#Canadianism of the day: hang up one's skates = retire from professional life.
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I'm glad to find you here and to see you haven't hung up your skates! Got a few copies of the Cdn Oxford wherever I work, really indebted to your contribution to Canadian English!
I'm glad to find you here and to see you haven't hung up your skates! Got a few copies of the Cdn Oxford wherever I work, really indebted to your contribution to Canadian English!
ReplyDeleteThank you so much, Nicholas, that is very gratifying to hear.
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