For Ray Robillard

[Dave Hamer]

Typing Accents for French Class in Microsoft Word

é (e accent aigu) control + ', the e by itself

à (a accent grave) control + `, the a

è (e accent grave) control + `, the e

ô (o accent circonflexe) control + shift + 6, the o
â (a accent circonflexe) control + shift + 6, the a

î (i accent circonflexe) control + shift + 6, the i
ï (i tréma) control + colon (:), then i

ë (e tréma) control + colon (:), then e

ç (c cédille) control = comma (,), then c

[Raymond Robillard]

Dave.. that's quite handy to have, for when I have to use the English keyboard.

But when I'm home (like on the laptop as I am now), Windows XP is configured with a French Canadian keyboard (with all accented letters available).

Chuck, take a note at this, it could become handy :)

Thanks again Dave!

Ray

[Dave Hamer]

Raymond

It's what we use at work for the odd time that we have to contact our
counterparts in D'Ottawa or Quebec and we want to show that we are at
least trying to communicate rather than always pleading ignorance. If we
have to do major work in French, then we send it out for proper
translation. We have a few staff that earn a bilingual bonus that help
us out when they are available as well.

Dave

[Ray]

You traveled a lot around our country, Dave! I grew up in the Laurentians
(Sainte-Anne des Plaines, near Saint-Jérôme) myself! The world is such a
small place.

Ray

[Leen Koper]

Hmm, a bilingual bonus.... sounds good. Where can I get this? I 'm speaking four languages, so I suppose with a quadrolingual bonus I won't have to work any more.

This forum is so helpful. ;-)

Leen

[Grant Dixon]

Dave

> Although I was born in Verdun, I don't speak French.

I was born in NDG and partially grew up in Verdun. I lived on I lived on
Avenue Godin almost where Riverview and Monteith join it. I went to
Riverview School is there any chance we were alumni.

Grant

[Ray]

Thanks Bob :)

I realize this forum is full of people with knowledge of foreign languages!

[Dave Hamer]

Grant

We moved to Ontario when I was only 6 months old, so I never attended
school in Quebec. The first school was on Sydenham Street in Kingston. I
missed a lot of school that year having contracted Polio in 1951. We
then moved and I attended Kingscourt School followed by Queen Elizabeth
CVI before moving to Toronto where I attended George Brown College in
1962/64.

Dave

[Dave Hamer]

Leen

The Canadian Federal Government pays its employees a bilingual bonus if
they are able to be tested as fluent in both of the official languages (
English and French ).

Dave

[Grant Dixon]

Dave Hamer

>having contracted Polio in 1951. We

I contracted Legg Perthes in 1952, similar symptoms, similar results but
different treatment.

> I attended George Brown College in 1962/64.

So did I, on my way to master a trade. So we are alumni.

Grant