Whereabouts are you?
Posted 01/10/2008 - 09:39
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Mannesty wrote:
I am 54 and English and still trying to get to grip's with it. English that is
pentaxian450 wrote:
Yves Laurier
Now you can all try to say it properly together.
One thing to remember with French: the letters sound the same in a word as they sound in the alphabet, unlike English where a letter can be pronounced about ten different ways. And then they say French is hard to learn. I wish English was as easy to learn as French!
Isn't the 's' silent in Yves, and the 'au' pronounced 'o'? terje-l wrote:
But it is always nice to put, if not a face, then at least a place, to the names. And interesting to note the small linguistic challenges as pointed out by Gwyn.
Thank you all
Since you enjoy linguistic challenges, here's my full name:But it is always nice to put, if not a face, then at least a place, to the names. And interesting to note the small linguistic challenges as pointed out by Gwyn.
Thank you all
Yves Laurier
Now you can all try to say it properly together.
One thing to remember with French: the letters sound the same in a word as they sound in the alphabet, unlike English where a letter can be pronounced about ten different ways. And then they say French is hard to learn. I wish English was as easy to learn as French!
Tel,
Posted 01/10/2008 - 09:44
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ttk wrote:
I am 54 and English and still trying to get to grip's with it. English that is[/quote]I'm 59 and I gave up on English years ago.
Mannesty wrote:
Yves Laurier
Now you can all try to say it properly together.
One thing to remember with French: the letters sound the same in a word as they sound in the alphabet, unlike English where a letter can be pronounced about ten different ways. And then they say French is hard to learn. I wish English was as easy to learn as French!
Isn't the 's' silent in Yves, and the 'au' pronounced 'o'? pentaxian450 wrote:
[quote:3496ace15f="terje-l"]
But it is always nice to put, if not a face, then at least a place, to the names. And interesting to note the small linguistic challenges as pointed out by Gwyn.
Thank you all
Since you enjoy linguistic challenges, here's my full name:[quote:3496ace15f="terje-l"]
But it is always nice to put, if not a face, then at least a place, to the names. And interesting to note the small linguistic challenges as pointed out by Gwyn.
Thank you all
Yves Laurier
Now you can all try to say it properly together.
One thing to remember with French: the letters sound the same in a word as they sound in the alphabet, unlike English where a letter can be pronounced about ten different ways. And then they say French is hard to learn. I wish English was as easy to learn as French!
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Posted 01/10/2008 - 17:48
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Mannesty wrote:
You got that part right.
pentaxian450 wrote:
Yves Laurier
Now you can all try to say it properly together.
One thing to remember with French: the letters sound the same in a word as they sound in the alphabet, unlike English where a letter can be pronounced about ten different ways. And then they say French is hard to learn. I wish English was as easy to learn as French!
Isn't the 's' silent in Yves, and the 'au' pronounced 'o'? terje-l wrote:
But it is always nice to put, if not a face, then at least a place, to the names. And interesting to note the small linguistic challenges as pointed out by Gwyn.
Thank you all
Since you enjoy linguistic challenges, here's my full name:But it is always nice to put, if not a face, then at least a place, to the names. And interesting to note the small linguistic challenges as pointed out by Gwyn.
Thank you all
Yves Laurier
Now you can all try to say it properly together.
One thing to remember with French: the letters sound the same in a word as they sound in the alphabet, unlike English where a letter can be pronounced about ten different ways. And then they say French is hard to learn. I wish English was as easy to learn as French!
Yves (another one of those crazy Canucks)
Posted 01/10/2008 - 18:02
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eve lori-eh?
Last year I tried to ground one of my boys for swearing. I didn't understand what he was saying, turns out he was practicing for a French Exam. It all worked out in the end....the grounding gave him plenty of uninterupted study time. He gets mostly A's.
With teens, one should always err on the side of "Grounding".
(of course back in our youth, days, Gerri would've been praised for "Speaking in Tongues", with my background, while similar to Gerri's, me practicing French would've resulted in an exorcism, so I guess the boy doesn't have it so bad after all...).
Last year I tried to ground one of my boys for swearing. I didn't understand what he was saying, turns out he was practicing for a French Exam. It all worked out in the end....the grounding gave him plenty of uninterupted study time. He gets mostly A's.
With teens, one should always err on the side of "Grounding".
(of course back in our youth, days, Gerri would've been praised for "Speaking in Tongues", with my background, while similar to Gerri's, me practicing French would've resulted in an exorcism, so I guess the boy doesn't have it so bad after all...).
Fired many shots. Didn't kill anything.
Posted 01/10/2008 - 19:19
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Don wrote:
eve lori-eh?
Last year I tried to ground one of my boys for swearing. I didn't understand what he was saying, turns out he was practicing for a French Exam. It all worked out in the end....the grounding gave him plenty of uninterupted study time. He gets mostly A's.
With teens, one should always err on the side of "Grounding".
(of course back in our youth, days, Gerri would've been praised for "Speaking in Tongues", with my background, while similar to Gerri's, me practicing French would've resulted in an exorcism, so I guess the boy doesn't have it so bad after all...).
You just passed your French exam with flying colors.
eve lori-eh?
Last year I tried to ground one of my boys for swearing. I didn't understand what he was saying, turns out he was practicing for a French Exam. It all worked out in the end....the grounding gave him plenty of uninterupted study time. He gets mostly A's.
With teens, one should always err on the side of "Grounding".
(of course back in our youth, days, Gerri would've been praised for "Speaking in Tongues", with my background, while similar to Gerri's, me practicing French would've resulted in an exorcism, so I guess the boy doesn't have it so bad after all...).
Yves (another one of those crazy Canucks)
Posted 01/10/2008 - 19:29
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pentaxian450 wrote:
One thing to remember with French: the letters sound the same in a word as they sound in the alphabet...
So, Yves Laurier...One thing to remember with French: the letters sound the same in a word as they sound in the alphabet...
That would be Whyvee-ess Elayooarreyeeearr?
More like Eve Lorryair surely?
Dan
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Posted 01/10/2008 - 19:30
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Whoops! Hadn't noticed the thread went onto the second page.
Dan
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Posted 04/10/2008 - 07:35
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I am 54 and English and still trying to get to grip's with it. English that is
oop 'ere int' north we dunt do 'inglish', us out int' sticks stick wi' wot we knows. An as appen mebe jus' gets on wi' it.
I am 54 and English and still trying to get to grip's with it. English that is
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But it is always nice to put, if not a face, then at least a place, to the names. And interesting to note the small linguistic challenges as pointed out by Gwyn.
Thank you all
Yves Laurier
Now you can all try to say it properly together.
One thing to remember with French: the letters sound the same in a word as they sound in the alphabet, unlike English where a letter can be pronounced about ten different ways. And then they say French is hard to learn. I wish English was as easy to learn as French!