Differences between Canadian and British people
#136
Re: Differences between Canadian and British people
He sounds a bit like that poster that lives in Germany and professes to be a Brit but always has such odd syntax. Forgot his name. I get a bit suspicious when some joins the forum with guns blazing.
#137
Joined: Jun 2014
Posts: 50
Re: Differences between Canadian and British people
Well Hello Professor! I was always taught that a capital comes after each Full
Stop, and of course for nouns,countries and other things where applicable.
It's not my English you need to worry about, it's the Children in this country whose spelling is atrocious.
Stop, and of course for nouns,countries and other things where applicable.
It's not my English you need to worry about, it's the Children in this country whose spelling is atrocious.
#138
Joined: Jun 2014
Posts: 50
Re: Differences between Canadian and British people
Who is "He"? I wasn't aware that a poster lived anywhere only that it is a piece of paper one adheres to a surface! All guns blazing, no sweetie but if you want straight talking and no B.S. you have found the right person to give it.
With regards to Germany, that place to me is another unmentionable.
Are you British incidentally?
#140
limey party pooper
Joined: Jul 2012
Posts: 9,979
Re: Differences between Canadian and British people
Proper nouns only, not just any old noun you fancy.
#141
Re: Differences between Canadian and British people
Who is "He"? I wasn't aware that a poster lived anywhere only that it is a piece of paper one adheres to a surface! All guns blazing, no sweetie but if you want straight talking and no B.S. you have found the right person to give it.
With regards to Germany, that place to me is another unmentionable.
Are you British incidentally?
With regards to Germany, that place to me is another unmentionable.
Are you British incidentally?
Welcome!
#142
Joined: Jun 2014
Posts: 50
Re: Differences between Canadian and British people
Well Hello! so far, two rights and two wrongs and a possible third right.That being pretty tasty, but not with my fists my mouth can cut much deeper, and as regards to cider, I'm a top shelf person myself. Thanks for the welcome.
Last edited by Porthcawl; Jul 4th 2014 at 8:39 pm. Reason: Correction.
#143
Re: Differences between Canadian and British people
What do you think of the EU?
#144
BE user by choice
Joined: Oct 2010
Location: A Briton, married to a Canadian, now in Fredericton.
Posts: 4,854
Re: Differences between Canadian and British people
We are possibly coming across badly, and if so you must forgive us...but you seem somewhat combative...Why?
#145
Re: Differences between Canadian and British people
I'm sure a psychiatrist or psychologist could tell us something about the rather random use of capital letters at the beginning of some words!
#146
Account Closed
Joined: Jan 2006
Posts: 0
Re: Differences between Canadian and British people
What I experienced in my short stay in Quebec (mostly Montreal) was that they want you to try to speak French. When I used my high-school French and it wasn't enough they would often relent and speak English (when they could) with no hard feelings. They don't come here and assume everyone is going to speak French so it seems fair that Anglos make an effort to speak their language when in Quebec.
Edit: iirc I dropped French after grade 9 or 10 because I was failing anyway so 'high-school French' is incorrect. It was taught from grade 7 on, I think. And so we were introduced to French, sex education, and puberty all at the same time.
Edit: iirc I dropped French after grade 9 or 10 because I was failing anyway so 'high-school French' is incorrect. It was taught from grade 7 on, I think. And so we were introduced to French, sex education, and puberty all at the same time.
Happened in a court case here in BC as well when a francophone group tabled their court papers in French and refused to translate the documents into English, the Supreme Court sided with the BC Government saying court documents do indeed have to translated into English from French.
Seems to be mostly fringe groups who just want to cause trouble though, and not something that is the norm though.
#148
Joined: Jun 2014
Posts: 50
Re: Differences between Canadian and British people
I as you have probably gathered do not like bi-lingualism full stop. Has everyone forgotten the war of 1759 when Britain fought hard for this country.
Ruled admirably for many years and as you know still celebrates Queen Victoria Day. Canada was uni-lingual for so long so why change? It was the Quebec people (Trudeau) who introduced this nonsense and for what? Quebec are
always threatening to separate so, what's stopping them. Canada are probably worried about the parcels of land which were not given to them only loaned. But, I can't see them ever doing that as they would be missing out on so much! Combative? once again no. I am sorry if I have given you that impression. I like Canada as a Country it is beautiful but with one lone exception and you know what that is.
#149
Joined: Jun 2014
Posts: 50
Re: Differences between Canadian and British people
Sometimes some Quebec folk come out west and expect service in French, not the norm though, but I have seen it happen every so often.
Happened in a court case here in BC as well when a francophone group tabled their court papers in French and refused to translate the documents into English, the Supreme Court sided with the BC Government saying court documents do indeed have to translated into English from French.
Seems to be mostly fringe groups who just want to cause trouble though, and not something that is the norm though.
Happened in a court case here in BC as well when a francophone group tabled their court papers in French and refused to translate the documents into English, the Supreme Court sided with the BC Government saying court documents do indeed have to translated into English from French.
Seems to be mostly fringe groups who just want to cause trouble though, and not something that is the norm though.
Needless to say he was not accommodated and had to proceed in English.
Good on them.
#150
Joined: Jun 2014
Posts: 50
Re: Differences between Canadian and British people
Some people are just like that. Some people are insecure and use aggression or confrontation as a means of deflecting attention from the real issues or challenges they have personally. Some people are just plain rude. Some people enjoy the anonymous aggression that a forum allows them - without any chance of physical threat. My neighbour refers to a version of this as "little man syndrome".
I'm sure a psychiatrist or psychologist could tell us something about the rather random use of capital letters at the beginning of some words!
I'm sure a psychiatrist or psychologist could tell us something about the rather random use of capital letters at the beginning of some words!
Last edited by Porthcawl; Jul 5th 2014 at 12:19 am. Reason: Correction