LL-L "Language use" 2003.10.21 (12) [E/French]

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From: Gaidheal <gaidheal at yahoo.com>
Subject: Lexicon

Latha math, a Lowlanders;

Tom a dit:
« Do people in Montpellier, Marseilles, *Alsace, Brittany,* Quebec, or Lyons
speak "bad sounding" French? Or is it just that they don't speak with
the same pointu accent and politically correct jargon as those in the
economical and power-holding area of France, basically Paris to Tours
region? »

Mais non Tom! On ne parle pas français en Alsace et en Bretagne. On parle
allemande et breton.

Of course I'm just giving you a hard time ;). I understand what you mean.

Beannachdan,
Uilleam Òg mhic Sheumais

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From: R. F. Hahn <sassisch at yahoo.com>
Subject: Language use

Uilleam:

> On parle allemande et breton.

But aren't they technically varieties of French in France now?  I was told
that the European Language Charter had a problem in France because in the
constitution is says something like _La langue de la République est le
français_.  Rumor has it that the compromise solution is to refer to German,
Dutch, Breton, Basque, Catalan, Occitan and Corsican used in France as
"French varieties."  If this is true, then everyone does indeed speak
"French," and the constitution is not being violated.

Besides, Tom is right in saying that people in those parts do speak French.
They do, increasingly so.  Just ask our friends in French Flanders,
Occitania and other areas.

> Of course I'm just giving you a hard time ;). I understand what you mean.

I hope you can take some of your own medicine then.  ;)

Au revoir !
Reinhard/Ron

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