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	Quebec French - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		However, Quebec French is also used, both in its formal and informal varieties, by sizeable francophone minorities in bordering areas of Ontario and New Brunswick as well as by small French-speaking communities in the Canadian Prairies and in Maine, Vermont and New Hampshire in the United States.
		Quebec French is often referred to as "Canadian French," sometimes by those unaware of the existence of Acadian French (another regional variety of French in Canada) or by those unfamiliar with Quebec's standing as the French-language stronghold of North America.
		Quebec French is not derived, as is sometimes misstated, from Old French – a much earlier ancestor that spanned 1000 to 1300 CE and, in many ways, resembled Latin.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Quebec_French (3506 words)

	BBC - h2g2 - Quebec, Canada
		Quebec is the largest province of Canada, and the only one populated primarily by speakers of French.
		Quebec cuisine is substantially similar to American food, but has not yet been affected by the trend towards healthier eating that is becoming prevalent in the United States.
		The main tourist attractions in Quebec are to be found in Quebec City, which is old, built on a hill, and straddles the St Lawrence River; and in Montreal, which is old, built on a hill and straddles the same river.
	www.bbc.co.uk /dna/h2g2/A195077 (1427 words)

	Quebec French (via CobWeb/3.1 planetlab2.cs.virginia.edu) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-17)
		Main article: History of Quebec French Quebec French is substantially different in pronunciation and vocabulary from the other varieties of French spoken throughout the world, just as the Portuguese, Spanish, and English languages of the Americas differ from the corresponding European dialects.
		Quebec French has more phonemes than France French, as and, and, and and are still clearly opposed whereas the latter of each pair has disappeared at least in several parts of France.
		Main article: Quebec French lexicon There are a number of lexical differences between Quebec French and the French of France; these are distributed throughout the registers, from slang to formal usage.
	quebec-french.iqnaut.net.cob-web.org:8888 (4030 words)

	Chapter 4: American Military History, Volume I
		By the next year, as the French were forced to devote their major attention to the West Indies, the British regained the initiative on the mainland; the war entered a new phase.
		The French contested the control of the seas that was so vital to the British and compelled them to divert forces from the American mainland to other areas.
		The French entered the war for reasons of their own national interest, but they were no less instrumental in the winning of American independence.
	www.army.mil /cmh/books/AMH-V1/ch04.htm (12542 words)

	::FCM:: ASSESSMENT OF THE MUNICIPAL ACTS OF THE PROVINCES AND TERRITORIES
		In 1849, the local government issues were drunkenness, profanity, charivaries (post-wedding celebrations), the running of cattle or poultry in public places, itinerant salesman, and the prevention or abatement of noises or nuisances.
		C-11.4, the former government of Quebec and the new Ville de Montreal executed in January 2003 a joint statement to indicate their desire to enter into a partnership agreement or “City Contract” to set forth terms and conditions of an association based on new rules of partnership.
		In regard to the Quebec municipalities, Spraytech arose from the decision of the Town of Hudson council to control pesticide application despite federal and provincial regulation in the field.
	www.fcm.ca /french/documents_f/assess-f.html (17066 words)

	Chapter 4
		The French Foreign Minister, the Comte de Vergennes, had already decided to take that risk when and if the American rebels demonstrated their serious purpose and ability to fulfill it by some signal victory in the field.
		With the French in the war, England had to look to the safety of the long ocean supply line to America and to the protection of its possessions in other parts of the world.
		A plan was agreed on whereby the French Fleet would force the passage on the west side of the island and an American force under General Sullivan would cross over and mount an assault from the east.
	www.army.mil /cmh/books/AMH/AMH-04.htm (10676 words)

	The Ultimate Quebec French profanity Dog Breeds Information Guide and Reference
		However, in Quebec it is the proper word for the form of profanity used in Quebec French.
		Quebec French uses a number of the same types of foul language as in standard French, dealing with sex and excrement (such as merde, "shit" - in Quebec French sometimes pronounced marde, quite like the Scots say "shite").
		French-speaking visitors to Quebec should note that although these usages may seem comical to those who are used to other kinds of profanity, they are strong curse words and should only be used in a very familiar atmosphere or when one actually means to offend.
	www.dogluvers.com /dog_breeds/Sacre (720 words)

	Quebec French Culture (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-17)
		Quebec City, located about 400km from the Gulf of St.Lawrence it is one of the world's most picturesque cities and is the capital of the province of Quebec.
		It is the cradle of French culture in...
		Quebec is a French speaking province that borders Ontario, New Brunswick...
	homeniscience.com /quebec-french-culture.html (304 words)

	Profanity by Christian Bands - Page 8 - Firestream.net
		It seems like to you americans, "profanity" means anything that is vulgar or bad to say, whereas this is just ONE meaning of the word, which doesn't seem to be used in the Bible.
		The concept of profane words as it exists in english may or may not have existed in hebrew and greek.
		The proof is that you picked the verse that had the word "profane talk" in it, when it is OBVIOUS by looking at other versions that it doesn't refer to profanity in the way you'd like it to.
	www.firestream.net /forum/showthread.php?p=41354 (4096 words)

