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Article: Study finds French use fading; Au revoir to everyday conversation.(NEWS)

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July 29, 2007
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Byline: Maureen Doyle

SOUTHBRIDGE - The shift from French to English is nearly complete in Southbridge, according to a doctoral student who studied the French language in this town. More than 60 people went to the Jacob Edwards Library July 23 to hear the conclusions of the Franco-American Language Project.

People who arrived at the talk greeted each other in French and English, then listened to Cynthia A. Fox and graduate student Louis E. Stelling present a summary of the study's findings.

Mr. Stelling, who did the field work and conducted interviews with 35 French-speaking town residents, "is the expert on Southbridge," according to Ms. Fox. ...

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