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Wednesday, July 1, was Canada Day.

And for all you Americans out there, the holiday is essentially the Canadian version of America’s Independence Day.

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Now, it’s not always easy to spot a Canadian in the U.S. For the most part, we sound pretty similar. We share a lot of values with Americans and can identify with the same cultural references.

But we do have our own vernacular, and there’s a lot more to it than “ehs” and funny “abouts.”

Here’s a list of Canadian slang words and expressions that many Americans would not recognize:

Keener: A person who is extremely eager or keen. Used interchangeably with terms like “brownnoser” and “overachiever” among Canadian schoolchildren.