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Going to Quebec in Oct..what to see?
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Actually, it's pooh-tsin.and screw the poitine, I'm there for the bagged milk!!
Poutine...how do you pronounce that anyway? Pooh-teen? Paw-tann? Pooteeny? Pootenanny?
"Tin" like a tin can, but with an "s" right after the "t" in "tin."
Pooh-tsin.
No, it's spelled "putin" and is a swear word in French from France, which is as different to Quebec French as English from England is to American English.
The real word you're referring to is "pute."
You guys have me so confused....can I just ask for "freedom fries with cheese" when I'm there..? 
Strat-Mangler said:
Quoi ? D'où vient ce S ?
Poutine.
It sounds like "Poo-tin"
The "ine" part sounds similar to : I work "in a" school.
People living in QC city like to think that you can get a great poutine at Ashton but their fries are usually too brown (old oil) and the gravy is strange. McDo makes better one (hate to say it).
Anyway, if you're into pizza, try the "Normandin" chain. It's definitely worth it.
You guys have me so confused....can I just ask for "freedom fries with cheese" when I'm there..?
That would go over like a fart in elevator. Also, do not mockingly speak English with a French accent or jokingly suggest the US annex Canada so we can avoid international cell phone rates ...
Stick with lame American references if you want people to have no clue what you're talking about while looking like a clueless tourist.You guys have me so confused....can I just ask for "freedom fries with cheese" when I'm there..?
Yeah, that'll work real swell. lol!
Same imaginary "s" that some French words with a "t" next to an "i" have like "matinée" which is pronounced "ma-tsi-nez," not "mat-i-nez."
Be sure to ask for catsup with your frites, unless you like mayo.
In my high school French (many years ago) I was taught that "potato" was "pomme de terre", literally "apple of the earth" and that a french fries were "pommes frites" (ommitting "de terre"), but a French Canadian I talked to told me they would take that literally as "fried apple". She said they are simply "frites" or "patates frites" in Quebec. In any event, they are served European style with mayonnaise unless you specify otherwise.
In my high school French (many years ago) I was taught that "potato" was "pomme de terre", literally "apple of the earth" and that a french fries were "pommes frites" (ommitting "de terre"), but a French Canadian I talked to told me they would take that literally as "fried apple". She said they are simply "frites" or "patates frites" in Quebec. In any event, they are served European style with mayonnaise unless you specify otherwise.
international pronunciation : [matine]
You're right, its imaginary...or improper.
I'll ask my wife how the process of adding those s sound is called, she's a speech therapist.
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I believe that is called a lateral lisp. One of our celebrated sportscasters and former Cardinals had one when he started announcing in the '80s, which got worse as the game progressed and the beer flowed. It was so pronounced that local comedians got a lot of mileage out of it. He's worked on it a lot and it is barely noticeable now.
Perhaps, but I don't really care what the international pronunciation is... That is how those words are said there. I know. It's my hometown and I'm a French-Canadian. EVERYBODY pronounces those words that way.
You're linking to a French dictionary from France (the FR domain in the Larousse link should be a dead giveaway here) which will obviously rely on the pronunciation that is used there regardless of what they say.
It's not a lisp. Soft T's aren't often used in Quebecer French.
If we take the word "titulaire," for instance,... it'll be pronounced "tsi-tu-laire." The 1st syllable will have the hidden "s" pronunciation and the 2nd syllable won't as it'll be a soft "t."
You can have discussions about why it's like this, but my main goal was to provide the proper way of pronouncing the word "poutine" in the city of Quebec. In France, they'll pronounce it with a soft T.
Ton français est exécrable et ton attitude déplorable. Quelqu'un qui écris "calme toé, ti-gars!" n'est pas en position de me critiquer.
En attendant, ferme-la et apprend des manières.
En attendant, ferme-la et apprend des manières.
No worries, I was actually joking.
I've lived abroad and have seen many things done by Americans that still make me cringe to this day. Granted, I've also seen things that made me proud so it evens out I guess.How about South Park quotes??
je ne parle pas franciase?
oh man I really suck at it... 4 years of French in high school, a month's immersion in Paris all wiped out by my lame memory...
I think that I might have had one or two brain cells still retaining some French language ability, but I must have killed them on my last drinking binge.
Upset? lol! Uh, you're giving yourself too much credit, same as with that last paragraph.
I think we're done, here. Post again if your ego is in absolute need of having the last word.
No worries, I was actually joking.
How about South Park quotes??
One thing I learned during my brief visit is Quebecers do not care for American humor, esp when they are the subject. To wit my "lisp" comment. As we see from the above exchange, they don't even take it well from each other
