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From: Clark F Morris on 21 May 2010 09:15
On Fri, 21 May 2010 12:01:16 +0000 (UTC), docdwarf(a)panix.com () wrote:

>In article <827b6832-87af-49bb-a32f-16bc42e53f1c(a)v37g2000vbv.googlegroups.com>,
>Alistair Maclean <alistair.j.l.maclean(a)googlemail.com> wrote:
>>On May 19, 3:48?pm, Howard Brazee <how...(a)brazee.net> wrote:
>>> This article doesn't separate out the low-skilled immigrant labor vs
>>> that which program in CoBOL, but may be of interest anyway:
>>>
>>> http://www.factcheck.org/2010/05/does-immigration-cost-jobs/
>>>
>>> - James Madison
>>
>>The article states "they buy things, and they make the economy
>>bigger," at least twice. So the answer to unemployed Americans and to
>>cure illegal immigration is simply to open the borders and let
>>everyone in.
>>
>>How good is your Spanish?
>
>Aboot a'good 's'his Canadian, eh?
>
>(answering a question with a question or no... there's still little wonder
>why dialect humor died)

Is this a parody of Jean Chretien, a former prime minister who was
accused of being inarticulate in both official languages (English and
French)?
>
>DD
From: Alistair Maclean on 21 May 2010 09:48
On May 21, 2:15 pm, Clark F Morris <cfmpub...(a)ns.sympatico.ca> wrote:
> On Fri, 21 May 2010 12:01:16 +0000 (UTC), docdw...(a)panix.com () wrote:
> >In article <827b6832-87af-49bb-a32f-16bc42e53...(a)v37g2000vbv.googlegroups.com>,
> >Alistair Maclean  <alistair.j.l.macl...(a)googlemail.com> wrote:
>
> >>How good is your Spanish?
>
> >Aboot a'good 's'his Canadian, eh?
>
> >(answering a question with a question or no... there's still little wonder
> >why dialect humor died)
>
> Is this a parody of Jean Chretien, a former prime minister who was
> accused of being inarticulate in both official languages (English and
> French)?
>

That would take some effort (inarticulaccy and not mimicry).

From: Bill Gunshannon on 21 May 2010 10:08
In article <lo1dv557ohffse729453gq6s9da4hoh3rl(a)4ax.com>,
Clark F Morris <cfmpublic(a)ns.sympatico.ca> writes:
> On Fri, 21 May 2010 12:01:16 +0000 (UTC), docdwarf(a)panix.com () wrote:
>
>>In article <827b6832-87af-49bb-a32f-16bc42e53f1c(a)v37g2000vbv.googlegroups.com>,
>>Alistair Maclean <alistair.j.l.maclean(a)googlemail.com> wrote:
>>>On May 19, 3:48?pm, Howard Brazee <how...(a)brazee.net> wrote:
>>>> This article doesn't separate out the low-skilled immigrant labor vs
>>>> that which program in CoBOL, but may be of interest anyway:
>>>>
>>>> http://www.factcheck.org/2010/05/does-immigration-cost-jobs/
>>>>
>>>> - James Madison
>>>
>>>The article states "they buy things, and they make the economy
>>>bigger," at least twice. So the answer to unemployed Americans and to
>>>cure illegal immigration is simply to open the borders and let
>>>everyone in.
>>>
>>>How good is your Spanish?
>>
>>Aboot a'good 's'his Canadian, eh?
>>
>>(answering a question with a question or no... there's still little wonder
>>why dialect humor died)
>
> Is this a parody of Jean Chretien, a former prime minister who was
> accused of being inarticulate in both official languages (English and
> French)?

