Path: utzoo!attcan!lsuc!atha!ncc!philmtl!tremblay From: tremblay@philmtl.philips.ca (Michel Tremblay) Newsgroups: can.general Subject: Re: Canada: one or two cultures? Message-ID: <627@philmtl.philips.ca> Date: 26 Jul 89 02:55:11 GMT Reply-To: tremblay@philmtl.philips.ca (Michel J. Tremblay) Distribution: can Organization: Philips Electronics Ltd. - St. Laurent P.Q., Canada Lines: 35 In article <11622@jarvis.csri.toronto.edu> elf@dgp.toronto.edu (Eugene Fiume) writes: >If language ain't moving, it's dead. French certainly isn't dead, but it >is most certainly is not due to the pompous postures of committees and >politicians (or the lobby groups pressuring them). The primary goals of L'Acade'mie Francaise is to update and standardize the French language. They have been updating the vocabulary and the grammar rules over the last 400 years with great results. The language have changed and is keeping in pace with our changing society. However it is standard. French spelling is French spelling. There is no such thing as French-Canadian or Franco-Swiss spelling. Thanks to L'Acade'mie Francaise and to other cooperating committies within the Francophonie. For the 'anglo-languages' it's a different story: American spelling, British spelling, and such. Standardization bodies are a necessity in our modern world. You could not read these lines without the existence of CCITT, ISO and other Telecommunication Committies. Michel J. Tremblay, -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Philips Electronique, Inc. | tremblay@philmtl.philips.ca 600 Boulevard Dr. Frederic Philips | or St-Laurent, Que'bec | uunet!philmtl!tremblay Canada H4M 2S9 | +1 514 744 8200 ext. 2464 |--------------------------------- C'est pourtant si facile! --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Disclamer : The opinions expressed herein are solely mine and are not necessarily those of my employer. (Can my employer have opinions on its own ?!...)