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    WD> SB> Also, as a primarily english (because we don't capitalize on our   
    WD> SB> language) Canuck, you can expect me to make mistakes in both spelling   
    WD> SB> and grammar when using French (the French Canucks definitly 'capitaliz   
    WD> SB> or make money, on being French).   
    WD>     
    WD> I'm a Dutch speaking citizen of a tri-lingual country and I take pride   
    WD> in knowing the language of the other side well enough so that when we   
    WD> meet in the middle a decent conversation can be had.   
      
   So, you can definitely understand why my French isn't quite as good as my   
   english...   
      
    WD> My Canadian experiences are mainly limited to BC and Alberta which is    
    WD> english=speaking as can be. My very first time there in Waterton AB my   
    WD> friends took me to a bar and said "Well, they speak french in Canada,   
    WD> will you do the ordering? You speak french.." .... to make a long story   
    WD> short, that didn;t work   
      
   LOL! (^_^) Yeah, I grew up in BC, so I know what you're talking about. In the   
   west, it's pretty rare indeed to meet someone who is fluent in French.   
   However, the story is very different in eastern Canada. After all, it's a   
   really long walk between Vancouver and Quebec City.    
      
   Terry Fox certainly would agree! For reference, he's a Canadian folk hero,   
   tried to walk across Canada to raise funds for cancer research, after losing   
   a leg to the very same. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Terry_Fox   
      
    WD> Other than that when on business meetings in Montreal I could barely   
    WD> understand the Canuck version of french, also when I linked-up with Nick   
    WD> in Quebec City.   
      
   I did hint that our version of 'le langue d'amour' was different. There's a   
   reason I dropped that hint. (o_-)   
      
   But, that is to be expected, if you think about it. After all, it was a very   
   long time ago when Canada was settled. Since then, the mixing of languages   
   would obviously have an effect.    
      
   It shows up in our english too, sometimes. For instance, our fondness for   
   saying 'eh?' very likely could have been the result of simply asking our   
   French neighbours to repeat themselves too often... (o_-)   
      
   Another example, I feel certain that no other country would call a corner   
   store a 'dep'...I know Nick would get that reference!   
      
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