The word “pasta” is a little too Italian for Quebec’s language cops.
They’d prefer something more in the language of Moliere than Michaelangelo when it comes to menus, even in Italian restaurants.
“Pasta” wasn’t the only word that left a sour taste when they recently chewed over the menu at Buonanotte, a trendy Italian restaurant in Montreal. There were several other words that didn’t have enough of a French flavour for the Office Quebecois de la language francaise. More >>
See: The Globe and Mail
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Neither the More link nor the Globe and Mail link will work on my PC. Al I get is a blank page.
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You should write:
Office Quebecois de la langue française!
And I am not surprised. They should adopt continental French. When I was in Quebec I spoke English and avoided the Canadian version of French. Apart from that Canada is one of the nicest places on planet Earth.
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Neither the More link nor the Globe and Mail link will work on my PC. Al I get is a blank page.
I just tested the hyperlinks and they work fine for me, neilmac. Can you please try with http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/mamma-mia-quebec-language-cops-dont-like-the-italian-in-restaurant-menu/article8905318/ and let me know how it goes? Thanks!
Lucia
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The Office québécois de la langue française is waisting its time in the wrong place. There is nothing wrong with the word « pasta » on the menu. However, when we go shopping downtown montreal and we cannot be served in French, if we don't speak English, it's like if we were strangers in our own country (province for the moment) that's a real problem!
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When people are not free to speak, write, conduct business, and live in whatever language they prefer and the rights of the languages prevail, we are mocking the whole concept of freedom and democracy and are getting closer to dictatorship. ▲ Collapse
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