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		throaway955 3 months ago \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: A Typology of Canadianisms Nope, coloured pencils are coloured wax encased in wood. Canadians emphasize that they are crayons in pencil shape; Americans emphasize that they are pencil-form but coloured.

umanwizard 3 months ago [–]

Interesting, I never knew that. Never been much of an artist. So I guess the Canadian term is actually more accurate!

throaway955 3 months ago | [–]

Yes, British originally

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