Going to Montréal to improve French

**franklin** · 17th July 2005, 17:29

Can anyone comment on how close Canadian French is to the French of the Académie française?

I'm wondering if I'll have to buy a seperate program, Le Québécois de Poche.

**EV_CHEF** · 17th July 2005, 18:00

Originally Posted by franklin

Can anyone comment on how close Canadian French is to the French of the Académie française?

I'm wondering if I'll have to buy a seperate program, Le Québécois de Poche.

Now that's a good choice

.. but i personally prefer Québec city as it is smaller and more of a 'village' city.. Montreal is big and international... anyways its up 2 u..

French from France is the exact same apart from the accent.. just like a Texan with his accent and a New Yorker with his more civilized accent

.. in big...they can still understand each other..

**Rapace** · 17th July 2005, 18:07

I would rather say that "Canadian French" is to "French French" what "American English" is to "English English".
Very different accent, and also some words or expressions that don't exist in standard French or have a different meaning. But overall, if you're good at Canadian French, you'll be good at standard French.

**Forgotten** · 17th July 2005, 19:11

Originally Posted by EV_CHEF

Now that's a good choice

.. but i personally prefer Québec city as it is smaller and more of a 'village' city.. Montreal is big and international... anyways its up 2 u..

French from France is the exact same apart from the accent.. just like a Texan with his accent and a New Yorker with his more civilized accent

.. in big...they can still understand each other..

I would have to side with Patrick on this, there is a noticed difference. My first French teacher was a French Canadian and now I have a French French teacher. Even I can tell the difference. Not like it really matters though to the Legion.

**The Dude** · 17th July 2005, 20:09

....Just don't say 'septante' or 'nonante' for 'soixante-dix' or 'quatre-vingt dix' respectively or you'll be dicked with an extra corvée...

**dietrying** · 22nd July 2005, 06:46

or the infamous <<lalala>> at the end of the sentance!

**Cpl K** · 22nd July 2005, 08:03

Septante and Nonante is still used by the Belgiums.

Myself a few years back was in a shop there looking for Windows 98

and the guy said oh yeah Windows Nonante Huit.........

Even the Swiss have there own number system too when they speak french

with even hoctante for 80 instead of quatre-vingt....

But if you learn french in any of these countries you will have a mixed up french accent for life but probally better than a Legion one..................

**ericthered** · 26th July 2005, 22:38

Originally Posted by The Dude

....Just don't say 'septante' or 'nonante' for 'soixante-dix' or 'quatre-vingt dix' respectively or you'll be dicked with an extra corvée...

But you have to admit that "septante" and "nonante" make a hell of a lot more sense than saying soixante-dix or, worse, quatre-vingt dix....Didn't the Japanese make fun of this overly burdensome way of saying 70 and 90 recently? What's next, deux-vingt dix cinq for 55?