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<PRE><SPAN lang=EN-CA style="mso-ansi-language: EN-CA"></SPAN><SPAN lang=EN-CA style="mso-ansi-language: EN-CA"><FONT color=#000000><FONT face="Courier New">To whom it may concern:</FONT></FONT></SPAN></PRE><PRE><SPAN lang=EN-CA style="mso-ansi-language: EN-CA"><FONT color=#000000><FONT face="Courier New">LANGUAGE SUBTAG REGISTRATION FORM<?xml:namespace prefix = o ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" /><o:p></o:p></FONT></FONT></SPAN></PRE><PRE><SPAN lang=EN-CA style="mso-ansi-language: EN-CA"><FONT color=#000000><FONT face="Courier New"><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>1. Name of requester: Mario Périard<o:p></o:p></FONT></FONT></SPAN></PRE><PRE><SPAN lang=EN-CA style="mso-ansi-language: EN-CA"><FONT color=#000000><FONT face="Courier New"><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>2. E-mail address of requester: mario_periard@hotmail.com<o:p></o:p></FONT></FONT></SPAN></PRE><PRE><SPAN lang=EN-CA style="mso-ansi-language: EN-CA"><FONT color=#000000><FONT face="Courier New"><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>3. Record Requested:<o:p></o:p></FONT></FONT></SPAN></PRE><PRE><SPAN lang=EN-CA style="mso-ansi-language: EN-CA"><o:p><FONT face="Courier New" color=#000000> </FONT></o:p></SPAN><SPAN lang=EN-CA style="mso-ansi-language: EN-CA"><FONT color=#000000><FONT face="Courier New"><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Type: variant<o:p></o:p></FONT></FONT></SPAN></PRE><PRE><SPAN lang=EN-CA style="mso-ansi-language: EN-CA"><FONT color=#000000><FONT face="Courier New"><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Subtag: 2004-ortograf<o:p></o:p></FONT></FONT></SPAN></PRE><PRE><SPAN lang=EN-CA style="mso-ansi-language: EN-CA"><FONT color=#000000><FONT face="Courier New"><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Description: alternate french spelling<o:p></o:p></FONT></FONT></SPAN></PRE><PRE><SPAN lang=EN-CA style="mso-ansi-language: EN-CA"><FONT color=#000000><FONT face="Courier New"><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Prefix: fr<o:p></o:p></FONT></FONT></SPAN></PRE><PRE><SPAN lang=EN-CA style="mso-ansi-language: EN-CA"><FONT color=#000000><FONT face="Courier New"><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Preferred-Value:<o:p></o:p></FONT></FONT></SPAN></PRE><PRE><SPAN lang=EN-CA style="mso-ansi-language: EN-CA"><FONT color=#000000><FONT face="Courier New"><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Deprecated:<o:p></o:p></FONT></FONT></SPAN></PRE><PRE><SPAN lang=EN-CA style="mso-ansi-language: EN-CA"><FONT color=#000000><FONT face="Courier New"><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Suppress-Script:<o:p></o:p></FONT></FONT></SPAN></PRE><PRE><SPAN lang=EN-CA style="mso-ansi-language: EN-CA"><FONT color=#000000><FONT face="Courier New"><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Comments: <o:p></o:p></FONT></FONT></SPAN></PRE><PRE><SPAN lang=EN-CA style="mso-ansi-language: EN-CA"><o:p><FONT face="Courier New" color=#000000> </FONT></o:p></SPAN><SPAN lang=EN-CA style="mso-ansi-language: EN-CA"><FONT color=#000000><FONT face="Courier New"><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>4. Intended meaning of the subtag: </FONT></FONT></SPAN></PRE><PRE><FONT color=#000000><SPAN lang=EN-CA style="mso-ansi-language: EN-CA"><FONT face="Courier New"> </FONT></SPAN><SPAN lang=EN-CA style="mso-ansi-language: EN-CA"><FONT face="Courier New">A subtag is required to localize softwares in this alternate spelling.