Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2003/09/04

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Subject: Re: [Leica] Re: Metric system
From: "Jim McIntyre" <mcintyre@ca.inter.net>
Date: Thu, 4 Sep 2003 20:03:59 -0400
References: <BCEKKGNGDPMOIPMEJONBOEJOCKAA.phong@doan-ltd.com> <00b201c372f6$31b9b040$6401a8c0@Jack>

In some ways yes. Whereas in France "le t-shirt" "le parking", "le hot-dog"
and "le weekend" are quite acceptable, in Quebec less so.

From: "Jack McLain" <jmclainaz@comcast.net>
Subject: Re: [Leica] Re: Metric system


> I also spend a lot of time in Montreal and Quebec.  They tell me that
their
> dialect of french is actually a very old version, Arcadian in origin
> (16th/17th century) and has diverged from the european significantly since
> then.
> cheers
> Jack McLain

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