User:Circeus
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Well, I suppose I should consider writing somethings on this page.
My real name is Jean-Sébastien Girard and I was born on September 15, 1984. I am from Quebec City, and I study translation at w:Université de Montréal. I hope to get a bachelor's degree in translation.
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- minimal pairs for ɛ~ɛː in Quebec French
- abaisse/abbesse
- aide/Ed
- bêle/belle
- bête/bette
- chaîne/chen
- fête/faite
- haine/aine(this pair seems to be a source of discord)
- maître/mettre
- même/m'aime
- prête (v)/prête (adj)
- pêne/peine
- scène/saine
- tête/tète
- near-minimal pairs
- affaisse/à fesses
- cesse/princesse
- crête/secrète
- mère/merde
- mêle/miel
- prêle/pèle
- père/perdre
- pêche/bèche
- quête/ketch
- rêche/crèche
- rêve/trêve(the accent in trêve is from a i, cf, grève of similar ancient spelling, not a s as in quête, hence the difference in pronunciation)
- serre/cerne