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Subject:Re: Language differences in FRENCH From:Peter G Margaritis <chief -at- NCMS1 -dot- CB -dot- LUCENT -dot- COM> Date:Wed, 13 Aug 1997 10:18:23 -0400
Fabien Vais wrote:
>
> Hi guys,
>
> As the saying goes, I come out of "lurking" to ask for your help with something.
>
> I have been asked to translate a manual from English into French, and my
> client would like me to produce TWO manuals - one for the Quebec market and
> the other for the France market. He has heard (and I agree...) that there
> are several differences not only in the terms but even in idiomatic
> expressions, etc. between the two "languages".
Fabien:
One of our writers if French-Canadian... He says you are absolutely
right.
The Canadians have "bastardized" the Parisian French language, and speak
what he calls "Franglais" - a combination of Parisian French, Canadian
French, English, and American. Some words are just borrowed English
(like "les beans" for beans, instead of the proper word "f`evres")
> Does anyone know where I could find a kind of lexicon of FRENCH terms and/or
> expressions which are different in France and in Quebec? ...
Can't help you there. I asked Dan (the French-Canadian if he knew if
such a document existed, and he said jokingly, "Damn, I hope not!"
Actually, there should be some documents like that out there. Check
with
a big library (especially in Canada, like Toronto, or Ontario).
Good Luck!
Pete Margaritis
Lucent Technologies
chief -at- ncms1 -dot- cb -dot- lucent -dot- com
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