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Old Posted Nov 15, 2019, 6:23 PM
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Originally Posted by kwoldtimer View Post
Seen in Ottawa recently.

English - How are we doing? Let us know!

French - .... Faites-le nous savoir!

Correct? Clumsy? Correct but clumsy?
I don’t know the answer, but I don’t want your comment unnoticed.
I can’t come with an example on the spot right now, but sometimes, even in a mandatorily bilingual city like Ottawa, the French translation makes even a learner like me shake my head...
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Originally Posted by begratto View Post
Oui, "On s'en fout" is common in Quebec. We also say "on s'en sacre".
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Originally Posted by GreaterMontréal View Post
on s'en caliss, on s'en criss, but , on s'en tabarnack , mon préféré
Okay relaxe, garz. Je n’ai posé aucune question à propos des sacre. Merci néanmoins.
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