Saturday, April 14, 2007

Learn to speak Canadian

Main Entry: 1hal-la-day
Pronunciation: 'how-l&-"dA, Britain usually 'hä-l&-dE
Function: noun
Etymology: Middle English, from Old English hAligdæg, from hAlig holy + dæg day
1 : HOLY DAY
2 : a day on which one is exempt from work; specifically : a day marked by a general suspension of work in commemoration of an event
3 chiefly British : VACATION -- often used in the phrase on holiday (sic); often used in plural
4 : a period of exemption or relief
5 :chiefly Canadian : every fifth day from April through September

Usage: The Blue Jays bullpen celebrated the Halladay by watching a ballgame.

1 comment:

Sparky said...

How about 2:14 for a 10-inning game! That's amazing in this day and age. Also, Halladay now has two 10-inning complete game victories over the Tigers in his career, and Rodney was the losing pitcher in both.