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A Montreal TikToker Used Quebec Slang In France & The Parisians Were Totally Confused

A Montreal TikToker left Parisians scratching their heads after dropping a popular Quebec expression on the streets of the city of lights and love. The results? Pure confusion and some genuinely baffled reactions.

While the French tend to keep things more formal, Quebecers like to pepper their sentences with Quebec expressions that would raise some eyebrows among those who aren't from Quebec. Heck, it raises eyebrows among many of us who are from Quebec.

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A Montreal Cyclist Shared Hilarious Audio During A Race & It's The Most Quebec Thing Ever

When it comes to professional sports, things can sometimes get intense, so intense you catch yourself cursing left and right. Well, that was exactly the case for Montreal cyclist Charles Ouimet, who shared a hilarious audio clip during a recent race of him navigating his bike along a chaotic dirt course and it's safe to say it hurt a little bit.

Ouimet, who is a self-proclaimed "racefluencer" (racer + influencer) first got into cycling when the pandemic first hit – posting content onto his YouTube channel, all while working on some pretty rad projects and cycling films.

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We Asked 'What Is The Most Quebecer Phrase You've Ever Heard?' & The Replies Are Spot On

If you grew up in la belle province, chances are you're accustomed to the many sayings Quebecers are notoriously known for.

So, we took it upon ourselves to ask locals what the most Quebecer phrase they have ever heard spoken and it's safe to say that the people delivered.

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Quebec Has A New Ad Warning Of The Dangers Of Franglais (VIDEO)

A funny yet striking — and sure-to-be-controversial — new ad from the Quebec government warns against the use of Franglais, specifically the way some Francophones intersperse their speech with terms borrowed from English for flourish or emphasis. The suggestion in the ad is that the practice undermines the integrity of language and contributes to the decline of French in the province.

The 30-second clip takes the form of a mock nature documentary following a peregrine falcon. The bird of prey, a narrator says, "est reconnu pour être assez chill."

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Tucker Carlson Said Quebec Is His Favourite Province & Anglo-Canadians Are 'B*tches'

Quebec isn't always cast in the best light. In fact, according to some sources, it's Canada's least-liked province. But who needs the rest of Canada's approval when we've got, uh…(checks notes)… Tucker Carlson on our side? The Fox News menace recently paid a visit to the Nelk Boys' Full Send Podcast, where he told host and Kyle Forgeard (who is Canadian) that Quebec is his favourite part of Canada.

The discussion kicked off by addressing what Canadians have to start doing better, and it didn't take much time before Quebec came up.

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Quebec's Language Watchdog Says Most French Business Signs In Montreal Have Mistakes In Them

An Office québecois de la langue française (OQLF) study of over 10,000 outdoor signs and notices on 2,161 businesses in Montreal, Quebec City, Gatineau and Sherbrooke found that the vast majority deviated from Quebec French language standards, even if those "deviations" were minor.

They included "borrowing" from languages other than French (10% of all deviations), spelling (19%) and grammar (15%) mistakes. In total, 74% of evaluated signs had some form of deviation.

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A Travel YouTuber Asked Locals ‘What’s Wrong With Montreal?’ & People Got Really Deep

Montreal is often regarded as one of the best places to live in Canada — and with a booming nightlife, unmatched food scene and an abundance of history and culture, we've got it pretty good. But much like any other city across the globe, we are far from perfect.

From issues including economic disparity, language laws, and discrimination, to arguably more trivial drawbacks including too much construction and cold winters, Montrealers would surely agree that the city has its flaws.

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A TikToker Went Viral After Hilariously Explaining 'How To Speak Canadian' (VIDEO)

There's no denying that Canadians have a pretty noticeable accent, but we've also got our own way of talking sometimes.

One TikToker hilariously explained this linguistic phenomenon in a video titled "How To Speak Canadian." The content creator, who goes by @just_rob17, shared a clip that showcases how Canadians have various ways of saying both "yes" and "no" and how we often use both in the same sentence to mean different things. Confused? Let us explain.

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Canada's Official Languages Act Is Facing A Major Overhaul To Better Protect French

The federal government has revamped legislation that would reform Canada's Official Languages Act.

Tabled by Minister for Official Languages Ginette Petitpas Taylor, the proposed amendments to the act would see the landmark legislation modernized for the first time in over 30 years. The main points being added to the bill focus on preserving and protecting the French language, both in Quebec and in the other provinces and territories.

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Montreal's Blue Dog Bar Says It Got An OQLF Letter About Its English Posts On Facebook

Although bars and restaurant dining halls in Quebec have been closed for some time now, that hasn't stopped the Office québécois de la langue française (OQLF) from reaching out to local spots when complaints are received about French-language matters regarding their business.

As if times weren't already tough enough for Montreal's Blue Dog Motel, the owners shared on social publications that they recently received a notice from the OQLF about the bar's use of English in its Facebook posts.

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Air Canada's CEO Was Invited To Parliament To Talk About The Importance Of Speaking French

In a meeting of Parliament's Standing Committee on Official Languages on Wednesday, Air Canada CEO Michael Rousseau was unanimously invited to share his thoughts on the importance of speaking French.

Conservative Quebec MP Joël Godin first presented the motion to invite Rousseau to speak to the committee at a two-hour meeting "on the place and importance of official languages" at the airline.

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All The Montreal Companies Fined For Language Law Violations In 2021 According To The OQLF

Ah, the OQLF, the Quebec agency charged with promoting the French language and enforcing laws that protect it.

In addition to providing resources for French learners and launching campaigns to encourage its use, the office also investigates possible violations of the Charter of the French Language, or Bill 101. Commonly referred to as the collection of the province's "language laws," Bill 101 establishes rules for the use of French in commercial activity.

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