Thread: Oui ou Vrai?
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Old 12-28-2007, 04:19 PM
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Originally Posted by Sir Wood View Post
So, it's the marrying of oui + vrai.
No, not really, actually. It's simply what happens if you put less effort into saying oui, sort of leaning a tiny bit towards a grunt. This is likely why it's so commonly used in Quebec, because Quebec French is much less proper and less dignified.
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