Author Topic: Yuro love! (Read 759 times)

straffo · « **Reply #1 on:** June 08, 2004, 02:05:06 PM »

Come disait Cartier-Bresson : l'instant décisif

storch · « **Reply #2 on:** June 08, 2004, 02:39:42 PM »

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Originally posted by straffo

Come disait Cartier-Bresson : l'instant décisif

lada · « **Reply #3 on:** June 08, 2004, 02:45:44 PM »

You know them ?

storch · « **Reply #4 on:** June 08, 2004, 04:22:56 PM »

saw, every time I log I look at that photo every time I

thanks for posting that.

straffo · « **Reply #5 on:** June 08, 2004, 04:25:17 PM »

eeeekkkkk ...
putain j'ai fait une faute d'orthographe plus grosse que moi !

Pooh21 · « **Reply #6 on:** June 08, 2004, 04:39:46 PM »

Id look like that to if I ad to hug that zombie Chirac. go Gerd!

beet1e · « **Reply #7 on:** June 08, 2004, 06:03:39 PM »

Straffo/saintaw - as you're both here - What do you think of Tony Blair's gaffe with Chirac when he said "Merci à toi"? The press here made a big thing of it.

Saintaw · « **Reply #8 on:** June 09, 2004, 12:29:03 AM »

Sorry Beetle, to be honnest I am spending too much time in that Scandinavian pub nextdoor lately... haven't watched the news for the last few weeks

I will look it up in Google.

Can't be much worse than Prince Charles that said that he had the "Cul de foudre" (compared to "Coup de foudre") in an announcement to the press in Cannes a few years ago, hehehe...

*Edit*
Just read it here

In my opinion, if they give him sh*t for that... its pretty ridiculous. We all make mistakes in foreign language and cod knows french is much more complex than english. They should have Delors give a few speeches in frenglish for a trade/good laugh

straffo · « **Reply #9 on:** June 09, 2004, 01:42:44 AM »

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Originally posted by beet1e
Straffo/saintaw - as you're both here - What do you think of Tony Blair's gaffe with Chirac when he said "Merci à toi"? The press here made a big thing of it.

Didn't hear of it before your post

It's not a big mistake I don't think any French were surprised ,it's a common occurence for foreigner to use "Tu" when they should use "Vous" and vice-versa

Glasses · « **Reply #10 on:** June 09, 2004, 02:19:32 AM »

60 years what a difference lol

beet1e · « **Reply #11 on:** June 09, 2004, 04:32:24 AM »

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Originally posted by straffo
Didn't hear of it before your post

It's not a big mistake I don't think any French were surprised ,it's a common occurence for foreigner to use "Tu" when they should use "Vous" and vice-versa

Hahaha. In English, the familiar forms were words like thee and thou - not used for many years, except "thee" is sometimes heard in Yorkshire where Dowding lives.

In my French lessons at school, the teacher had difficulty explaining the difference. The scenario he gave was that improper use of tu/toi was akin to going up to a policeman, slapping him on the back and saying "how are yo doing, mate?" - LOL - I was more confused than ever after that!

I've studied Italian, and the familiar form seems to be used more liberally in Italian than in French.

straffo · « **Reply #12 on:** June 09, 2004, 05:20:01 AM »

do the test : http://french.about.com/library/begin/bl_tuvsvous_t.htm

I've made 80%,my excuse is : the question are in English

beet1e · « **Reply #13 on:** June 09, 2004, 05:24:08 AM »

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Originally posted by straffo
do the test : http://french.about.com/library/begin/bl_tuvsvous_t.htm

I've made 80%,my excuse is : the question are in English

I got 90%, but it doesn't say which one I got wrong. Maybe I should address my neighbour's kittens more formally.

Staga · « **Reply #14 on:** June 09, 2004, 05:45:46 AM »

Author Topic: Yuro love! (Read 759 times)

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