Just curious. I'm not Canadian, nor do I speak French, but I live in Montreal. Any other DR players in this area?
MARKKUS
HOFFS
Re: Anyone else in Montreal?
06/06/2005 11:19 AM CDT
Wow Montreal with no French...your missing out on all the best woman.
In Toronto, I'm sometimes in Montreal if you want an e-mail next time I head up.
In Toronto, I'm sometimes in Montreal if you want an e-mail next time I head up.
MARKKUS
Re: Anyone else in Montreal?
06/06/2005 05:59 PM CDT
Well in my defense I am American, and you know the joke, right?
What do you call someone that speaks two languages? (bilingual)
What do you call someone that speaks three languages? (trilingual)
What do you call someone that speaks one language?
American!
The company I work for hired a tutor for me though. I start learning French on June 13th. ::preen:: I will be in Paris from June 20-30th, but I probably won't be proficient by then. ::grin::
What do you call someone that speaks two languages? (bilingual)
What do you call someone that speaks three languages? (trilingual)
What do you call someone that speaks one language?
American!
The company I work for hired a tutor for me though. I start learning French on June 13th. ::preen:: I will be in Paris from June 20-30th, but I probably won't be proficient by then. ::grin::
HOFFS
Re: Anyone else in Montreal?
06/07/2005 08:18 AM CDT
Canadians, by and large, aren't much better. I'm always depressed at how few are truly bilingual. If your attempting to learn French I would suggest checking out the Rosetta Stone software, http://www.rosettastone.com. It was designed by the US government to teach State Dept. folk and Special forces languages in short periods of time. It will give you a really good conversational base very quickly.
The rest is just work. Took me 6 months to nail Japanese.
While your in Montreal though I would suggest taking trips to atleast Quebec City and Toronto. Quebec City because it is truly like being back in Europe when you go and Toronto because while the Quebecois know how to do a few things, there are few places like Toronto in the US. Very multicultural and fun for a few days.
As for Paris just remeber if you do end up learning French in Quebec you'll learn Quebecois French which Parisians will scoff at.
No, I'm not joking.
The rest is just work. Took me 6 months to nail Japanese.
While your in Montreal though I would suggest taking trips to atleast Quebec City and Toronto. Quebec City because it is truly like being back in Europe when you go and Toronto because while the Quebecois know how to do a few things, there are few places like Toronto in the US. Very multicultural and fun for a few days.
As for Paris just remeber if you do end up learning French in Quebec you'll learn Quebecois French which Parisians will scoff at.
No, I'm not joking.
DAVIDK93
Re: Anyone else in Montreal?
06/11/2005 05:55 AM CDT
>What do you call someone that speaks two languages? (bilingual)
>What do you call someone that speaks three languages? (trilingual)
>What do you call someone that speaks one language? American!
I guess that makes me one lonely quadrilingual American. Although, to be fair, I've forgotten almost all of my Hebrew, so that really just leaves me with French and Italian on top of English.
>As for Paris just remeber if you do end up learning French in Quebec you'll learn Quebecois French which Parisians will scoff at.
You know, I've always wondered about that. Obviously, as a native English speaker, I can easily spot the differences between American English and British English. The differences between American English and Australian, New Zealander, and South African English, respectively, are less well-known, but I'm sure they'd make themselves clear if I were exposed to those dialects. But even though I studied French for more than five years, I know woefully little about the differences between Parisian French and Quebecois French, though I'd imagine that they're just as profound. And I don't even speak Portuguese, but I'm also very curious about the differences between the European and Brazilian versions.
--David (Jolebin Swordstaff, Elemancer of Riverhaven)
>What do you call someone that speaks three languages? (trilingual)
>What do you call someone that speaks one language? American!
I guess that makes me one lonely quadrilingual American. Although, to be fair, I've forgotten almost all of my Hebrew, so that really just leaves me with French and Italian on top of English.
>As for Paris just remeber if you do end up learning French in Quebec you'll learn Quebecois French which Parisians will scoff at.
You know, I've always wondered about that. Obviously, as a native English speaker, I can easily spot the differences between American English and British English. The differences between American English and Australian, New Zealander, and South African English, respectively, are less well-known, but I'm sure they'd make themselves clear if I were exposed to those dialects. But even though I studied French for more than five years, I know woefully little about the differences between Parisian French and Quebecois French, though I'd imagine that they're just as profound. And I don't even speak Portuguese, but I'm also very curious about the differences between the European and Brazilian versions.
