Trick referendum

I'm in a restaurant in East-end Montreal lately and my group are finished eating. The server comes, takes our empty plates and asks, "Your bills............ together? Or separate?" Now, keep in mind, this server has a heavy Quebecois accent, so the word comes out pronounced as if you were asking about separating something. So - separaet, not separat.

Then it dawns on me and I shout, "No! Not separate! I vote NO!! I was tricked!"

[Get it? I don't want Quebec to separate.........]