@311rvmt: Well, being Canadian, I can tell you that French-Canadians do talk about North American sports a lot and, as a rule, they do not translate the place names or team names into French. e.g. Blue Jays de Toronto is used instead of Geais Bleus de Toronto. Similarly New York is not Nouvelle York. If you play my Russian States of America quiz, it's interesting to see that while cardinal directions ARE translated, the word New is NOT; it is transliterated instead. |