Sherry Simon

Concordia University Dept: You re tempted to say something to the couple walking toward you. But you don t know what language they speak. Besides, you don t know the word for raccoon raton-laveur . Instead, you smile, they smile, and everyone continues on their silent way, according to Montreal Gazette. I read an article once about nodding relationships as a way of communicating without having to decide on the language, says Sherry Simon, a French professor and translator at Concordia University You re out for a stroll on Mount Royal in the early evening when a family of raccoons appears out of the woods. They meander across the bridle path, stopping pedestrian and cyclist traffic for a few seconds. It s a lovely flash of wilderness in the middle of the metropolis. It s a classic Montreal language moment. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.