	Le Théâtre franco-ontarien: Dramatic Spectacles of Linguistic Otherness (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-17)
		While the Quiet Revolution in Quebec was channelling the political energy of ethnolinguistic nationalism into a movement for sovereignty and its creative energy into a growing corpus of distinctly Québécois literature, francophones outside the province suddenly found themselves cut off from the traditional centre of French Canada.
		Quebec's rejection of 'French-Canadian' identity forced francophones outside of Quebec to redefine themselves in terms of their own historical experiences, socio-cultural traditions, and linguistic characteristics.
		Whereas in Quebec the preservation of the French language can be a condition of resistance against Anglo-American dominance, outside of Quebec the linguistic survival strategy of the old, cultural élitist French-Canadian nationalism would lead to increased isolation, oppression, and collective silence (29–30).
	www.utpjournals.com /product/utq/692/692_moss.html (11355 words)

	TP: Speak French and Die
		The language debate in Quebec (some would say the language struggle) is like a broken record that needs to be thrown out - not to be replaced by the latest CD version.
		If English Canadians within Montreal feel they are being swamped by the French language, they should try to step outside of their enclave and see what it feels like for a French Canadian living in Canada, a country that is supposedly bilingual.
		Anglophones in Montreal are very vulnerable and sensitive about language, and since the art of profanity is to wound with words, telling them to speak French is the perfect way of doing so.
	www.heise.de /tp/r4/artikel/1/1415/1.html (1342 words)

	Mass Moments: Massachusetts Soldiers Threaten Mutiny
		The French and Indian War was the first time most of these Massachusetts men had any contact with their Old World cousins, and the experience revealed that the Mother Country and her colonies had developed very different notions of authority and liberty.
		But in the climatic confrontation, the Seven Years' or French and Indian War (1756-1763), Massachusetts men played a greater role and had greater impact than in the past.
		The majority of those enlisting were young men who would reach the peak of their economic and political influence 20 years later when resistance to British rule came to a head.
	www.massmoments.org /moment.cfm?mid=283 (838 words)

	Log Cabin Chronicles Peter Black's Quebec Comedy Styles column
		Blessed with a diminished but nevertheless vibrant and hip English population, and a city stocked with virtually all Quebec's French-language stars of TV, stage, and film, organizers have made the twin festivals a huge draw for people shticking and yukking in both languages.
		Laroque's facility in French and English gives him license to lampoon the foibles of both cultures.
		On the Quebec side, though, Quebecers come to expect from their comics the same as what they deliver on TV, which is the core medium for the province's comedians.
	www.tomifobia.com /black/quebec_comedy.shtml (629 words)

	Equinoxes - A graduate journal of French and Francophone studies - Issue 1
		In moving between French and English, however, a critic can easily trip over cognate words that have different connotations in the two languages.
		In contemporary French, "le fantastique" covers more ground than Todorov's specialized definition, stretching from stories labeled "fantasy" in English, such as Tolkein's novels, to the commercial and artistic manifestations of the present gothic craze, deeply rooted in Quebec, to which Karmina makes reference and in a sense belongs.
		Unlike Germany, Quebec is a small culture, its popular wisdom repeating that we live on the margins of history, and that in the sky shine two brilliant stars, the United States and Europe.
	www.brown.edu /Research/Equinoxes/journal/issue1/eqx1_palmieri.html (3446 words)

	Canada's Official Language Commissioner Calls for More French Cursing - Canadian Satire, Humour and Hard-Hitting News - ...
		"Despite assurances in the past that the situation would be improved, French profanity in the public service is at crisis levels," said Adam at a press conference to announce the highly anticipated report.
		In fact, according to the Official Languages Commission, the rate of swearing in French in government offices is at its lowest level since the invocation of Official Bilingualism some 35 years ago.
		Pierre Sacrement, the newly-appointed Minister responsible for profanity in the Martin cabinet, admits that more needs to be done to get people swearing in French in the public service.
	www.thehammer.ca /content/view.php?news=2004-08-03-government-cursing (702 words)

	Josh Freed - Columns
		Yet few tasks are more of a minefield than swearing in French, a mysterious subject that few non-francophones ever really grasp emotionally.
		Swearing in French is a mystery few outsiders understand, but now the subject has come out into the open, provoked by Montreal's Catholic churches.
		In an effort to reclaim its own religious vocabulary, the Montreal archdiocese ran a daring PR campaign last week to inform young Quebecers what their curses actually mean.
	www.joshfreed.ca /columns/calinnedebine.html (662 words)

	MB Herald: September 2, 2005: SOAR teens break through biases
		He told about a common French profanity meaning “we’re gonna get those English,”; taking the predominantly Anglophone youth aback.
		He then asked the Anglophone youth how often they said “pardon my French.” There was a sullen silence, and then youth and leaders began to stand up and admit to prejudices they had in their hearts.
		There were Anglophones who had denied their French roots, ashamed of their family names, coming forward and apologizing.
	www.mbherald.com /44/12/news-1.en.html (900 words)

