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Old 17-May-2008, 21:46
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Originally Posted by Colette Jones View Post
Okay, I think...

It's just that this:

was in response to this:

You might say French is dominant in Canada, but surely not North America.
While it is the second most popular language spoken at home (22% according to the last Canadian census) it is not what you could call dominant. I won't be surprised if Chinese, which is the 3rd most often spoken at home, eventually surpasses French. C'est la vie.
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