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| translator2 Senior Member United States Joined 6919 days ago 848 posts - 1862 votes  Speaks: English* | Message 1 of 43 18 May 2011 at 12:41am | IP Logged | ||
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This question was inspired by this video from Benny:
Differences between French in Quebec If I know the Parisian/France variety of French, when I am speaking with Canadian French speakers, should I attempt to adopt their pronunciation or just speak I as normally would? How do Canadians perceive the "France dialect" (as incorrect, as snobbish...)? Or is all forgiven because I am not a native speaker (I am not French)? Edited by translator2 on 18 May 2011 at 12:42am 2 persons have voted this message useful | |||
| Spanky Senior Member Canada Joined 5956 days ago 1021 posts - 1714 votes Studies: French | Message 2 of 43 18 May 2011 at 2:35am | IP Logged | ||
All will be forgiven regardless of your accent if you pretend you love hockey. 14 persons have voted this message useful | |||
| Arekkusu Hexaglot Senior Member Canada bit.ly/qc_10_lec Joined 5381 days ago 3971 posts - 7747 votes Speaks: English, French*, GermanC1, Spanish, Japanese, Esperanto Studies: Italian, Norwegian, Mandarin, Romanian, Estonian | Message 3 of 43 18 May 2011 at 2:48am | IP Logged | ||
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I'd agree that as a foreigner, no one would hold it against you. But if you stay there a
while, people will probably expect you to pick up the accent a bit. Otherwise, I think it would be perceived as slightly snobbish. 1 person has voted this message useful | |||
| yall Diglot Newbie Italy Joined 5961 days ago 22 posts - 31 votes Speaks: English*, Italian Studies: Latin, French | Message 4 of 43 18 May 2011 at 1:09pm | IP Logged | ||
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On a trip to Quebec a few years ago, I used my (limited) French whenever I could, and no one ever said anything about pronunciation or accent.
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| translator2 Senior Member United States Joined 6919 days ago 848 posts - 1862 votes Speaks: English* | Message 5 of 43 18 May 2011 at 1:47pm | IP Logged | ||
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Thanks. I tend to (unconsciously) mimic a foreign accent and I did not want to offend French Canadians by using their dialect.
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| Arekkusu Hexaglot Senior Member Canada bit.ly/qc_10_lec Joined 5381 days ago 3971 posts - 7747 votes Speaks: English, French*, GermanC1, Spanish, Japanese, Esperanto Studies: Italian, Norwegian, Mandarin, Romanian, Estonian | Message 6 of 43 18 May 2011 at 2:00pm | IP Logged | ||
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| William Camden Hexaglot Senior Member United Kingdom Joined 6272 days ago 1936 posts - 2333 votes Speaks: English*, German, Spanish, Russian, Turkish, French | Message 7 of 43 18 May 2011 at 5:44pm | IP Logged | ||
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I believe I read somewhere (Encyclopaedia Britannica?) that French Canadians sometimes react against Parisian French, as it is the form of French that Anglophone Canadians tend to learn. Edited by William Camden on 18 May 2011 at 5:44pm 1 person has voted this message useful | |||
| Arekkusu Hexaglot Senior Member Canada bit.ly/qc_10_lec Joined 5381 days ago 3971 posts - 7747 votes Speaks: English, French*, GermanC1, Spanish, Japanese, Esperanto Studies: Italian, Norwegian, Mandarin, Romanian, Estonian | Message 8 of 43 18 May 2011 at 5:49pm | IP Logged | ||
Our reaction to Parisian French has nothing to do with which version anglophones learn. However, I have to admit that it's kind of insulting to hear English Canadians learning European French. It's a clear statement that they have no interest in the francophones in their own country, nor any desire to ever use the language with them. *end of rant* 6 persons have voted this message useful |
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