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Old Posted Nov 14, 2024, 10:20 PM
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Originally Posted by New Brisavoine View Post
French grammar's point:

"Vive Québec" means "Long live Québec City".
"Vive le Québec" means "Long live Québec (the province)".



Ditto: Vive le Canada, Vive les Etats-Unis, Vive le Mexique, Vive la France, Vive l'UE, etc. But Vive Montréal, Vive Toronto, Vive New York, Vive Paris, etc. Exception in the exception: Vive La Nouvelle-Orléans.
And Vive Le Cap.