Wow, this thread really skyrocketed in the last 24 hours...

shore9, you were actually doing ok for awhile by being under the radar and posting reasonable questions/comments... but you just shot yourself in the foot (again?!)...
I'd like to add that I'm a first generation Canadian. My parents (before they met) both worked hard to scrounge up some money to find a better life in Canada. They tried their d@mn best to learn both official languages, because they wanted to become as Canadian as they could possibly be, and this was one small step in doing so. I grew up in Ontario and learned French up to first year Unversity. I regret not learning more French back then...

ho hum.. I want to go on and ramble, but my question to you is... do you want to start from square one again (not like you've gone far from it, but better than nothing...)???