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908B64B197 on May 3, 2021 | parent | context | favorite | on: Why are there so many Canadians in India?

> that speak French to some degree

What do you mean by that?

_whiteCaps_ on May 3, 2021 [–]

French is a requirement in school for English speaking Canadians... it's not very rigorous though. I've lost most of my French.

bobthepanda on May 4, 2021 | [–]

It is also a joke on how “French” Canadian varieties of French are.

There are pronunciation and vocabulary differences that get deeper the less formal people are talking.

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