We live in a world where genders are becoming irrelevant even for humans, and then we have the French language that defines genders for everything!

@caesar7 Is the French used in Quebec very different from the French in France? I heard pronunciations can be different.

@LookingForTheSummer Yes but the written language is the same. I am from Ontario. We are known as franco-Ontarians and we have rights here just as much as our anglo population. I write the same way but our vocabulary is somewhat different as we are from Quebec or the acadien population on the east coast. We are 30% francophone where I am from.

@caesar7 Did you grow up only with the French language or both French and English? 🤔

@LookingForTheSummer My parents were from Québec so my first language was French, was educated in french until I went to university. So yes, my first language is french.

@caesar7 I hope one day I become fluent in French. 😅

@LookingForTheSummer It is a difficult language but I am very happy that I maintained it being surrounded by the English language. I try to tell my son that but he doesn't believe the importance of keeping it up is a necessity. I disagreed of course but it is his choice. He is losing it quickly unfortunately.

@caesar7 Knowing different languages is very beneficial. It helps the brain a lot.

Yes, French is very hard. It's been only a month now, and for me, learning it is like studying for another master's degree. It takes that amount of effort and time!

@LookingForTheSummer ...and daily practice in speaking it. I find it enriches a person if they know more than one language. I have studied others, Italian and german but I haven't continued to learn it. No time and nobody to practice it with! We do have a large Italian community here but I have no friends with which I could hang around with and speak Italian all day! All this to say that speaking french here, in my community, is much easier.

@caesar7 Yes, I am practicing almost every day. 😄 I am determined to learn!

Did your French knowledge help you when you were learning Italian?
Some language apps help you find a native speaker and exchange language knowledge. For example, you'll find an Italian, and they will help you with Italian, and you can help them with English or French.

@LookingForTheSummer Yes...all Latin-based languages. I could have taken Spanish in high school as it was an option but my interest was not there at that time. Wish I did when I went to Mexico but I understood some of it thanks to my french upbringing.

@caesar7 I heard learning Spanish can be easier for French speakers. 😄
But hey, it's never too late to start learning. My uncle is like 70, and he's learning German to keep his brain active. It's impressive.