lazyfrog 0 #51 July 21, 2003 QuoteQuoteand also use english words while correct french words exist for the same thing... Actually, in Quebec, most anglisisms are grammar based, not vocabulary based. If you dont like the fact that you live in a billingual contry where being billingual is an advantage in Federal functions, maybe its time you think of moving.... ***** of my short experience in Montreal, they have many vocabulary based anglicisms... speciall when it comes to automobile vocabulary... and in my country, there are 4 official languages (wow... 4 languages for such a small country... ) ---------- Fumer tue, péter pue ------------- ourson #10, Mosquito Uno, CBT 579 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Remster 27 #52 July 21, 2003 Quoteto automobile vocabulary... Well, if you're gonna get into Technical Vocabulary...Remster Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
lazyfrog 0 #53 July 21, 2003 Quote Quoteto automobile vocabulary... Well, if you're gonna get into Technical Vocabulary... concerning cars, we should use germanisms, 'cause these are the only real cars ;-)---------- Fumer tue, péter pue ------------- ourson #10, Mosquito Uno, CBT 579 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
QuickDraw 0 #54 July 21, 2003 QuoteThe US could do a hell of a lot better job of protecting our language, whats left of it. *Cough* Don't you mean ours ? Anyway its suprising just how many French words are in the English language, and a few German ones too. -- Hope you don't die. -- I'm fucking winning Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
happythoughts 0 #55 July 21, 2003 Quote*Cough* Don't you mean ours ? LOL In one of my many duties, I sometimes function as a translator for English visitors to the US. Ok. E-mail is an English term. If the French don't want to use it, then why force them. It seems that for almost every other English word, they have gone out and thought up a French one. It seems like a lot of bother, but there it is. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
QuickDraw 0 #56 July 21, 2003 QuoteIn one of my many duties, I sometimes function as a translator for English visitors to the US. You must be a very busy man. -- Hope you don't die. -- I'm fucking winning Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
happythoughts 0 #57 July 21, 2003 QuoteQuoteIn one of my many duties, I sometimes function as a translator for English visitors to the US. You must be a very busy man. Hotel desk clerks seem more than helpful when the women ask to be knocked up in the morning. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BlueEyedMonster 0 #58 July 21, 2003 QuoteQuoteThe US could do a hell of a lot better job of protecting our language, whats left of it.*Cough* Don't you mean ours ? Anyway its suprising just how many French words are in the English language, and a few German ones too. *Cough* YOURS? Umm, English is a Germanic language with lots of french vocab. Quotehttp://www.verbix.com/languages/english.shtml Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
riggerrob 613 #59 July 21, 2003 It took me 16 years to learn enough english to graduate from high school, 7 years to learn enough french to graduate from high school and one year to learn enough german to teach tandem students. If we are going to have one universal language, can we at least pick a language with logical grammar, spelling, no irregular verbs and NO SILENT LETTERS? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
QuickDraw 0 #60 July 21, 2003 Binary ? -- Hope you don't die. -- I'm fucking winning Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BlueEyedMonster 0 #61 July 21, 2003 QuoteIf we are going to have one universal language, can we at least pick a language with logical grammar, spelling, no irregular verbs and NO SILENT LETTERS? I agree with ya there. English sucks to learn. I actually completed all the coursework for my 2nd year of German in 3 weeks. Once you get the different tenses down, its much much easier than English. The unfortunate thing is, the US is not like Europe. I can't just go somewhere to practice. Getting over that ocean is a pain in the butt. I had no place to actually use my language skills. So most are forgotten. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
chuteless 1 #62 July 21, 2003 If E mail is an English term, maybe the Frenchies could call theirs F-Mail....or F-MALE....or something. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Gawain 0 #63 July 21, 2003 QuoteBinary ? 010001000110111100100000011110010110111101 110101001000000110110101100101011000010110 111000100000011101000110100001101001011100 1100111111 010010010010000001110100011010000110100101 101110011010110010000001110111011001010010 000001100001011100100110010100100000011011 110110111000100000011101000110111100100000 011100110110111101101101011001010111010001 101000011010010110111001100111001000000110 100001100101011100100110010100100001 Wanna decode it? Try here: clicky. Note: remove spaces before decoding...So I try and I scream and I beg and I sigh Just to prove I'm alive, and it's alright 'Cause tonight there's a way I'll make light of my treacherous life Make light! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CrazyIvan 0 #64 July 21, 2003 01010000011011110111001101110100001011010111011101101000011011110111001001100101 __________________________________________ Blue Skies and May the Force be with you. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