I once made a trip to France with a bunch of Canadians (I was the only
non Canadian) I was told by a number of Frenchies that my French was
much better than theirs. At the time I was self-taught, never having
taken a single class in French and really didn't think I spoke it at
all well. :-)

bill

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From: Anonymous on 21 May 2010 10:14
In article <lo1dv557ohffse729453gq6s9da4hoh3rl(a)4ax.com>,
Clark F Morris <cfmpublic(a)ns.sympatico.ca> wrote:
>On Fri, 21 May 2010 12:01:16 +0000 (UTC), docdwarf(a)panix.com () wrote:
>
>>In article <827b6832-87af-49bb-a32f-16bc42e53f1c(a)v37g2000vbv.googlegroups.com>,
>>Alistair Maclean <alistair.j.l.maclean(a)googlemail.com> wrote:
>>>On May 19, 3:48?pm, Howard Brazee <how...(a)brazee.net> wrote:
>>>> This article doesn't separate out the low-skilled immigrant labor vs
>>>> that which program in CoBOL, but may be of interest anyway:
>>>>
>>>> http://www.factcheck.org/2010/05/does-immigration-cost-jobs/
>>>>
>>>> - James Madison
>>>
>>>The article states "they buy things, and they make the economy
>>>bigger," at least twice. So the answer to unemployed Americans and to
>>>cure illegal immigration is simply to open the borders and let
>>>everyone in.
>>>
>>>How good is your Spanish?
>>
>>Aboot a'good 's'his Canadian, eh?
>>
>>(answering a question with a question or no... there's still little wonder
>>why dialect humor died)
>
>Is this a parody of Jean Chretien, a former prime minister who was
>accused of being inarticulate in both official languages (English and
>French)?

If you have to ask... then I have been successful!

DD

From: Kerry Liles on 21 May 2010 10:15
"Bill Gunshannon" <billg999(a)cs.uofs.edu> wrote in message
news:85nielFhjaU1(a)mid.individual.net...
> In article <lo1dv557ohffse729453gq6s9da4hoh3rl(a)4ax.com>,
> Clark F Morris <cfmpublic(a)ns.sympatico.ca> writes:
>> On Fri, 21 May 2010 12:01:16 +0000 (UTC), docdwarf(a)panix.com () wrote:
>>
>>>In article
>>><827b6832-87af-49bb-a32f-16bc42e53f1c(a)v37g2000vbv.googlegroups.com>,
>>>Alistair Maclean <alistair.j.l.maclean(a)googlemail.com> wrote:
>>>>On May 19, 3:48?pm, Howard Brazee <how...(a)brazee.net> wrote:
>>>>> This article doesn't separate out the low-skilled immigrant labor vs
>>>>> that which program in CoBOL, but may be of interest anyway:
>>>>>
>>>>> http://www.factcheck.org/2010/05/does-immigration-cost-jobs/
>>>>>
>>>>> - James Madison
>>>>
>>>>The article states "they buy things, and they make the economy
>>>>bigger," at least twice. So the answer to unemployed Americans and to
>>>>cure illegal immigration is simply to open the borders and let
>>>>everyone in.
>>>>
>>>>How good is your Spanish?
>>>
>>>Aboot a'good 's'his Canadian, eh?
>>>
>>>(answering a question with a question or no... there's still little
>>>wonder
>>>why dialect humor died)
>>
>> Is this a parody of Jean Chretien, a former prime minister who was
>> accused of being inarticulate in both official languages (English and
>> French)?
>
> I once made a trip to France with a bunch of Canadians (I was the only
> non Canadian) I was told by a number of Frenchies that my French was
> much better than theirs. At the time I was self-taught, never having
> taken a single class in French and really didn't think I spoke it at
> all well. :-)


The French (the ones in France that is) have a particular dislike for the
accent of those French speaking folks from Quebec... They also turn their
nose up at what they consider to be the 'pollution' of the French language
by the usual Quebec habit of making up pseudo-French words from English
technical terms.

There are people in Canada who speak French, not Quebec-French, and are
generally well-received in France. All of my children learned French in
French Immersion in (English) Canada and when we have been in France, the
locals tend to think they are from the North of France and are often
astonished to hear they are from Canada (some were adamant that they could
NOT be from Canada - their accent was so "neutral"). Anyway, the French are
the French. Jean Chretien (St. John the Cretin) is a different story
altogether - politically and linguistically.


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