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[waterspyder]

I just did French and English Grammar and Spelling tests...

English was no surprise (95%)

And I've decided that everyone that has ever told me that my French is sloppy or imperfect can kiss my ass. 
It wasn't perfect, but it was 80%.

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[ironphoenix.livejournal.com]

Nonetheless, I do know of people whose work does not actually involve French who are required to learn it in order to advance their careers.

As for sexism, I avoided jumping to a conclusion because I knew that my evidence was hardly conclusive. In general, I suspect that you may well be right (although I haven't the data to draw conclusions), but I have a quibble: pay equity in the government is, afaik based on a family full of government employees, pretty good, so the argument that "single women['s] earning potential still does not match ... men's, they just plain can't afford a car" doesn't apply in the particular case of government workers (although it likely applies in the broader context, and I won't deny that gender distribution probably hasn't had time yet to filter all the way up the organizational pyramids.) If I were awake, I would find a way to make the previous sentence less painful.

Even in Quebec, I don't recall being taught the informal converational French used on the street.

Were the various flavors of French specifically taught, or are these things that you've picked up?

[waterspyder.livejournal.com]

The different French varieties were taught that way... mostly since that's where my teachers were from, so yes, there are places in the world tat do say "Zut alors", Quebec just isn't one of them.

I had to learn the Ottawa accent when I moved here.

[ironphoenix.livejournal.com]

so yes, there are places in the world tat do say "Zut alors", Quebec just isn't one of them.

Well, except ironically. Ironic expletive use has a satisfaction all its own.