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Originally Posted by undercoverbrother
Agreed, but Rerun's point that English is their primary language is wrong. It's Frenchish...
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Yes, I also pointed out Rerun's error above.
Acadians speak French as their primary language. It's a distinct regional dialect of French that might have many words and phrases that would be unrecognizable to a French-speaker from France (or even Quebec), but it's French nonetheless.
Most Acadians (especially those from Gen X and Gen Y who were educated after New Brunswick adopted a policy of official bilingualism) also speak English fluently as a second language. In places like Moncton, it's not at all uncommon to hear people switching back and forth between English and French during the same conversation.