Is we the North grammatically correct?

‘Us, the North’ is more grammatically correct.

What does it mean we the North?

From 2014 on, We The North was the rallying cry that allowed the Raptors and their local fans to take pride in their Canadian identity.

Who coined the term we the North?

Tom Koukodimos, co-managing partner of Sid Lee, the agency that developed the ‘We The North’ campaign for the Toronto Raptors joined CBC News’ Heather Hiscox in studio.

When did the North slogan start?

It’s all about the We The North campaign that started in 2011, when the Toronto Raptors were bordering on irrelevancy in the professional sports landscape in Toronto. Players were leaving, the Blue Jays and other sports teams were way ahead of us, and we needed to have a point of view and stand for something.

How do you use northern and north?

3 Answers. North can also be used as a noun: one of the points of the compass is called north, and “the north” is frequently used to refer to geographic regions. Northern is always an adjective (notwithstanding its occasional use as a proper noun, as in “I attended college at Northern”).

Where did the slogan We are the north come from?

“We never entertained ‘We are the North,’ but we were asked multiple times by people who were involved if that’s what it should be,” says Koukodimos. There were even discussions about whether there should be a comma after the word “We.”

Where did the slogan We are the North come from?

Is we the North Copyright?

WE THE NORTH is a trademark registered in 2014 and is owned by the Raptors’ parent company, Maple Leaf Sports & Entertainment Ltd., in both Canada and the US. The trademark protection covers merchandise and other services, and therefore for others to use it, a license would be required.

What font is we the North?

Chinese Rocks is used for the “We the North” slogan by Canadian NBA team Toronto Raptors. This font by Ray Larabie is best known from the video game Red Dead Redemption . Source: www.burnabynow.com Rob Newell.

Is north the same as Northern?

Is it north or north?

You should only capitalize directions, such as north, when you are referring to it as the proper noun, such as “in the North.” If you are merely referring to a direction, such as “go north on I-90,” then you should keep north lowercase. Some common examples of when you should capitalize north include: down North.

Who brought the Raptors to Toronto?

On February 12, 1998, Maple Leaf Gardens Ltd., the owners of the Toronto Maple Leafs, purchased 100 per cent of the Raptors and the arena the team was building, Air Canada Centre, from Slaight and the Bank of Nova Scotia; Maple Leaf Gardens Ltd. later renamed itself Maple Leaf Sports & Entertainment (MLSE).

What is the north we the north?

We the North. Boom boom boom. It’s almost a marching song. It was a marketing campaign that originated in the Raptors organization, and a company they hired who had pitched it. The interesting bit is that it wasn’t originally intended to be a rallying cry for fans.

Why is Toronto called “We the north”?

It’s a country-wide rallying cry (the whole country is “the North”, and in fact, toronto’s not that northerly, so “we the North” rings more true for other Canadian cities than it does for Toronto). Secondly, it says “we’re not like you, other NBA teams, we know we’re the outsiders in this league, we’re the noobs, but…well, that’s exactly right.

Is northnorth up or down on a map?

North is up only when you are looking at a map. If the map is on a horizontal surce (like a table) then by convention we portray the “up direction” NORTH. Now if you really want to go outside and face the north direction, this is what you can do:go out on a cloudless night and find the pointer stars of the BIG DIPPER.

Why is the north and south on a map always up?

For world maps, because we often put them on a wall, north really is up, and south is down, even though on earth those directions are both horizontal. Sometimes people print maps in other orientations so they make more sense.