<o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></FONT></PRE><PRE><SPAN lang=EN-CA style="mso-ansi-language: EN-CA"><FONT color=#000000><FONT face="Courier New"><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>5. Reference to published description<o:p></o:p></FONT></FONT></SPAN></PRE><PRE><SPAN lang=EN-CA style="mso-ansi-language: EN-CA"><FONT color=#000000><FONT face="Courier New"><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>of the language (book or article): </FONT></FONT></SPAN></PRE><PRE><SPAN lang=EN-CA style="mso-ansi-language: EN-CA"><FONT color=#000000><FONT face="Courier New"> ex. "Le peti prinse" the version in alternate is available (you can order or download it at <A href="http://www.lulu.com/content/1604695">http://www.lulu.com/content/1604695</A> <o:p></o:p></FONT></FONT></SPAN></PRE><PRE><SPAN lang=EN-CA style="mso-ansi-language: EN-CA"><FONT color=#000000><FONT face="Courier New"><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>6. Any other relevant information: </FONT></FONT></SPAN></PRE><PRE><SPAN lang=EN-CA style="mso-ansi-language: EN-CA"></SPAN><FONT color=#000000><FONT face="Courier New"><SPAN lang=EN-CA style="mso-ansi-language: EN-CA">In 2004 researchers of the </SPAN><?xml:namespace prefix = st1 ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" /><st1:place><st1:PlaceType><SPAN lang=EN-CA style="mso-ansi-language: EN-CA">university</SPAN></st1:PlaceType><SPAN lang=EN-CA style="mso-ansi-language: EN-CA"> of </SPAN><st1:PlaceName><SPAN lang=EN-CA style="mso-ansi-language: EN-CA">Montreal</SPAN></st1:PlaceName></st1:place><SPAN lang=EN-CA style="mso-ansi-language: EN-CA"> ( http://www.iforum.umontreal.ca/Forum/ArchivesForum/2003-2004/040405/article3430.htm ) </SPAN></FONT></FONT></PRE><PRE><FONT color=#000000><FONT face="Courier New"><SPAN lang=EN-CA style="mso-ansi-language: EN-CA">has developped the 'ortograf alternativ' (alternate french spelling) in order to increase literacy among people with intellectual or language disabilities (dislexy, dysorthography, etc).</SPAN></FONT></FONT><SPAN lang=EN-CA style="mso-ansi-language: EN-CA"><FONT color=#000000><FONT face="Courier New"> <o:p></o:p></FONT></FONT></SPAN></PRE><PRE><FONT color=#000000><FONT face="Courier New"><SPAN lang=EN-CA style="mso-ansi-language: EN-CA"></SPAN></FONT></FONT> </PRE><PRE><FONT color=#000000><FONT face="Courier New"><SPAN lang=EN-CA style="mso-ansi-language: EN-CA">Since then, this alternate spelling is spreading. Government bodies uses it (</SPAN><st1:place><st1:PlaceName><SPAN lang=EN-CA style="mso-ansi-language: EN-CA">ex.</SPAN></st1:PlaceName><SPAN lang=EN-CA style="mso-ansi-language: EN-CA"> </SPAN><st1:PlaceType><SPAN lang=EN-CA style="mso-ansi-language: EN-CA">City</SPAN></st1:PlaceType></st1:place><SPAN lang=EN-CA style="mso-ansi-language: EN-CA"> of </SPAN><st1:City><st1:place><SPAN lang=EN-CA style="mso-ansi-language: EN-CA">Montreal</SPAN></st1:place></st1:City><SPAN lang=EN-CA style="mso-ansi-language: EN-CA"> - http://ville.montreal.qc.ca/portal/page?_pageid=2496,3086502&_dad=portal&_schema=PORTAL )<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></FONT></PRE><PRE><FONT color=#000000><FONT face="Courier New"><SPAN lang=EN-CA style="mso-ansi-language: EN-CA">as well as private firms (ex. </SPAN>Sociétélogique - http://www.societelogique.org/dev/contenu/?page=simple/bienvenue&langue=si )<o:p></o:p></FONT></FONT></PRE><PRE><FONT color=#000000><FONT face="Courier New"> <o:p></o:p></FONT></FONT></PRE><PRE><SPAN lang=EN-CA style="mso-ansi-language: EN-CA"><FONT color=#000000><FONT face="Courier New">Today, there are also several groups (ex. ortograf.net - www.ortograf.net) promoting this spelling </FONT></FONT></SPAN></PRE><PRE><SPAN lang=EN-CA style="mso-ansi-language: EN-CA"><FONT color=#000000><FONT face="Courier New">which currently are translating books, softwares, web sites, etc. in order ti give a more complete access to this new spelling standard.<o:p></o:p></FONT></FONT></SPAN></PRE><PRE><SPAN lang=EN-CA style="mso-ansi-language: EN-CA"><FONT color=#000000><FONT face="Courier New"> <o:p></o:p></FONT></FONT></SPAN></PRE><PRE><SPAN lang=EN-CA style="mso-ansi-language: EN-CA"><FONT color=#000000><FONT face="Courier New">A new variant subtag of the french (fr) is now necessary to facilitate the process of localization in the new spelling <o:p></o:p></FONT></FONT></SPAN></PRE><br /><hr />Livres, DVDs, gadgets, musique et bien plus. <a href='http://magasiner.sympatico.msn.ca/content/shp/?ctid=8314,ptnrid=176,ptnrdata=1761027&tcode=Noel' target='_new'>Magasinez en ligne dès aujourd'hui avec Sympatico / MSN Magasiner!</a></body>
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