Editing Canadian English (section)

==== Prairies (Manitoba, Saskatchewan and Alberta) ====
The Prairies, consisting of Manitoba, Saskatchewan, and Alberta, have their own lexical features. The linguistic legacy from the settlement patterns in these regions, along with the Indigenous communities, specifically the large Métis population in Saskatchewan and Manitoba also carry certain linguistic traits inherited from the French, Indigenous, and Celtic forebears. The linguistic features brought by Ukrainian, German, and Mennonite populations in the Saskatchewan Valley of Saskatchewan and Red River Valley of Manitoba have also influenced the lexis of the Prairies. Some terms are derived from these groups and some are formed within the region by locals throughout time. An example of the former is the high-profile variable bunnyhug, a term for a hooded sweatshirt in Saskatchewan.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.researchgate.net/publication/305326586 |title=the Written Questionnaire in Social Dialectology: History, Theory, Practice |access-date=11 April 2023 |archive-date=6 April 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230406204237/https://www.researchgate.net/publication/305326586_The_Written_Questionnaire_in_Social_Dialectology_History_Theory_Practice |url-status=live }}</ref> As discussed in The Dictionary of Canadianisms on Historical Principles,<ref name="DCHP-2">{{cite web | url=http://www.dchp.ca/dchp2/ | title=DCHP-2 | access-date=11 April 2023 | archive-date=18 October 2019 | archive-url=https://wayback.archive-it.org/4160/20191018173237/http://www.dchp.ca/dchp2/ | url-status=live }}</ref> bunnyhug is purposely and commonly used by young Saskatchewan speakers to indicate a sense of provincial identity, and is referred to as a Saskatchewanism. It should be further noted that it is assumed based on circumstantial evidence that teenagers played a crucial and special role in the spread and adoption of the term bunnyhug for hooded sweatshirts.<ref name="DCHP-2"/> Across Saskatchewan, Alberta, and Manitoba there are other terms consistent in or throughout the 3 provinces. Biffed is a term for falling, such as "John biffed it over there". Pickerel is Manitoba's official fish, also known as Walleye. Play structure is used to describe a playground for children consisting of monkey bars, slides, etc.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://globalnews.ca/news/2479009/can-you-speak-prairies-here-is-your-guide-to-deciphering-the-dialect/ | title=Can you speak Prairies? Here is your guide to deciphering the dialect &#124; Globalnews.ca | access-date=11 April 2023 | archive-date=8 April 2023 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230408095503/https://globalnews.ca/news/2479009/can-you-speak-prairies-here-is-your-guide-to-deciphering-the-dialect/ | url-status=live }}</ref>