Question about Quebec MPs

[DawnMTL]

Originally Posted by BIMBAM

It's one thing for Americans to do that, but I'm a bit embarrassed for my fellow Canadians when some people in Vancouver display the exact same ignorance of the Anglo-Quebecois community Of course my life hasn't been as unilingual as yours, I'm of a younger generation, so there aren't so many stories like that to shock them (thank goodness for the sake of national unity!)

Agreed!

(But you made me feel old at 47. Ha! )

How do they pronounce croissant in America? I've only ever heard the one pronunciation of that word.

It's hard to explain but:

- hard "r" -- it's not rolled as we do in French
- hard "t" at the end, too, which just makes me cringe

[Acajack]

Originally Posted by DandJ

Agreed!

(But you made me feel old at 47. Ha! )



It's hard to explain but:

- hard "r" -- it's not rolled as we do in French
- hard "t" at the end, too, which just makes me cringe

cruhss-ahntt

That's the way they say it in many parts of Canada as well.

When you think about it, it is no worse than pronouncing Sherbrooke... shère-brouque!

[DawnMTL]

Originally Posted by Acajack

cruhss-ahntt

That's the way they say it in many parts of Canada as well.

When you think about it, it is no worse than pronouncing Sherbrooke... shère-brouque!

HAHAHAHA!! You're right! And I used to live on Sherbrooke St. West. Excuse me... Ouest.

[jambo101]

Originally Posted by Acajack

I appreciate all that, and I didn't want to take away the presence of anglo-Montreal, which is also an important and enriching characteristic of the city (and of Quebec also).

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We need to send a few bottles of that attitude to Mrs Marois.
Thanks