Hi Peter,
Thanks for looking and commenting. Steph’s Jamaican aunties are a hoot to talk
with. After a few minutes your own accent starts to change - their language is
that addictive. Although Steph’s maternal language is Quebecois French - he,
like Justin Trudeau, speaks flawless fluent English - which at the drop of a
hint - he can crank into patois. It is easy for him to be the life of any
party. As I said we love him.
Cheers
Howard
From: "Peter Stevens" <dmarc-noreply@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
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Subject: [LRflex] Re: Son-in-law Stephan
Date: Thu, 16 Aug 2018 15:28:35 -0400
Good afternoon, Howard. I agree with Bill and David that both images are very
nice; but I prefer #2. The tilt of the head and the quizzical expression are of
more interest to me.
I don’t know if his father would lapse into Ja patois as he was growing up; but
when you mix that possibility and his Mom’s potential Quebecoise accent I bet
that it surely made for some interesting family conversations/discussions, and
undoubtedly a pleasure to hear and a hoot to try to follow. :) As a Cajun by
blood but not by up-bringing, I know that to listen to my cousins from south
Louisiana and those, who had grown up in Jamaica with parents who were in the
Bauxite mining business, playfully go at one another teasing was at once a
wonderful tumble of accent and words, and completely unintelligible to my
Florida-born ears. :)
Thank you.
Best regards,
Peter Stevens
