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  2. Quebec French lexicon - Wikipedia

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    The word "stationnement" is the French word, but in France they replace many words by the English equivalent when it is shorter. frasil fragile ice glace fragile huard (huart) loon Plongeon Huard: A type of bird typically found in lakes and ponds. In Canada, this bird is found on one dollar coins and is alternatively used to designate one ...

  3. Quebec French - Wikipedia

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    Quebec French (French: français québécois [fʁɑ̃sɛ kebekwa]), also known as Québécois French, is the predominant variety of the French language spoken in Canada. It is the dominant language of the province of Quebec , used in everyday communication, in education, the media, and government.

  4. Glossary of French words and expressions in English

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    à la short for (ellipsis of) à la manière de; in the manner of/in the style of [1]à la carte lit. "on the card, i.e. menu"; In restaurants it refers to ordering individual dishes "à la carte" rather than a fixed-price meal "menu".

  5. Canadian French - Wikipedia

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    Canadian French; Français canadien: Pronunciation [fʁãˈsɛ kanaˈd͡zjɛ̃]: Native to: Canada (primarily Quebec, Ontario, Manitoba, New Brunswick, Prince Edward Island, and Nova Scotia, but present throughout the country); smaller numbers in emigrant communities in New England (especially Maine and Vermont), United States

  6. Quebec French profanity - Wikipedia

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    Quebec French profanities, [1] known as sacres (singular: sacre; French: sacrer, "to consecrate"), are words and expressions related to Catholicism and its liturgy that are used as strong profanities in Quebec French (the main variety of Canadian French) and in Acadian French (spoken in Maritime Provinces, east of Quebec, and a portion of ...

  7. Folklore of Quebec - Wikipedia

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    Folktales were told by Raconteurs, who could tell tales lasting several hours, or even tell a story over the course of several evenings. [1] Christian beliefs and superstitions are present in most Quebec folklore. La chasse-galerie (the flying canoe) is a well-known folktale about a group of lumberjacks who make a pact with the devil.

  8. Languages of Canada - Wikipedia

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    A portmanteau language which is said to combine English and French syntax, grammar and lexicons to form a unique interlanguage, is sometimes ascribed to mandatory basic French education in the Canadian anglophone school systems. Many unilingual anglophone Canadians, for instance, will borrow French words into their sentences.

  9. Canadian folklore - Wikipedia

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    Canadian folklore is the traditional material that Canadians pass down from generation to generation, either as oral literature or "by custom or practice". [1] It includes songs, legends, jokes, rhymes, proverbs, weather lore, superstitions, and practices such as traditional food-making and craft-making.