Forget to mention that it is what side of The River Medway that you were born/live on
Same in Kent. You are either "A Man or Maid of Kent "or a Kentish Man or Kentish Maid" Not a Kentman or Kentmaid
Hum.... But I'm french Canadian.... and, they use Québécois in french and Quebecer in english.... Try to figure that!!!!
Most Anglophones use both, Quebecois in the sense of your original post, ie referring to the nation of people, but Quebecer in the countable/individual sense.
We like to mix and match in English. And the problem for non-English speakers is that different dialects will do so differently.
But I am not sure why you are confused as stated above: one is French, one is English. However in English, there are two pronunciations for Quebec. One like in queen, one like in queue (I use the latter and personally think the former sounds stupid).
I'm not confused... I just think it sounds very bad. I don't know any Québécois who likes the way it is pronounce in english.
When I introduce myself, I say I'm a french Canadian (the question of my accent comes next if I don't specify my french part )
True.
Funnily enough, I have had several people here ask, after I have introduced myself as a Canadian, whether I am from the English or French side. Kinda nice that they wouldn't assume from my very anglo accent. Unfortunately, they then usually proceed to ask where I am really from. But that's another thread!
P.S. Sorry for not putting the accents on my e's in Quebec*. Can't remember how I configured that on my linux/gnome box.
It hardly matters whether you call French Canadians Québecois or Quebeckers, as long as you add Tabarnak, Ostie or Calice. e.g. " Criss de tabarnak hostie de calice de Québecois! "
Although it should be strongly pointed out that French Canadian DOES NOT equate to Quebecois. There are many French-speaking Canadians around the country, with the Acadians, those from Manitoba, and Franco-Ontarians being the most prominently known.
You are right!
But I am a Quebecoise. The thing is, to refered yourself as a french Canadian or a Quebecois can make a politic statement... I'm Canadian, from the french part, and yes I'm a Quebecoise (from the province) But if I say I'm Quebecoise and that's it, it can be see as a separatiste statement (and I'm not).
But this is an other story...
I learned something new today and I will go less stupid to bed tonight, thanks everybody to take that time to answer me. Very very appreciated!
Nil (the Frog)
I agree with this completely. Was clarifying the other poster's presumption, not anything in yours.
In the end, though, I have always believed that people should label themselves any way they choose and others should accept it. Be curious about it, but never question it.
this is a very good question and i think i will put it to my swiss Teacher (who teaches english) just for a laugh and see if he can give an answer to this.....
could be fun...
will let you know how the swiss teacher who teaches english explains it....hehe (he doesn't teach me english).....LOL
While "the Swiss" and "the Swiss people" are equivalent, a number of people seem to believe that "Swiss" is also a valid alternative for Switzerland. Perhaps including a note with the correct name of the country in the EF registration page along with guidelines to write a good self-introduction would be useful to new members.
And I imagine that not all Quebecois are "French"/franco-phone. I know quite a few who are anglo-phone.
True, I have many friends who grow up in Montréal and never speak french! You can live in Montreal without speaking french, but it is difficult to live there and not speaking english. It's also depend which side of the city you live, work, etc...