QuickDraw 0 #65 July 21, 2003 Quote 010001000110111100100000011110010110111101 110101001000000110110101100101011000010110 111000100000011101000110100001101001011100 1100111111 010010010010000001110100011010000110100101 101110011010110010000001110111011001010010 000001100001011100100110010100100000011011 110110111000100000011101000110111100100000 011100110110111101101101011001010111010001 101000011010010110111001100111001000000110 100001100101011100100110010100100001 011011010110000101101110001000000111010001101000011001010111001001100101001000000110 100101110011001000000110000101101100011101110110000101111001011100110010000001100001 001000000111001101101101011000010111001001 110100001000000110000101110011011100110010 11100010111001110011011 01111011011010110010100100000011101110110100001100101011100100110010100101110. -- Hope you don't die. -- I'm fucking winning Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
chuteless 1 #66 July 21, 2003 is that your phone number....drivers lic number....or maybe.your D- licence from USPA ? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jtval 0 #67 July 21, 2003 so whats the french phrase for..YOU CAN EAT MY ASS! heheheh such silliness from themMy photos My Videos Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Rebecca 0 #68 July 21, 2003 try this: 001100000011000100110001001100000011000000 110001001100000011000000110000001100010011 000100110000001100010011000100110001001100 010011000000110001001100010011000100110000 001100010011000000110001001100000011000100 110001001100000011000000110000001100010011 000000110000001100010011000100110000001100 010011000100110000001100000011000000110001 001100010011000000110000001100010011000000 110001001100000011000000110001001100000011 000100110001001100000011000100110000001100 010011000100110000001100000011000000110001 001100010011000000110001001100010011000000 110001001100010011000100110001001100000011 000100110001001100000011000000110001001100 000011000000110000001100010011000100110000 001100000011000100110000001100010011000000 110001001100010011000000110000001100010011 000000110000001100000011000000110001001100 000011000100110001001100000011000100110000 001100000011000100110000001100000011000000 110000001100000011000000110001001100010011 000000110000001100000011000100110001001100 000011000100110001001100000011000100110001 001100010011000100110000001100010011000100 110000001100010011000100110001001100010011 000000110001001100010011000000110001001100 010011000000110000 Take out the spaces... you've got to ask yourself one question: 'Do I feel loquacious?' -- well do you, punk? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Gawain 0 #69 July 21, 2003 Pretty sneaky! I like that!So I try and I scream and I beg and I sigh Just to prove I'm alive, and it's alright 'Cause tonight there's a way I'll make light of my treacherous life Make light! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Rebecca 0 #70 July 21, 2003 Thanks! Yes, I am a crafty one... I'm glad somebody got it! you've got to ask yourself one question: 'Do I feel loquacious?' -- well do you, punk? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Gawain 0 #71 July 21, 2003 There's no limit to doing it either. It does get long however... So I try and I scream and I beg and I sigh Just to prove I'm alive, and it's alright 'Cause tonight there's a way I'll make light of my treacherous life Make light! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
QuickDraw 0 #72 July 21, 2003 Vous pouvez manger mon âne. -- Hope you don't die. -- I'm fucking winning Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jtval 0 #73 July 21, 2003 QuoteVous pouvez manger mon âne. HHAHAHASSwwwheheheheeetttMy photos My Videos Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Rebecca 0 #74 July 21, 2003 true dat. you've got to ask yourself one question: 'Do I feel loquacious?' -- well do you, punk? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Zenister 0 #75 July 21, 2003 QuoteIt took me 16 years to learn enough english to graduate from high school, 7 years to learn enough french to graduate from high school and one year to learn enough german to teach tandem students. If we are going to have one universal language, can we at least pick a language with logical grammar, spelling, no irregular verbs and NO SILENT LETTERS? Esperanto? never work..without a cultural or scientific drive humans wont adapt to each other, they will just gather in groups they can speak to without effort...lazy bastards..____________________________________ Those who fail to learn from the past are simply Doomed. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites