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There are some words that are pronounced with the short /a/, even though there is a circumflex; they are exceptions: câlin and bâbord, etc. Some words are pronounced differently in different regions; for example, the words lacet, nage and crabe are exceptions and are pronounced with the short /a/ in Eastern Quebec but the long /ɑ/ in Western ...
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 ...
A phenomenon throughout the Francophonie, dropping the ne of the double negative is accompanied, in Quebec French, by a change in word order (1), and (2) postcliticisation of direct pronouns (3) along with euphonic insertion of [z] liaisons to avoid vowel hiatus. This word order is also found in non-standard European French. Donne-moi-le pas.
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
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".
A bride’s father has transformed her former backyard into the wedding venue she always wanted, in just under a year.. Nina Salci and her husband, Alejandro Franco, were married on 16 December ...
The actual word Joual is the representation of how the word cheval (Standard French: , ' horse ') is pronounced by those who speak Joual. ("Horse" is used in a variation of the phrase parler français comme une vache ' to speak French like a cow ' , i.e. to speak French terribly; hence, a put-down of the Québécois dialect.)
A grandfather’s devotion to decorating his granddaughter’s wedding with flowers from his garden has gone viral leaving viewers “in tears.” TikToker Cassie Woodard posted a poignant video ...