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gpm
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A Typology of Canadianisms
Toronto here, I think approximately I'd say first-sixth grade, and grade 7-12. Grade one just sounds wrong though.
suddenlybananas
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Well, Toronto is ground zero for Americanization. First grade sounds super American to my ear, I'd never say it over grade one.
wk_end
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Odd, I grew up in Toronto and Grade 1 sounds fine to me.
fsckboy
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in the US, people tend to say "first grade", but if you say "grade 1" nobody would blink, people say it all the time, teachers, administrators, etc.
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