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- From: steven@spxtech.qc.ca (Steve Potter)
- Subject: Re: Definition of/d'un "Quebecois"
- References: <13542@audetf>
- Message-ID: <1992Nov18.095144.24497@spxtech.qc.ca>
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- Date: Wed, 18 Nov 1992 14:51:44 GMT
- Organization: Securiplex Technologies Inc., Montreal, Canada
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- From article <13542@audetf>, by audetf@Software.Mitel.COM (Francois Audet):
- > In article <1992Nov17.093351.13288@spxtech.qc.ca> steven@spxtech.qc.ca (Steve Potter) writes:
- >>Many 'anglophones' consider themselves to be "quebecers" (which, i suppose
- >>could be linguistically translated to "quebecois" ?) - but you won't find
- >>many of them taking to the streets screaming "Le Quebec au quebecois!" on
- >>Jean Baptiste Day. :-)
- >
- > That doesn't mean they are less quebecois.
- > A franco-ontarian is not less ontarian than a anglo-ontarian because
- > he doesn't burn Quebec flag as a hobby, or go to see the Queen when
- > she visits the colony. :-)
- >
- > The "Le Quebec aux quebecois" slogan is rather stupid. Technically, it
- > is accurate and simply reflects a revendication of Quebec's autonomny
- > (i.e., let the citizen of Quebec decide of their own destiny,
- > inlcuding everyone who is a citizen of Quebec). However, there is a
- > portion of the people shouting the slogan who have a more "selective"
- > (i.e. descriminating) view of what it actualy means. France's infamous
- > LePen uses a slogan similar to this. Sure, I've seen some idiots
- > shouting the slogan and complaining about "foreigners", etc. It still
- > doesn't reflect the overall atmosphere at the St-Jean Baptiste.
- >
- > PS: I never liked the sound of "quebecker", not because it is english,
- > but because the terminaison seems rather strange. Furthermore, most of
- > the times I've heard it was by people bitching abaout quebec. I can't
- > think of any other cases of terminating a nationality with "er". Much
- > like saying "canadeux" or "ontareux".
-
- I agree with Francois.
-
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