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In terms of lexicon, sentence structure and grammar, patterns of intonation, and overall pronunciation, French is more effortlessly acquired by Spanish speakers (and speakers of other Latin-based languages) than English. Hispanophones do assimilate to French at much higher rates than other immigrant groups, if you believe StatCan data.
If Canada does it, I'll cry tears of joy, that would be the greatest thing it could ever do
QO One can only imagine how you treat Anglos when you come in contact with them, Kicking Quebec out of Canada would be a personal joy if i had the power,But if you are waiting for Canada to do it for you you will wait a long time, Quebec provincial elections up coming ,its your chance to vote PQ then have your referendum on separation,you have my total support on your efforts to separate..
Seems i'm the only one who feels a sense of pride in being a Canadian as no one else wants to weigh in on the side of Canada and i wasnt even born here or raised here but love this country and feel blessed to be part of it..
This is my experience as well. In both Gatineau and Montreal.
Quite a few latinos actually speak only French and Spanish. Often if they speak any English it's very shaky.
That comes to no surprise to me either. French and Spanish along with Italian and Portuguese are Romance Languages. English is derived from an older form of Low German with a huge borrowing of Latin and French words but the grammar structure is different (no declensions or conjugations for instance). I can imagine it would be harder for either a French or Spanish speaker to learn English.
There is a reason why most immigrants in the whole of North America migrate first to major cities these days and that's because there are more opportunities beyond the original offer and the opportunity to band together in a close knit neighborhood. How are we sure that rural communities are welcoming to immigrants such as Haitians, Nigerians, Lebanese, and Algerians even if they speak French? Wouldn't some fear that the newcomers would swamp their towns and villages? Wouldn't this in turn turn off such immigrants from moving to rural communities? How are we sure this is a genuine statement and not another political ploy?
I would be more concerned of the changing religion than the language.
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Quebecois are probably the most secular people in Canada, and they also have to most back bone to speak up against religious people. They don' have this "Christianity bad everyone else good" mentality that the rest of Canada has.
They don' have this "Christianity bad everyone else good" mentality that the rest of Canada has.
If this has anything to do with our conversation in the T.O forum to clarify - I am PRO secularism in our laws and political institutions. That means I Do not support something like Sharia law supplanting our laws and our constitution. I think you can draw necessary conclusions UL.
If this has anything to do with our conversation in the T.O forum to clarify - I am PRO secularism in our laws and political institutions. That means I Do not support something like Sharia law supplanting our laws and our constitution. I think you can draw necessary conclusions UL.
No fusion it was not because the other conversation we were having, but i do see that sort of things on here and in person.
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