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sabrina · 10-25-2007, 08:49 AM

Anyone knows if there's a real difference between Canadian and European French? Is it the same disparity as between American and UK English?

reminder · 10-25-2007, 11:55 AM

I know a couple of differences as regards the interrogation marks and the colon.

I am not a native speaker, by the way, and I haven't got the chance to practise this beautiful language, either.

Any natives around here?

Frank van den Eeden · 02-21-2008, 10:59 AM

Sabrina,
Your thread regarding “Canadian French/European French” already dates from 2006.
But I have only recently joined the forum, and this may still be of interest :
Even in Europe there is one important difference between the French spoken in different countries especially regarding the numbers :
70 = in Belgium and in Switzerland : septante
= in France : soixante-dix
80 = in Switzerland : huitante – or – octante
= in France and Belgium : quatre-vingts
90 = in Belgium and in Switzerland : nonante
= in France : quatre-vingt-dix

but then also :

septante et un / soixante-et-onze etc...
huitante et un – octante et un / quatre-vingt-un etc...
nonante et un / quatre-vingt-onze etc...

au plaisir !

SandraT · 02-21-2008, 01:02 PM

Very good Frank! I am not able to point out the differences, all I can say is that after spending two weeks in Paris, France, being able to communicate with everyone, I flew to Montreal and...I was like in China!!! I could not understand very well. All the words sounded different to me.
I hope nobody takes any ofense with this cause this is not my intention, just my experience. In fact, I love both places, both people and felt great in both, just kind of lost in the second one, regarding language.

banane82 · 02-21-2008, 01:09 PM

I'm a native frenhc speaker, and I agree with frank van den eeden, there are some differences beetween al sorts of french spken in the world, but it doesn't concern only numbers, it concerns insults too : a canadian will say " tabernacle " and metroplitan frenches will find it not insulting, but funny. And it concerns many expressions, who are recap, if i remember, in some dictionnaries you can find on lexilogos. ( it's a webites about languages ).
Hoping I've satisfied .

10-25-2007, 08:49 AM	#1
sabrina Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Posts: 358 Rep Power: 300	Canadian vs European French Anyone knows if there's a real difference between Canadian and European French? Is it the same disparity as between American and UK English?

10-25-2007, 11:55 AM	#2
reminder Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Posts: 384 Rep Power: 140	French I know a couple of differences as regards the interrogation marks and the colon. I am not a native speaker, by the way, and I haven't got the chance to practise this beautiful language, either. Any natives around here?

02-21-2008, 10:59 AM	#3
Frank van den Eeden Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Antwerp/Belgium Age: 62 Posts: 236 Rep Power: 378	European French Sabrina, Your thread regarding “Canadian French/European French” already dates from 2006. But I have only recently joined the forum, and this may still be of interest : Even in Europe there is one important difference between the French spoken in different countries especially regarding the numbers : 70 = in Belgium and in Switzerland : septante = in France : soixante-dix 80 = in Switzerland : huitante – or – octante = in France and Belgium : quatre-vingts 90 = in Belgium and in Switzerland : nonante = in France : quatre-vingt-dix but then also : septante et un / soixante-et-onze etc... huitante et un – octante et un / quatre-vingt-un etc... nonante et un / quatre-vingt-onze etc... au plaisir ! Last edited by Frank van den Eeden : 02-21-2008 at 12:59 PM.

02-21-2008, 01:02 PM	#4
SandraT Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Havana,Cuba Posts: 778 Rep Power: 615	Very good Frank! I am not able to point out the differences, all I can say is that after spending two weeks in Paris, France, being able to communicate with everyone, I flew to Montreal and...I was like in China!!! I could not understand very well. All the words sounded different to me. I hope nobody takes any ofense with this cause this is not my intention, just my experience. In fact, I love both places, both people and felt great in both, just kind of lost in the second one, regarding language. __________________ _____________________________ [Have a nice day!!! ♥ Sandra T ♥

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02-21-2008, 01:09 PM	#5
banane82 New Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Midi Pyr�n�es Age: 17 Posts: 3 Rep Power: 0	I'm a native frenhc speaker, and I agree with frank van den eeden, there are some differences beetween al sorts of french spken in the world, but it doesn't concern only numbers, it concerns insults too : a canadian will say " tabernacle " and metroplitan frenches will find it not insulting, but funny. And it concerns many expressions, who are recap, if i remember, in some dictionnaries you can find on lexilogos. ( it's a webites about languages ). Hoping I've satisfied .

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