Monday, January 2, 2012

Two valid Languages of Canada

In the late 1700s the French and Indian War divided the Canadian countryside. As the British army fought to help the natives and won the disagreement the provinces fell under the rule of the crown and government of England. However, the die hard settlers who had set down roots in eastern Canada insisted on speaking French and today still use the language primarily in the province of Quebec. While the English and French descendants coexist there are two official languages and anything living in Quebec would be advised to pick up a few words of French.

In the province of Quebec in eastern central Canada the official language is English, however due to the vast sway of the French immigrants the province has two main idioms that are spoken and French is more widely used throughout the land than English is. Because France had originally laid claim to the country and fought the British for control of the territory in the late 1700s. While the British wagged war on the side of the Indians who were native to the land and defeated the French armies the habitancy of immigrants who had settled in the eastern part of Canada outnumbered their English counterparts and as a consequent the country adopted two distinct languages-even though the British continue to sustain control of the government under the royal crown.

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Although the two languages exist together there are some loyalists to France who more than 200 years after the French and Indian War still only teach their children the language of their ancestry and as a consequent only speak French. Because of this every street sign and public construction have translations of the two languages. Most of the habitancy of the city are bilingual but prefer to speak in French. For only English speaking habitancy living in the province it is good to learn a few words to help characterize with others. As an example of this man who is seeing for a shed to add to their backyard might be best off asking for a cabanon from a local retailer who insists on primarily speaking French than asking for the English equivalent.

Two valid Languages of Canada

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