The sun., 1902-05-22
FEAR FOR THEIR LiNGrAGE.
french-t anadtans irving - step shr
Anslici,lnE Of Errnch.

| h'uh' 'HhN Nff TFtiCn htkuak' " brhhe
spoken by n larger number Of people In
Canada every year. it, future OH the Ameri-
can continent Is bccotnihg a matter OF
concern To educated french-' canadians.
They arr apprehensive Of its ultimate
di-app~arancc from IN" New World through
a proccrs Of Angliczing similar to that
which caused the gradual DISAPPEARANCE
In England 81 the language brought over
| 10y the Norman Conqu"rors.
To such an extent has this procrs- a.
ready gone that only the most elementary
knowledge 10 ficnch l. necessary to under
stand much 81 what occurs in ordinary
conversation among French Canadians.
This may H. illustrated by the following
Paragraph from the pen of French
I Canadian writer. who after pointing out
the existing danger To hi- fcllow-citizens.
-ay~.
! -Ccrtains Canadirns wont me trouver
hcn rough ou tough. mai- J'ai Ia consola-
ton lie croiro aussi que heaucoup dentTe
cux diruu' cue je Sur un petit jcune homne
game - bicn smart, en un mot que je suis
! un hooJ NJ faut avo!r bien
du brass pour dire Ia vrrite. mais jo dots
dcclarer ici. any way, que 10 NJ suis pas
homme hacker la-Cisseus
| " I'Ntuut- bhl "a hikiil hHoNitukV W
French to understand a sentence ike the
above. which contains many English eS-
pressions. and yet the writer Of II truly
says that this kind OF so-called French
lr spoken every day of the week In the city
and snVirons Of Quebec.
The effect 10 American industry and
enterprise il plainly traccahle in the Angi-
4 cizlng process 20 which the French Ian
/ guagn IN Canada Is submitting What
may bc called the slang Of American com
mercial and railway life Is becomins rap
| IDLY incorporated into the daily converSa-
/ tion of the French Canadians.
They ncvNSsarily employ also the English
| terms made u-e of hy American foremon
for whom they have worked IN factories,
! ~ shipvaris or on piers, Here is quota
| ton from a French Canadian journalist,
who writing in condemnation of this ten.
d"ncy on the part Of his fellow-country'
| men. says.
At the steamboa' wharf, French Cana
dian-. who would certainly find II dlfficIlt
! TO u-c two words 81 ordinary English con-
v,.rsation. arr frequently heard crying NJ
ih. top II their voice; Haul the slack,
slack e spring. Haul le gangway.' etc.
The cook on board i always called 10y
! his English nam" and Is never a cuisinier
| and the same applies to his pantry, his
saucepan and his chops Even nj tho
| French hotels the lowest nat IL called the
basement. IN" last ARRIVAL has inst com"
/ from the steamboat h" IN N""ur"
! but IN wagon ipronoinctd wag""n .
| and the 'rllboy takes MS satch"I ana
shows him up l." tho 'parlor. though he l.
~ French a. they ar". and thr""-iourth-
| of tho Nert~ ami connecting words 81 the
conversation ar" supposed To l." IN fr"uch.
| Will" waiting Tor hr"akias'' Monsieur
shows IN hiS studs. whlch 'hough sup
| P'-''i 20 =" o' gnld ar" r"aHN nu' d"ubi"
plate. ana calls stewart or waiter
| or T"rhap~ inc tarN-'P'i' an" aS"s MIN
to GO 90 the 'har and bring him pony
h~"r or hall dash or 'whl~k"y sour
| nr Tom Collins or ',handvgaf or
'miN~i bii"rs or sherry anu bnt"rs
or brandy and soda or simply ginger
ale or a ginger beer
III he has IN" misfortune 70 ask Tor
her" q" ging'Vlhre lns'"ad of ginger '~"i'
oG FOR cognac aN"c q" Ieau ga1ru~" on de-
I"au de Senz instead "' Tor b'ahdN ahd
/ soda or Sel'a"r water. 'h"r" nr" MN" chances
out uf ten that b" viii not b' understood
u - no uncommon thihc 'o near hh'rlns
men "h" cannot sI'"N an 'n''r' s"h,"ho"
In English ~aN '" h'~- "-l hhh- ~" "ih"''
instead 81 j" patron "'' dnhS son bureau
and IN reporting maj 'h"N nav" ha' so"l
iim" 'h"N VIII s'N NOUS aN'ns 'H pu Iuh'
IN '"ad "i Nous aN"hs "n Hu phIsir' or
-N"u- nous s"m'n"~ h'"' a'nn-"'
man who i hb'ral i 'ar'v AWAY"
called Hush hy IN" fr"r'h,' aHadlair.
instead oi g'ner"uN or hh'r1l or rl'In
darS"n' IN" miNtnn" "i frhrh anu
English terms IN the same -'Tat"n"' Is "'t"h
ludicrpu- 80 ar" som" of IN" nh"ards
st up over their PLACES "i huHii"ss ny
Fr"nch-i arabian merchants and others
in order to attract English ar Canadian
custom.
Her ar" a f"w 81 III" legends to h"
found upnn sigrhnar'i- -Johny B"uchard,
husha0d ~ Marie Trcmllay. mai-on de
pension -phIpr" SaUcior. miliright,'
Samuel Rancuurt. boot and shoe, Jeans