Forums about proz.com » Translation news »
Quebec to tighten language law, force retailers to add French descriptions to names

This discussion belongs to Translation news » "Quebec to tighten language law, force retailers to add French descriptions to names".
You can see the translation news page and participate in this discussion from there.

Soonthon LUPKITARO(Ph.D.)
Soonthon LUPKITARO(Ph.D.)  Identity Verified
Thailand
Local time: 11:35
English to Thai
+ ...
Canadian way? Jul 22, 2015

In these days, Canada is likely to be serious with bilingual expression. Many countries with multiple official languages may learn of this movement to qualify local product names, signage, government notifications etc.

Soonthon L.
 
Merab Dekano
Merab Dekano  Identity Verified
Spain
Member (2014)
English to Spanish
+ ...
You cannot judge if you've not been there Jul 22, 2015

I’ve spend weeks in Canada, more specifically, near Montreal. I only met one (1) bilingual person. The remainder of the people were all basically monolingual, i.e. French speaking. Their English was very poor, generally. And they were not willing to speak it.

To my understanding, they are French speaking anyway. It would not do them any harm to learn English tiny bit better. It’s not a political statement, just business.

By the way, they have a charming accent whe... See more
I’ve spend weeks in Canada, more specifically, near Montreal. I only met one (1) bilingual person. The remainder of the people were all basically monolingual, i.e. French speaking. Their English was very poor, generally. And they were not willing to speak it.

To my understanding, they are French speaking anyway. It would not do them any harm to learn English tiny bit better. It’s not a political statement, just business.

By the way, they have a charming accent when they speak French and even some words are quite different from the continental French. ▲ Collapse
 
neilmac
neilmac
Spain
Local time: 06:35
Spanish to English
+ ...
Consequences Jul 23, 2015

They're going to need bigger labels...
 


To report site rules violations or get help, contact a site moderator:

Moderator(s) of this forum
Jared Tabor[Call to this topic]

You can also contact site staff by submitting a support request »

Quebec to tighten language law, force retailers to add French descriptions to names







Trados Business Manager Lite
Create customer quotes and invoices from within Trados Studio

Trados Business Manager Lite helps to simplify and speed up some of the daily tasks, such as invoicing and reporting, associated with running your freelance translation business.

More info »
TM-Town
Manage your TMs and Terms ... and boost your translation business

Are you ready for something fresh in the industry? TM-Town is a unique new site for you -- the freelance translator -- to store, manage and share translation memories (TMs) and glossaries...and potentially meet new clients on the basis of your prior work.

More info »