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Originally Posted by niwell
I'd imagine so as well. If anything I find anglo-Canadians tend to downplay their French skills (myself included) which becomes apparent when you're in a francophone environment. While I'm very, very far from having passable conversational French, I do know enough of the basics to muddle my way through basic requests etc. simply based on what I've learned in school and seeing written French daily. But if asked I would say I don't speak French and don't consider this to be real knowledge of the language. Doubt I'm alone on this one.
Disclaimer: this isn't a justification for the knowledge of French amongst anglo-Canadians!
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It requires no justification. It simply reflects Canadian reality. Likewise wrt those Canadians who speak only French.