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Subject:Re: Language differences in FRENCH From:Buck Buchanan <buck -dot- buchanan -at- CITICORP -dot- COM> Date:Wed, 13 Aug 1997 09:35:09 -0700
Peter G Margaritis wrote:
>
>
> The Canadians have "bastardized" the Parisian French language, and speak
> what he calls "Franglais" - a combination of Parisian French, Canadian
> French, English, and American. Some words are just borrowed English
> (like "les beans" for beans, instead of the proper word "f`evres")
Sounds like Singlish (from Singapore). Over there we ON/OFF the light
and other such. Quaint, is what the English call it.
The ozzies have a different word.
--
Buck Buchanan
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Citicorp Technology Center
Westlake, Texas
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