Oct 13, 2018 12:20 am
Language in the province of Québec is a bit weird.
As expected, when multiple languages are shared in an area, terms form one languages are borrowed by the other (kind of like how, during France occupation by England, a lot of meats ended up burrowing the French name for them, and still does so to this day). There is plenty of "frenglish" spoken among the French-Canadian population, especially if an English term is much faster and easier to pronounce or write than the French equivalent (such as "gun" instead of "fusil" or "plug" instead of "prise électrique"), but this is not a 100% guaranteed rule, and the french version of the word is sometimes still used, especially if it's part of an expression, such as "être en beau fusil" (being very angry).
Also, there is a similar phenomenon, in reverse, which has been observed with Québec's English population. For example, English-speaking Canadians in Québec go to the "dépanneur" instead of the convenience store. They take the "metro" instead of the subway. They drive on the "autoroute" instead of the highway. And so on.
As expected, when multiple languages are shared in an area, terms form one languages are borrowed by the other (kind of like how, during France occupation by England, a lot of meats ended up burrowing the French name for them, and still does so to this day). There is plenty of "frenglish" spoken among the French-Canadian population, especially if an English term is much faster and easier to pronounce or write than the French equivalent (such as "gun" instead of "fusil" or "plug" instead of "prise électrique"), but this is not a 100% guaranteed rule, and the french version of the word is sometimes still used, especially if it's part of an expression, such as "être en beau fusil" (being very angry).
Also, there is a similar phenomenon, in reverse, which has been observed with Québec's English population. For example, English-speaking Canadians in Québec go to the "dépanneur" instead of the convenience store. They take the "metro" instead of the subway. They drive on the "autoroute" instead of the highway. And so on.