When Did "Quebec" Officially Become "Québec"? (live, vs.)

[chasfh]

This is not an accent or language question, but a question of official recognition.

At one time the Canadian government referred to the province as "Quebec", but now they officially refer to the province as "Québec". There had to be some point at which the government made the decision to make this change. I googled around for find that and I am coming up empty. Can anyone help?

[Acajack]

It's still hit and miss. You can still find a lot of up to date government pages that have Quebec without the accent. (Although anything in French will always have the accent.)

The gradual incursion of Québec in English documents and pages is not the result of any official policy decision, I would say.

It's simply a reflection of the contemporary trend of using original spelling for places. Sort of like Hawai'i that you see here and there now.

[mikeyyc]

a) increased recognition

b) technology has enabled people to add the appropriate linguistic accents either automatically or with less fuss than previously.

Probably more b than a.

[Acajack]

When I was a kid in the 70s, I remember quite a few old maps kicking around that had names like Three Rivers (Trois-Rivières), Seven Islands (Sept-Îles), Two Mountains (Deux-Montagnes) and Saint John (St-Jean-sur-Richelieu), and of course Montreal and Quebec without accents.

[botticelli]

Well, just like resume vs. résumé, hit and miss.

Interestingly, The French speakers don't really use the word résumé in the same way English speakers do. Correct me if I am wrong , Acajack.

[Acajack]

Originally Posted by botticelli

Well, just like resume vs. résumé, hit and miss.

Interestingly, The French speakers don't really use the word résumé in the same way English speakers do. Correct me if I am wrong , Acajack.

No we don't. Résumé in French is just a summary of anything.

In French people would generally say CV or curriculum vitae.

We actually don't use the expression "je ne sais quoi" that much either...

[sandman249]

Originally Posted by Acajack

No we don't. Résumé in French is just a summary of anything.

In French people would generally say CV or curriculum vitae.

We actually don't use the expression "je ne sais quoi" that much either...

Most say CV.

Resume is hardly used ...

But there is a technical difference as well ...

[botticelli]

Originally Posted by sandman249

Most say CV.

Resume is hardly used ...

But there is a technical difference as well ...

there are differences but the point is why does English borrow a word from French to mean a certain thing when the French don't use it that way? Why not just create a word or use an existing word?

[mikeyyc]

Originally Posted by botticelli

there are differences but the point is why does English borrow a word from French to mean a certain thing when the French don't use it that way? Why not just create a word or use an existing word?

Why does everyone else use Latin? It's just common usage. English is a jumbled mess of borrowed words from every language. This isn't news to you.

[barneyg]

Originally Posted by Acajack

When I was a kid in the 70s, I remember quite a few old maps kicking around that had names like Three Rivers (Trois-Rivières), Seven Islands (Sept-Îles), Two Mountains (Deux-Montagnes) and Saint John (St-Jean-sur-Richelieu), and of course Montreal and Quebec without accents.

Today's La Presse has pictures of old hockey cards of Jean Béliveau and they do say he was born in Three Rivers.