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The Toronto Lexicon, entry no. 6

Posted on February 12, 2008 by Philip Preville

Snow (sno:) 1. Frozen precipitation in the form of white or translucent hexagonal ice crystals presenting as soft white flakes. 2. A form of precipitation witnessed every year in Toronto, to great astonishment. 3. Precipitation that Torontonians pretend isn’t happening. 4. Potential cause for the implementation of martial law. (See also Cold.)

Cold (ko:ld) 1. Low external temperatures that freeze snow in place and turn melting snow to ice, common to northern climates such as that found in Toronto. 2. The thing that makes people feel stupid for not having shovelled their sidewalk. 3. Potential cause for the implementation of martial law. (See also Snow.)

Winter (wInt∍r) A season that heralds a change in women’s footwear. (See also Heels.)

The Toronto Lexicon is an ongoing project by this blog to provide precise and accurate definitions of terms as they are used in local parlance. Tune in for regular additions, or view the entire Lexicon.

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Sandra February 13, 2008 at 10:43 a.m.

Lindsay and Paris have catfight at the pre-grammies. When they saw eachother Lindsay said; What is this bitch doing here? She was not on the list. Paris replied: get lost you bitch.


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Philip Preville

Veteran freelance writer Philip Preville lived much of his life in Montreal and Edmonton before he was lured, like so many Torontonians before him, by the promise of more work and a better living. A National Magazine Award winner and former Canadian Journalism Fellow at the University of Toronto’s Massey College, Preville writes Toronto Life’s politics column. He lives with his wife and one-year-old son in Riverdale, just close enough to the Don Valley Parkway that he can hear it when he steps outside his house—but just far enough away that it doesn’t keep him awake at night. On his office wall hangs a 1938–39 press pass belonging to his grandfather, Elias Gannon, who wrote for the Montreal Star.


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