Montreal French, a new argot?
A Le Devoir writer says a new Montreal argot is arising that includes vocabulary from Haiti and the Maghreb.
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DeWolf 10:30 on 2022-08-18 Permalink
Another article in the same series explores how expressions from France are making their way here through pop culture:
https://www.ledevoir.com/societe/746046/au-quebec-la-culture-populaire-francaise-flirte-avec-la-langue
SMD 14:53 on 2022-08-19 Permalink
If you want to hear what it sounds like, and hear from people who speak it and “code switch” in and out of it, this episode of the Pigments Forts podcast is a good primer: https://www.qub.ca/radio/balado/pigments-forts?audio=1000117420.