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From YouTube: MAY 16 2022 Statements Dan Davies
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The Legislative Assembly of British Columbia
3rd Session
42nd Parliament
A
Member
for
peace,
river
north,
thank
you
tomato
tomato
data
data
schedule
schedule.
These
are
some
of
the
words
that
we
say
differently
in
the
english
language,
but
one
that
often
flows
through
this
room
is
the
word
lieutenant.
A
As
many
of
you
know,
I
was
enrolled
in
the
canadian
forces
years
ago
to
work
with
the
cadet
program
and
I
was
promoted
to
a
lieutenant
in
1998
embracing
traditions.
I
was
happy
with
the
pronunciation
lieutenant.
However,
just
a
few
years
earlier,
the
blockbuster
movie
force
gump
came
out
and
there
was
a
character
in
there.
His
name
was
lieutenant
dan
well.
That
term
was
my
nickname
for
a
long
time
which
promoted
me
to
be
a
fiercer
advocate
for
the
proper
pronunciation.
A
In
a
statement
from
our
own
lieutenant
governor's
office,
it
was
stated-
and
I
quote
increasingly
we
hear
canadians
shifting
to
the
american
lieu
pronunciation
and
regrettably
we
also
see
folks
dropping
the
you
in
words
like
neighbor.
Our
office,
however,
will
prefer
to
receive
the
odd
addressed
letter
to
the
left-handed
governor,
rather
than
being
risked
at
the
as
second
in
command.
End
quote
now.
Why
do
we
say
this
after
a
little
bit
of
a
research?
You
can
find
loads
of
information
about
it.
A
Many
theories,
mr
speaker,
but
from
centers
or
from
centuries
ago,
when
the
british
were
trying
to
take
a
jab
at
the
french
to
anglicize
a
french
word
to
the
simplest
concept
that
it
was
the
guy
that
stood
on
the
left
side
of
the
general
to
protect
him.
The
earliest
examples
of
lieutenant
pronunciation
was
in
the
oxford
dictionary
dating
back
to
the
mid-14th
century.
A
Additionally,
as
english
has
changed
dramatically
over
time,
the
letters
v
and,
u
sounded
the
same
likely
leading
to
the
present
day,
lieutenant
so
honorable
speaker,
and
that
is
with
you
and
honorable.
I
could
talk
a
lot
longer
on
this
subject,
but
the
evidence
is
overwhelming
in
canada
that
the
pronunciation
is
lieutenant
for
the
word
lieutenant.