t just respond promptly, but seems to have a head start on everyone else. Love them or hate, these people are on top of things.

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And an unofficial fourth definition: the thing you type into Google hoping the internet knows more than you do. #CEDWordOfTheWeek

Can you figure out the puzzle and get this week’s #CEDWordOfTheWeek? Use all of the letters to get the word of the week, but comment what other words you can make as well!

This week's #CEDWordOfTheWeek is... well... it's questionable. No no the word is not a cause for concern! The word is questionable!

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Basil, our ambassador from the Strathy Language Unit at Queen's, is here with our word game of the week. He's wondering how many words you can make with the letters in Basil?

Canadianisms can provide a wonderful metaphor for the state of the world. Next time you are feeling overwhelmed and someone asks "how's it going?" you can respond, "Life feels like a quaking bog." #Canada #language

Running stitches and fabrics meet, Neighbours gather, chatter sweet. Young hands help, old stories flow, A patterned dance from long ago. Basting, binding, needles at play, Cloth and company share the day. (definition from Dictionary of Canadianisms on Historical Principles)

There was much metaphorical ink spilled over the definition and considerations of "Queen Charlotte Islands caribou" and there is more work to be done. This is the beauty of sharing our progress as we work to build an inclusive #Canadian dictionary. [repost to add alt text to the images]

There was much metaphorical ink spilled over the definition and considerations of "Queen Charlotte Islands caribou" and there is more work to be done. This is the beauty of sharing our progress as we work to build an inclusive #Canadian dictionary.

The opposite of rise and grind, this week's #cedwordoftheweek means doing only the minimum amount of work that your job requires.

Hint: this phrase is the opposite of “rise and grind” Can you get this week’s #CEDPhraseOfTheWeek? Comment your guess below and check Wednesday’s post for the answer.

Our word of the week is a 9-letter adjective starting with “Q,” that could be used to describe the following scenes: - A lake at dawn, glassy and mirror-like, undisturbed. - A dormant volcano, serene and silent. - Winter fields, blanketed in snow, heavy with stillness.

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