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its so frustrating when some, i assume trying to be smart or smug will insist in using phrases usually french to express themselves .
were not french and never will be .
USE THE BLOODY ENGLISH LANGUAGE
 
takes me all my time to remember what happened last week never mind 1066
 
mandrake said:
its so frustrating when some, i assume trying to be smart or smug will insist in using phrases usually french to express themselves .
were not french and never will be .
USE THE BLOODY ENGLISH LANGUAGE
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If one is going to use a foreign language on this English language forum then it helps to get it right.
Pretentious? Moi?
John
 
We`ve just started a Rosetta Stone Course so we can be a little more interactive with the Frenchies :idea-007:

It will also help me understand all the swear words that they use when i attempt to communicate with them :lol-049:
 
I couldn't agree more, and when you get down to Montpellier and listen to the locals, you have to relearn the pronunciation! Una Bagetta!
John
 
i suppose if your living in another country then yes a command of that language is necessary . and yes i suppose when visiting another country some knowledge of that countries language is handy . my daughter can speak Italian quite well .
 
in Gigondas 'maintenant' is manternang ,and 'oui' was often preceded by a'buh'sound,to make 'buhway ' saying this elsewhere makes johnny crapaud chuckle-i have no idea why !
 
We spend a lot of time in Andalucía, where the accent is very different from classical Spanish - so learning "correct" pronunciation doesn't necessarily get you very far. The important thing is to make an effort and you will very quickly pick up the way that the locals speak, text-book or not.
 
John H said:
We spend a lot of time in Andalucía, where the accent is very different from classical Spanish - so learning "correct" pronunciation doesn't necessarily get you very far. The important thing is to make an effort and you will very quickly pick up the way that the locals speak, text-book or not.
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My Rosetta Stone course is Latin American: it seems to work everywhere!
John
 
I agree that it is all a question of making yourself understood and that is always possible if you make an effort. I have had a very pleasant time with people when there are probably no more than a handful of words in common because both of us were making the effort rather than arrogantly assuming that the other should speak our language. Thus it is attitude rather than text-book accuracy that is important (although I admit it helps to know the basics so that you avoid embarrassing errors - such as famously calling yourself a doughnut!)
 
It can get very hot in Montpellier, up to 38C, and I have said 'Je suis chaud' to people. I have learnt to say 'J'ai chaud' because the former means 'I am on heat'!
Not good at my age...
 
mandrake said:
its so frustrating when some, i assume trying to be smart or smug will insist in using phrases usually french to express themselves .
were not french and never will be .
USE THE BLOODY ENGLISH LANGUAGE
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I were not French either
 
To really be deemed a 'local' I just say 'soixante quatre' SVP!
 
I'm just waiting for Sargent Crabtree to wander in.
gud moaning, i was just pissing by and nuticed poople wur spooking fronch.
 
i can't afford bars, so it's into the hypermarche pour deux bouteilles de vin degoutant,merci !
 
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