-=> 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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