Canadian English · one sentence a day
English that sounds like Toronto, not a textbook
You're past the basics. Now every sentence you write is graded against how it would be said in Toronto or Vancouver — eh, washroom, toque, double-double — with the Canadian version shown next to yours.
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What Canadian English actually sounds like
Canadian English sits between American and British and belongs to neither. Some of the differences the grader listens for.
| You want to say | Textbook English | How it's said in Canadian English |
|---|---|---|
| Nice day, isn't it? | It is a nice day, is it not? | Nice day, eh? |
| Bathroom (public) | Toilet | Washroom |
| Winter hat | Woollen hat | Toque |
| Coffee with two creams and two sugars | A coffee with cream and sugar | A double-double |
| Excuse me / sorry | Excuse me | Sorry! for everything, sincerely |
| Very | Very tired | Pretty tired / so tired |
| Electricity | Electricity | Hydro in Ontario, BC and Québec |
What changes when you set your variety to Canadian
- Spelling — colour and centre (British) but tire and aluminum (American) — a mix the grader knows, so "color" and "centre" in one text get flagged.
- Vocabulary — washroom, toque, parkade, runners, pop, hydro, loonie, Grade 10 — and the grader marks "restroom" and "sneakers" as American.
- Grammar and tags — American grammar ("I already ate", "on the weekend") with the famous "eh?" tag used sparingly and correctly.
- Register — polite, understated, apologetic — "sorry" as social glue. The grader tells you when you sound brash or British.
How RateMySpanish trains your Canadian English ear
Graded against the local version
Translate today's sentence and get an instant 1–10 stamp. The grader is set to Canadian English, so correct-but-foreign phrasing loses points and you see exactly why.
See how a local would say it
One tap rewrites any sentence the way someone from there would actually put it — Canadian English vocabulary, register and rhythm, not a neutral translation.
Sentences at your level
Set B2, C1 or C2 and every prompt demands nuance — idiom, register, understatement — instead of ordering a coffee for the hundredth time.
A one-minute daily habit
There's one new sentence every day, and an optional morning email so you don't miss it. Sounding local is a hundred small corrections, not one big lesson.
Common questions
I'm already fluent. What does this add?
Fluent and local are different things. Most advanced learners write English that is grammatically clean but placeless — every native speaker can tell. RateMyEnglish grades each sentence against how it would be said in Canadian English and shows you the local phrasing, so you close that gap one sentence at a time.
Is this Toronto English or all of Canada?
The grader targets general Canadian English — what you hear in Toronto, Vancouver and on CBC. It doesn't force Québec or Maritime features, and it flags slang as informal when it is.
Can I switch varieties later?
Yes — the English variety is a setting you can change anytime (American, British, Australian, Irish or Canadian). Your history and focus areas stay with you.
How much does it cost?
Today's challenge is free every day, in Canadian English or any other variety, no account needed, and so is your rating. The tutor's written correction is free on your first result and twice a week with a free account; the pass opens every correction, along with extra rounds and the archive of past challenges.
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Write English a Canadian would claim as their own
One sentence a day, held to the local standard. Today's takes under a minute.