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Old Jul 15, 2016 | 10:48 am
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I've actually had this conversation with friends before. We went to dinner and a show in Windsor last year...joked about taking a "trip abroad". Or, since we did cross a body of water, "overseas". (OK, so it was a river...)

Outside of a joke, I'd never use "abroad" for Canada or Mexico, or anything Caribbean. Technically Webster may give me the right to, but it still sounds silly. Just like I probably wouldn't say "overseas" for Hawaii or the Caribbean, even though it technically is. It'd bound to gather some rolled eyes from your audience.
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