No, those people were looking at you funny for other reasons, we say "car park".
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wmedia
Senior Member
^ haha. That's entirely plausible! 
salsa
Senior Member
Well the good news is this debate will soon be irrelevant starting in May!
innsertnamehere
Superstar
parkade is the uniquely Canadian term - but Toronto uses a wide mix depending on the person. Parkade is more popular elsewhere in Canada. Personally I use parking garage.
Lenser
Senior Member
Indeed, there would appear to be no one "approved" term in Toronto. I use "parking garage" for underground and stacked above-ground parking.... I say "parking lot" for anything else. "Car park" strikes me as very UK.
AlvinofDiaspar
Moderator
I still slip into "car park" occasionally - thanks to British colonial education. You'd find enough people who gets the term here in TO anyways (like "lift").
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kotsy
Senior Member
I think those are words that are not often used by many here but easily understood by most.
The really funny thing to call a parking garage, is, wait for it, a parking ramp. Oh those Buffalonians!
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AlvinofDiaspar
Moderator
Eventually - I find that most took the "what, oh you meant...?" route, so I am a little circumspect about the easy part until they clue in. Not so sure if it can be said said out of the border.
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Big Daddy
Senior Member
It worked against The One.
torontologist
Active Member
There's a difference between "My condo's western facing window has a right to sunlight!" and "Children using a public school's playground shouldn't have to play in the shade in winter."
One is entitlement, the other is effective use of a public resource. Our planning system accommodates the latter.
WillTo
Senior Member
Some TTC signage refers to "Car Park"
From here: http://spacing.ca/toronto/2007/10/30/joe-clarks-ttc-type-and-tile-tour/
From here: http://spacing.ca/toronto/2007/10/30/joe-clarks-ttc-type-and-tile-tour/
ushahid
Senior Member
am I the only one who calls them parking stalls?
Lenser
Senior Member
Isn't a "parking stall" the DVP at rush hour? I'm so confused.
DSC
Superstar
I think 'parking stalls' are what one calls (often numbered) parking spaces in a parking garage (or parking lot) - usually inside I think with walls, pillars etc to create a 'stall-like' environment!