French in Maine article

[Dale Coye]

The New York Times has this article on native French making a comeback in
Maine after decades of stigma.  There are some claims that North-American French
is is more similar to the French of Louis XIV than Parisian French...sounds
dubious.

http://www.nytimes.com/2006/06/04/us/04french.html?pagewanted=1

Dale Coye
Wilton, NH

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