Comment on It's quite impressive that most English speakers across the world understand each other, despite variations in accents/dialects

olbaidiablo@lemmy.ca ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

• Krudler@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

  Same with Quebecois!

  We were taught Parisienne French in school in Canada even in my French Immersion school.

  What is spoken in Quebec is so different they’re effectively different languages, outside of academic or linguistic analysis.

  I excelled in French as a kid and that’s why I went to immersion school. Imagine my shock when I moved to QC for 4 years in my early 20’s… I could have a great conversation with the dude that literally came from France but neither of us could communicate in either direction with our French co-workers lol

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  • olbaidiablo@lemmy.ca ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

    How are you with New Brunswick French? I find it significantly easier to understand than Quebec French. Partially I think it’s because they speak slower in New Brunswick.

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    • Krudler@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

      I can’t comment on that because I’ve never been out that far but I do live in Winnipeg and we have a large french community … and I can say that I can understand and communicate in French with everybody here.

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