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SOURCES – 10 Canadian ways of saying “sorry” that leave many Americans puzzled

February 21, 2026 by Ash Kaushik

The following sources were consulted in the preparation of the article “10 Canadian ways of saying “sorry” that leave many Americans puzzled.”

  1. “Pardon me!” Understanding and adapting to Canadian social norms
  2. Guide to Canadian Politeness and Social Norms
  3. Eh Across Englishes: A Corpus-Pragmatic Analysis of the Corpus of Global Web-Based English
  4. Canadian Culture: Etiquette
  5. “I’m Sorry” vs. “My Bad”: A Cross-Cultural Pragmatic Analysis of Apology Strategies in British and American English
  6. Cross-cultural pragmatics: Requests and apologies
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