• Cyborganism
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    5 months ago

    As a French Canadian moving from Quebec to Ontario, that struggle was real.

    • MrGG
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      5 months ago

      Bonjour! Bienvenue à Ontario!

      English is an absurd language, and something like 30% of English words are from old (Norman?) French. English is my first language and it just seems like pure chaos to me.

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        5 months ago

        Hey thanks! I moved back to Montreal after a few years. I learned a few things while I was there lol.

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      5 months ago

      French has a shitload of rules and follows them 90% of the time.

      English has every few rules and follows them 10% of the time.

      About once a century someone tries to correct this and their partial success creates additional exceptions.