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well... if you put it that way ... we might just be 🤣
Seriously, knowing French first helps in learning English. If English is your first language, French is hard to learn.
Mostly because French has explicit grammar classes while English has very little in comparison.@CleoQc @stephanie @jubiloMX @chris @pycomtois ehhhhhhh English has *massive* issues, like tough, thorough, through and all that. It’s not as easy as people think!
The one huge advantage is that it’s everywhere, so you can’t help hearing it all the time. Immersion is more effective than strictly book-based learning. The fact is, most Francos will watch content in English, while the opposite rarely happens, even among bilingual Anglos.
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@CleoQc @stephanie @jubiloMX @chris @pycomtois ehhhhhhh English has *massive* issues, like tough, thorough, through and all that. It’s not as easy as people think!
The one huge advantage is that it’s everywhere, so you can’t help hearing it all the time. Immersion is more effective than strictly book-based learning. The fact is, most Francos will watch content in English, while the opposite rarely happens, even among bilingual Anglos.
@CleoQc @stephanie @jubiloMX @chris @pycomtois Even among Anglo translators! Those that do keep up with some French content tend to stick to European sources. In my particular specialty, knowing Canadian colloquialisms is essential, yet I’m always baffled at seeing my colleagues paying no attention to French Canadian content.
Anyway, all this to say, it’s sort of force-fed to us, which, as unpleasant as it is, of course facilitates learning!
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@CleoQc Spanish, my first language as well. and sometimes grammar simplification doesn't help... also sounds.. the fact that sheet and shit use the same vowel sound in Spanish, but not in English stills frightens me.
The auxiliary prepositions.. take out, take off, take in, take up, take ... whatever...I don't want to believe a English speaker is better when learning Spanish/French than a romance language speaker learning English.
@jubiloMX @CleoQc @stephanie @chris @pycomtois YES! Auxiliary prepositions are a PITA and still trip me!
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@CleoQc Spanish, my first language as well. and sometimes grammar simplification doesn't help... also sounds.. the fact that sheet and shit use the same vowel sound in Spanish, but not in English stills frightens me.
The auxiliary prepositions.. take out, take off, take in, take up, take ... whatever...I don't want to believe a English speaker is better when learning Spanish/French than a romance language speaker learning English.
@jubiloMX @CleoQc @bougiewonderland @chris @pycomtois same. I was learning Spanish and German in college too, and they were both difficult, even if, of course German was harder because it was so different. Learning a language, when it's not taught to you as a child, is difficult. Period. It takes work and determination.
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@CleoQc Spanish, my first language as well. and sometimes grammar simplification doesn't help... also sounds.. the fact that sheet and shit use the same vowel sound in Spanish, but not in English stills frightens me.
The auxiliary prepositions.. take out, take off, take in, take up, take ... whatever...I don't want to believe a English speaker is better when learning Spanish/French than a romance language speaker learning English.
@jubiloMX
Indeed there are challenges when learning English from a romance language. When in doubt, I avoid those propositional phrases and favour more advanced vocabulary. Coming from French, it usually means using the anglicized version of the standard French word. It's almost cheating 😀 -
@CleoQc @stephanie @jubiloMX @chris @pycomtois Even among Anglo translators! Those that do keep up with some French content tend to stick to European sources. In my particular specialty, knowing Canadian colloquialisms is essential, yet I’m always baffled at seeing my colleagues paying no attention to French Canadian content.
Anyway, all this to say, it’s sort of force-fed to us, which, as unpleasant as it is, of course facilitates learning!
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@stephanie @jubiloMX @chris @pycomtois I always reply, “are you saying Francophones are more intelligent than Anglophones? I certainly don’t think so!”
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@CleoQc Spanish, my first language as well. and sometimes grammar simplification doesn't help... also sounds.. the fact that sheet and shit use the same vowel sound in Spanish, but not in English stills frightens me.
The auxiliary prepositions.. take out, take off, take in, take up, take ... whatever...I don't want to believe a English speaker is better when learning Spanish/French than a romance language speaker learning English.
@jubiloMX @CleoQc @bougiewonderland @stephanie @pycomtois lets just get this out there....
a lot of English speakers don't like speaking other languages.... particularly those with British heritage.
The French Immersion program was the single most important thing P. Trudeau did to break that
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@jubiloMX @CleoQc @bougiewonderland @stephanie @pycomtois lets just get this out there....
a lot of English speakers don't like speaking other languages.... particularly those with British heritage.
The French Immersion program was the single most important thing P. Trudeau did to break that
@chris @jubiloMX @CleoQc @bougiewonderland @pycomtois thank you for saying it; we couldn't haha 😆
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@chris Et après 5 ans en poste, elle est toujours incapable de parler français. 🙄
@pycomtois Francophones do not have such a great history in embracing other languages either. But maybe Canadians are different in that. @chris
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Our current Governor General Mary Simon -- Titular Commander of our Armed Forces in the King's adsence -- is Inuk, and grew up in traditional life. (yes, dog sleds, Donald!)
Her Inuk name is: Ningiukudluk
It means: “bossy little old lady”.
I am absolutely sure #TheAmericanFascist would hate her. 👍
She has a long career in Arctic/Inuk/Circumpolar politics. She will be in Nuuk next month to open Canada's new consulate.
#Greenland #Nunavut #Canada #CanPoli #CdnPoli #Solidarity #Iqaluit
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Arctic Solidarity. 🇨🇦🇬🇱🇩🇰
For those not familiar, Nunavut is a Canadian territory encompassing most of the Canadian Arctic including Baffin Island where its capital, Iqaluit, is located.
There are deep historic and ancestral ties, but also very current familial ties between Greenlander and Canadian Inuit peoples. There are international flights between Iqaluit and Nuuk.
#Greenland #Nunavut #Canada #CanPoli #CdnPoli #Solidarity #TheAmericanFascist #Iqaluit
https://albernivalleynews.com/2026/01/21/greenlandic-flag-raised-at-nunavut-legislative-assembly/Baffin Island > ᕿᑭᖅᑖᓗᒃ > Qikiqtaaluk
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@spencexyz cool! Please let me know how I can help. We have a Geosocial Task Force for ActivityPub work. Maybe you'd like to be involved....?
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@spencexyz I recommend following the hashtag #BikeTooter for more bike-minded friends
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@spencexyz Welcome! This is definitely a broadly pro-cycling place so you'll find like-minded folks
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@VeroniqueB99 too much windy, eh?!
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