>>>>>>Washingtons birthday. So how many in the US get the day off. ?
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>>>>>I think that most non-government businesses work today. This holiday should be more appropriately called "government holiday."
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>>>>It's a holiday in Canada too.
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>>>Isn't it Family Day or something like that? Is it a holiday for all of Canada? I thought only Alberta...
>>There was no holiday in February, so each province has a holiday and may name it what they wish. I think it's called family day here. Anyway, I'm retired so every day is a holiday now. :))
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>So have you made the bed, hoovered, put the washing in the machine, fixed that squeaky door , dusted behind the TV

He probably won't know the verb "to hoover". They call it vaccuming. :-)

Like we generically call a ballpoint "biro"
sticky tape "selotape" (US "scotchtape")

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