	Quebec French profanity - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		"hello alexa !!!!!!!!!!" [BONJOUR!] Quebec French uses a number of the same types of foul language as in standard French, dealing with sex and excrement (such as merde, "shit", which is sometimes pronounced marde in Quebec French, rather as the Scots say "shite").
		These are usually rather mild, and stronger profanity is expressed using words from Catholic religion and liturgy.
		This is more than probably related to the commandment: "Thou shalt not take the name of the LORD thy God in vain" (Exodus 20:7).
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Quebec_French_profanity (1193 words)

	TIME.com: The Army's Four Horsemen -- Jul 4, 1976 -- Page 1
		To get the benefit of Lee's detailed grasp of military drill, maneuvers and planning, the conservative Washington willingly puts up with Lee's eccentricities—among them profanity, a sarcastic style in writing reports, and a pack of dogs (poodles and a Pomeranian) that customarily infests his headquarters.
		Like Lucius Quinctius Cincinnatus on a similar occasion, General Putnam is celebrated in New England for leaving his plow in mid-furrow to go to fight the British.
		Even before that, the general was a local legend as "Old Put," homespun hero of the French and Indian War, who escaped scalping only by a mixture of courage and guile.
	www.time.com /time/magazine/article/0,9171,712246,00.html (730 words)

	La Crosse Tribune - 6.0
		After that, GM Canada organized focus groups in Quebec, and the name generated giggles among young participants.
		The city of La Crosse received its name because French explorers observed American Indians playing a game with balls and racquets similar to the French game.
		We will not post reader comments containing racial, religious or personal attacks, slander, profanity, e-mail addresses, mailing addresses, phone numbers or Web site addresses that are for personal or promotional gain.
	www.lacrossetribune.com /articles/2003/10/18/news/02buick.txt (418 words)

	On Profanity (via CobWeb/3.1 planetlab2.cs.virginia.edu) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-17)
		Profanity is at times the only mode of language that can adequately describe the truly profane.
		I'm continually impressed with his inquiring methodology, and it is my sincere hope that it will become contagious among members of Christian communities.
		Many elements in this writing address certain remarks made in response to his writings elsewhere on the subject of profanity.
	www.ljtop.com.cob-web.org:8888 /on_profanity_107573880.html (220 words)

	Variety.com - Cop caper's language gap
		The comedy about a randy, foul-mouthed French Quebec cop working in tandem with an uptight English cop from Ontario has grossed $1.2 million outside of Quebec.
		The dialogue in "Bon Cop" is roughly half French, half English; in the English version, the French dialogue comes with English subtitles -- vice versa for the French version.
		Pic stars popular Quebec thesp Patrick Huard -- who came up with the original idea for the film and co-wrote the screenplay -- and Stratford legit vet Colm Feore.
	www.variety.com /article/VR1117951448?categoryID=13 (564 words)

	The Curt Jester: Hosties
		Communion wafers and their cuttings are standard and popular snack foods in French Quebec.
		Most of the time the "retaille d'hostie" is the trimming around the cut-out wafers, and are not in a round shape, or are hosts that got shattered somehow.
		Profanity is all about profaning that which is holy.
	www.splendoroftruth.com /curtjester/archives/006371.php (3782 words)

	HyperWar: US Army in WWII: American Military History [Chapter 4]
		The second 700 Regulars and 1,000 Tories and Indian braves under Col. Barry St. Leger--was to move via Lake Ontario to Oswego and thence down the Mohawk Valley to join Burgoyne before Albany.
		And the success with which the militia did operate derived from the firm political control the patriots had established over the countryside long before the British were in any position to challenge it--the situation that made the British task so difficult in the first place.
		For all these American virtues and British difficulties and mistakes, the Americans still required French aid--money, supplies, and in the last phase military force--to win a decisive and clear-cut military victory.
	www.ibiblio.org /hyperwar/AMH/AMH/AMH-4.html (10745 words)

	Quebec French profanity
		In many languages profanity is more than just the seven words you can't say on television.
		Sounds comical but without being in the culture, you can't appreciate the power of such phrases.
		And we never did find out what it meant.
	www.bobcongdon.net /blog/2004/07/quebec-french-profanity.html (111 words)

	CANADIAN BROADCAST AUTHORITY RULES ANTI-CATHOLIC BLASPHEMY OKAY
		The Quebec Panel of the CBSC received a complaint after a comedian on radio used the terms "tabernac'", "calice" and "hostie" as curses.
		The terms refer to sacred objects in the Catholic Church.
		Luc Gagnon, President of Campaigne Quebec Vie (Campaign Life Quebec) told LifeSite said in the Quebec culture the terms are considered greatly offensive to French speaking Catholics.
	www.lifesite.net /ldn/2003/feb/03021709.html (218 words)

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