Larry, At 00:25 09/26/2000 -0700, you wrote: >I have to add this: >In Canada, we have a prime minister who is known for not being fluent in either of our two official languages: French or English! Does this mean in Canada we speak Franglais? >Larry Beach, RPT, Vancouver, BC Canada. Yes, grasshopper, many Canadien speak Franglais, and have for many years. Way back at Expo '67 in Montreal I gave directions to a Parisian woman, who commented that I was the first person she had understood since she had arrived in Canada. (My teachers/professors had all been Parisian) My Haïtien friend's French was equally indecipherable by all. English doesn't have the monopoly on linguistic diversity. Conrad ©Conrad Hoffsommer - Decorah, Ia. He who laughs last found another meaning.
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