Monday, February 15, 2010

Vancouver 2010 on Facebook

Vancouver 2010 Olympics: Ever see 1,500 people dancing (and singing) in the street? / Avez-vous déjà vu 5000 personnes danser et chanter dans la rue?

The sentence is the same in both languages. The number... not so much.

I think Canadians have a very unique way of counting.

4 comments:

  1. Math is hard, eh?

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  2. You tell me... do you have your own special kind? :)

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  3. Haha. It could be just a typo, but it could also be a prod at Québec. Canada is pretty conservative about making a big show of things, but the québécois always get absolutely nuts whenever a party comes along. 1,500 anglophones to 5,000 francophones sounds about right.

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  4. I like the last theory, I think I'll go with that one!

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