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Index G
- G20
- G7
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- Gaelic
- gambit
- gamut
- gap
- Gastown
- gastr-
- gastro-
- Gateway to the North
- Gateway to the West
- gauntlet
- gender
- gender-inclusive writing: correspondence (Linguistic recommendation from the Translation Bureau)
- general consensus
- geo-
- geographical names: Indian reserves
- geographical names: names of pan-Canadian significance
- geographical names: national parks
- geographical names: scientific and geological names
- geographical names: translation
- geographical names: Treasury Board policy
- geographical names: types and composition
- geographical names: undersea features
- Germano-
- gerund
- gerund phrase
- g (gram)
- gibe
- give consideration to
- glacio-
- glamorize
- glamorous
- glamour
- glyc-
- glyco-
- good
- good deal of
- goods
- got
- gotten
- Government of Canada (Linguistic recommendation from the Translation Bureau)
- Governor General Designate
- graduate from
- graduate in
- Graeco-
- graffiti
- graffito
- gram
- gramin-
- gramini-
- grammar terms
- grapho-
- grasp of
- gray
- Greco-
- greenwashing
- grey
- grill
- grille
- grisly
- grizzled
- grizzly
- Group of Seven
- GTA
- guarantee
- guaranty
- gybe
- gyro-
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graffiti, graffito
Poetic, political and humorous scribbles, as well as unauthorized decoration or defacement appearing on walls, are known as graffiti.
- Get out your spray paint: City Council has decided to permit graffiti on one wall of the old theatre.
The singular is graffito:
- The graffito I saw in a Vancouver pub was very amusing.
However, the plural form graffiti is increasingly seen with both singular and plural verbs.
- Graffiti have (or has) become a blight on the urban landscape, even though some examples are artistic.
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