--David (Jolebin Swordstaff, Elemancer of Riverhaven)
MARKKUS
Re: Anyone else in Montreal?
06/11/2005 06:55 AM CDT
The only difference I know is that in Paris, people say "bon weekend" and in Montreal they say "bon fin de semaine."
PS. That's about all the French I know, hence that's why its the only difference I know. ::grin::
PS. That's about all the French I know, hence that's why its the only difference I know. ::grin::
CORIIANNA
Re: Anyone else in Montreal?
06/11/2005 08:51 PM CDT
And as an American, I don't know French, German, Russian, and ASL, despite my classes in high school and college. Or am I just unAmerican?
TARUUL
Re: Anyone else in Montreal?
06/11/2005 09:43 PM CDT
Speaks Russian, German, French, Spanish and some Iltalian they have helped some in the past getting around especially in my early years Europe travels shrugs.
Sha'ruul Cot't'man desert warrior
Sha'ruul Cot't'man desert warrior
ORRJ
Re: Anyone else in Montreal?
06/11/2005 10:25 PM CDT
Ohh niffty. Cherokee, French, Spanish, Indonesian, English(Had many english english teachers, so I confuse things sometimes), and muttering insanity.
~Worrclan, Dwarf of the Realms-
~Worrclan, Dwarf of the Realms-
TARUUL
Re: Anyone else in Montreal?
06/12/2005 12:49 AM CDT
I find the Cherokee nifty grins now thats not one you would normally run across
Sha'ruul Cot't'man desert warrior
Sha'ruul Cot't'man desert warrior
HOFFS
Re: Anyone else in Montreal?
06/13/2005 10:43 AM CDT
All languages I've ever been familiar with are almost very much like English in that geographical distance makes for very interesting local patois.
My Japanese, for instance, is very very Tokyo-centric. When I go to Okinawa I sound like a Tokyo man and thats how I'm perceived on the phone. In Quebec I speak Parisian French and get weird looks for it. In Toronto I speak English with a Northeast US accent, and get weird looks for it. Cultures and geographic distance can make huge difference in language just think about the Queen's English and that horrific abuse of the English language they speak in the Southern US. Sorry anyone from the South but I just find the drawl so frustrating. Blame your president. I liked it when Clinton was in office.
My Japanese, for instance, is very very Tokyo-centric. When I go to Okinawa I sound like a Tokyo man and thats how I'm perceived on the phone. In Quebec I speak Parisian French and get weird looks for it. In Toronto I speak English with a Northeast US accent, and get weird looks for it. Cultures and geographic distance can make huge difference in language just think about the Queen's English and that horrific abuse of the English language they speak in the Southern US. Sorry anyone from the South but I just find the drawl so frustrating. Blame your president. I liked it when Clinton was in office.
ORRJ
Re: Anyone else in Montreal?
06/13/2005 08:56 PM CDT
Not everone in the south has that drawl... There is a difference between what you'd call a 'southern drawl', and a 'texas drawl'. An even then, its only small areas of texas that speak with it, not all. Its not abuse of the queen's english its just different... heck there are regional differences of the queen's english in her own lands even. I've met several people from Mississipi that had what I'd consider a 'texas drawl', was very funny to me.
There are several versions of a 'southern drawl' to, depending on what area you are from and if your a male or a female. Sometimes folk from the same durn town sound totally different just if they are male or female. Its interesting to note, how people perceive folk just based on their 'drawl' to... its an instant thing almost if your no thinking about it.
~Worrclan, Dwarf of the Realms-
There are several versions of a 'southern drawl' to, depending on what area you are from and if your a male or a female. Sometimes folk from the same durn town sound totally different just if they are male or female. Its interesting to note, how people perceive folk just based on their 'drawl' to... its an instant thing almost if your no thinking about it.
~Worrclan, Dwarf of the Realms-
MARKKUS
Re: Anyone else in Montreal?
06/13/2005 09:17 PM CDT
When I was going to school in North Jersey, people could tell I was from South Jersey because of my "southern drawl." ::grin::
Actually I think its closer to a Philly accent in SJ, but I found it funny nonetheless.
So anyway i guess this means no one else is in the Montreal Area? :P
Actually I think its closer to a Philly accent in SJ, but I found it funny nonetheless.
So anyway i guess this means no one else is in the Montreal Area? :P
WITHER1
Re: Anyone else in Montreal?
06/14/2005 08:03 AM CDT
actually..
i'm from the eastern townships.. ville de lac brome region
i'm from the eastern townships.. ville de lac brome region
