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vbq wrote that my name, Zed (the Canadian pronounciation of the last letter of the alphabet) impatriated me. A combination of imprint and patriate. I liked the concept so I thought I'd share it. 
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have you recently moved to Canada?
formerly known as etaoin...
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It almost sounds a bit serious, like implicated. You generally don't want to be implicated in connection with a crime.
Also, based on the name, you could have been British. FWIW.
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Also, based on the name, you could have been British
... or even [gasp!] Zildian!
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re could have been British or Zildian. Agreed but around here (N Amer) it is a quick way to tell Canuck vs Yank. There are other ways of course, ruf vs rooof on your house, etc  . As for just moving here I was born here just (hrmphmumblmumble) years ago.
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... or even [gasp!] Zildian!nah, that'ud be zid!
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>zid.
Nope, it's Zuld, the land of fush and chups. We're non-rhotic, not non-ellic.
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ah, so true - my brain must have been dallying in Suth Efrica or something: please accept craven apologies for the foul slur! btw, it occurred to me recently that this feature of Zildian could well owe a lot to the Scottish influence - what do you reckon?
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So do the zed'ers outnumber the zee'ers? Canucks are so used to being outnumbered that we outside the neighbourhood. 
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around here (N Amer)
But here isn't N Amer. It's everywhere.
On the internet nobody knows you're a dog
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