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   Message 8,454 of 8,941   
   Dan Clough to Alan Ianson   
   Re: Request   
   13 Mar 22 17:55:00   
   
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   -=> Alan Ianson wrote to Dan Clough <=-   
      
    >> Just a reminder that most Canucks speak (our own version of)   
    >> French... :)   
      
    > But is that really true?  Or just for Quebec?   
      
    AI> It is true. When a person from France is trying to communicate   
    AI> with a Canadian the language barrier is quite large because the   
    AI> french spoken in Canada is different than french spoken in   
    AI> France.   
      
   Yes.... what I meant was "do most Canucks speak French"?  My understanding   
   was that it was mostly only used in the Quebec province, and perhaps some   
   of Ontario.   
      
    > I know quite a few Canadians in the western provinces that know nothing   
    > more about French than I do.   
      
    AI> Although I took french in school (it was a regular class in those   
    AI> days) I can't speak or understand it now because french is not   
    AI> used much in the west. It has been lost on me at least.   
      
   This is what I was referring to.  I don't think it's correct to say   
   that "most" Canadians speak French.   
      
      
      
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