Story from Quebec
A few years ago I ran a road race in Vermont on the other side of the Quebec border. At prize-giving time, the announcer was dumfounded when he presented the race winner, saying (or words to this effect): "This is the first time that our event has been won outright by a woman". Congratulations to "Joan Lavoy". Well, then he looked rather shamefaced when up stepped the lithe but manly figure of Joan Lavoie (Joe-Anne Lavwuh)! Stuart ___________________________________________________________________ Stuart J. McKelvie, Ph.D., Phone: (819)822-9600, Extension 2402 Department of Psychology, Fax: (819)822-9661 Bishop's University, 2600 College Street, Sherbrooke, Québec J1M 1Z7, Canada. E-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Bishop's University Psychology Department Web Page: http://www.ubishops.ca/ccc/div/soc/psy <blocked::http://www.ubishops.ca/ccc/div/soc/psy> ___________________________________________________________ ________________________________ From: beth benoit [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: April 5, 2008 2:37 PM To: Teaching in the Psychological Sciences (TIPS) Subject: RE: [tips] Perfect French from Canada? My husband is not Canadian-born. (Massachusetts born and bred.) But he's a "Canuck." (So am I.) A "Canuck" is a "French-Canadian-American." This is often a disparaging description here, though fellow-Canucks can refer to themselves with this title without disparagement...go figure! And he does speak French, though he'd beg to differ that it's "perfect" and I didn't say he spoke it perfectly (nor that he was Canadian-born). Michael, we love ya, but you do tend to skim and pick out "facts" from what appeals to you, methinks. And we get a good laugh out of the BenWAH/BenOYT pronunciations/mispronunciations. Beth Benoit From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Saturday, April 05, 2008 2:28 PM To: Teaching in the Psychological Sciences (TIPS) Subject: [tips] Perfect French from Canada? Did Beth say that her Canadian born husband speaks perfect French? Michael Sylvester,PhD Daytona Beach,Florida --- To make changes to your subscription contact: Bill Southerly ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) --- To make changes to your subscription contact: Bill Southerly ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) --- To make changes to your subscription contact: Bill Southerly ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
