Do you speak Canada?

[PhoenixRising]

The sad thing is that many of my fellow Quebecers are absolutely incompetent in ANY language... They mumble-jumble a mixture of both English and French and are surprise when they are not understood...

You mean they speak Frenglish in Quebec too?!? I thought that was just an odd, Northern Ontario thing....

 

[mattypants]

You mean they speak Frenglish in Quebec too?!? I thought that was just an odd, Northern Ontario thing....

franglaise is like spanglish, or wherever there is a multilingual population and speaks more than one language at a time. linguists call it code switching.

 

[jonreese]

To speak Canada is...

Knowing what a double-double is.
Pronouncing it 'Newfundland'.
Adding phrases like "I need these baskets back" and "Now the people will know we were here" into everyday conversation.
Knowing how 'Nunavut' is pronounced.

Also... 'March Break', 'Two-Four / Two-Four Weekend', 'That's a beauty / Beauty!' are things you say. That's 'How To Speak Canada 101'.

True Canadians also should know what the correct response to 'Where the great plains begin' is.

 

[gsdx]

Adding phrases like "I need these baskets back" and "Now the people will know we were here" into everyday conversation.

Oooooo! That's good!

And don't forget knowing the meaning of this sentence: "It's my birthday. Buy me a 50."

 

[Poozy1]

To speak Canada is...

Knowing what a double-double is.
Pronouncing it 'Newfundland'.
Adding phrases like "I need these baskets back" and "Now the people will know we were here" into everyday conversation.
Knowing how 'Nunavut' is pronounced.

Also... 'March Break', 'Two-Four / Two-Four Weekend', 'That's a beauty / Beauty!' are things you say. That's 'How To Speak Canada 101'.

True Canadians also should know what the correct response to 'Where the great plains begin' is.

And dont forget apologising alot for no reason!

 

[gsdx]

And dont forget apologising alot for no reason!

Sorry. I thought I already did.

 

[Lefty]

Some Canuck bought me a 50 and

I'd be fucking the dog for the rest of the night

but the I'm from away...or is that CFA?...and we do the green.

 

[Poozy1]

Sorry. I thought I already did.

I'm sorry to, then if you already did.
Forgive me?

 

[gsdx]

I'm sorry to, then if you already did.
Forgive me?

Of course. Tim's later? My treat.

 

[ronboy]

Of course. Tim's later? My treat.

Coffee at Tim's with you? Outstanding! Tim's on this side of the lake just aren't the same.....

 

[mbamike]

Do you speak Canada?

Only if they speak English.

 

[Poozy1]

Of course. Tim's later? My treat.

Can't wait!