Topic on User talk:Mbch331/Structured Discussions Archive 1

Jump to navigation Jump to search
CaféBuzz (talkcontribs)

Hi.

I have seen several statements you have made on French personalities, where you added their native language was French though giving no reference. Being French doesn't mean one's native language is French. Until relatively recently, French was not native language for many people, especially in rural areas, though French has been the only official language for a long time. It was also not uncommon to meet people that didn't speak French at all as late as 1980's, though they understood it (I have known personally several of them). I have removed several of those statements (they all are Occitan writers, so it would not be unlikely Occitan was their actual native language, though it's impossible to state it if there is no reference stating it explicitly).

You should be careful with that kind of stuff, the same is actually true for many people in many countries.

Regards