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Title: Sacrebleu !! Post by: ArguZ on December 08, 2009, 05:43:03 AM (http://www.spiegel.de/images/image-31405-galleryV9-qdmf.jpg)
Title: Re: Sacrebleu !! Post by: corey on December 08, 2009, 07:21:54 AM Plants and monsters prohibited????
Title: Re: Sacrebleu !! Post by: superjohn on December 08, 2009, 11:13:02 AM Plants and monsters prohibited???? deposits thereof prohibited. Don't leave us you Broccoli or S2R. SIlly French [laugh] Title: Re: Sacrebleu !! Post by: DucHead on December 08, 2009, 01:43:32 PM French: still holds the record for the most silent letters...including "x."
Title: Re: Sacrebleu !! Post by: Monster Dave on December 09, 2009, 07:51:56 AM lol,
I have native fluency in French, taught the language at the university for 4 years, and have a Masters degree in 18th Century French Literature, but after all this time it still cracks me up to see threads like this about the language!!! [cheeky] Do you have any idea how hard it is to explain (clearly and effectively) why so many letters are silent or the rules that apply to them to students who think linguistically logical rather than abstractly? [bang] [cheeky] Title: Re: Sacrebleu !! Post by: superjohn on December 09, 2009, 07:56:00 AM lol, I have native fluency in French, taught the language at the university for 4 years, and have a Masters degree in 18th Century French Literature, but after all this time it still cracks me up to see threads like this about the language!!! [cheeky] Do you have any idea how hard it is to explain (clearly and effectively) why so many letters are silent or the rules that apply to them to students who think linguistically logical rather than abstractly? [bang] [cheeky] I'm just starting to try and learn and it amuses me that whether you pronounce the last letter or not depends on the following word and occasionally the region of France you're in. [laugh] It's funny when the software basically says, "there are a lot of ways to say this, but use our way and fewer people will laugh at you." Title: Re: Sacrebleu !! Post by: Monster Dave on December 09, 2009, 08:16:41 AM lol, what are you using as your software?
Are you taking a class or just self instruction? Title: Re: Sacrebleu !! Post by: superjohn on December 09, 2009, 11:22:46 AM lol, what are you using as your software? Are you taking a class or just self instruction? Self instruction using Fluenz. It's not bad if I can manage to allot time to it. Title: Re: Sacrebleu !! Post by: Monster Dave on December 09, 2009, 12:10:11 PM Are you doing it for fun or planning a European trip?
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