Quick links
current affairs
DCHP-2 (Nov 2012)
Non-Canadianism
This is a word that our editors have determined is not a Canadianism.
n. & adj. — plural, Politics
current news of public interest, usually of a political nature.
As Charts 1 and 2 shows, the term has no Canadian dimension from a frequency perspective. While it has a long history in the country (see the quotations), current affairs has no Canadian dimension in our framework (see Dollinger 2015c).
See also COD-2, s.v. "current affairs", which is marked "esp. Cdn & Brit".
See also COD-2, s.v. "current affairs", which is marked "esp. Cdn & Brit".
Quotations
1849
[...]I have endeavored by all the means in my power to keep myself acquainted with its current affairs, [...]
1892
Of vigorous intellect, he was progressive in his ideas and well informed on current affairs of moment.
1925
No less an authority than the late Charles P. Steinmetz, Chief Consulting Engineer of the General Electric Company, was some time ago quoted in Current Affairs as saying: [...]
1950
It is presupposed in almost every private conversation, at every public meeting and conference, in every newspaper and book about current affairs.
1977
It was indeed refreshing to read in your letters to the editor about a subject which far outweighs in importance such current affairs as the state of the economy, Quebec separation, bugging of MPs' offices, RCMP dirty tricks, metrication, etc.
1990
The CBC current-affairs series sent reporters and film crews across Canada and the U.S. to conduct a comprehensive study that will provide after-the-fact background to the summer's events at Oka - and, unless reforms come, a prelude to future conflicts.
References
- COD-2
- Dollinger (2015c)
Images
Chart 1: Internet Domain Search, 29 Jan. 2014
