tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-186849324750028115.post3652214613884674227..comments2023-07-23T14:10:14.460+02:00Comments on Shall we talk?: ShibbolethFloconhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02152293520895506516noreply@blogger.comBlogger34125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-186849324750028115.post-52101145309864395572013-01-13T12:28:49.233+01:002013-01-13T12:28:49.233+01:00Ned,
Wait until I'm back from the protest mar...Ned,<br /><br />Wait until I'm back from the protest march and I'll post my report tomorrow...Floconhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02152293520895506516noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-186849324750028115.post-12506662234288319492013-01-13T11:24:24.179+01:002013-01-13T11:24:24.179+01:00The late comedian George Carlin talks about Englis...The late comedian <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hHhYLJMi7CE" rel="nofollow">George Carlin</a> talks about English expressions. He also has one where he says that anti-abortionists, usually Catholic or some other religion, should be in favor of gay marriage because those people won't have abortions.<br /><br />I hope that Holland will have the guts to completely ignore the Catholic Ned Luddhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00599196155953996432noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-186849324750028115.post-50580876266950418182013-01-10T22:30:22.331+01:002013-01-10T22:30:22.331+01:00C'est souvent (toujours?) le problème avec les...C'est souvent (toujours?) le problème avec les dictionnaires ou sites de ce genre : Ils en font trop et il y a des dizaines d'expressions totalement inconnues sauf celle que l'on cherche.<br /><br />Pour a month of Sundays (que je connaissais pas), <a href="http://www.linguee.fr/francais-anglais/search?source=anglais&query=a+month+of+Sundays" rel="nofollow">it's here</a> qui Floconhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02152293520895506516noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-186849324750028115.post-45349612245009076232013-01-10T17:44:32.214+01:002013-01-10T17:44:32.214+01:00Flocon, it's a good link. I looked up "ca...Flocon, it's a good link. I looked up "calendres greques", but I was surprised not to see in English, "a month of Sundays".Ned Luddhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00599196155953996432noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-186849324750028115.post-68663889127200578872013-01-10T15:17:42.181+01:002013-01-10T15:17:42.181+01:00Ned,
This is where I learned the expression &quo...Ned,<br /><br /><br />This is <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=N3A2qfhiBG8#t=80s" rel="nofollow">where I learned the expression</a> <b><i>"When the cows come home"</i> </b>many, many years ago, and there was no reason why it should be some specific Texan saying indeed.<br /><br />Je n'ai pas eu la curiosité de chercher about this expression but Floconhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02152293520895506516noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-186849324750028115.post-61998763069031191942013-01-10T13:40:46.098+01:002013-01-10T13:40:46.098+01:00"When the cows come home" is not Texan. ..."When the cows come home" is not Texan. In my youth, it referred to dairy cows that would come home at the end of the day. Cattle in Texas had to be rounded up by the Cowboys.<br /><br />Actually, it turns out that the expression is from the 19th century apparently from Scotland--Wiki.Ned Luddhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00599196155953996432noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-186849324750028115.post-36478294329418383592013-01-09T19:47:10.407+01:002013-01-09T19:47:10.407+01:00"I've seen several conversations where a ...<i>"I've seen several conversations where a francophone woman exclaimed to Jan "you're single?!" and proceeded to ask him out on a date..."</i><br /><br />Now, there's no chance that could happen to me... And yet I'm a Francophone :-(Floconhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02152293520895506516noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-186849324750028115.post-29813974082287781062013-01-09T17:07:54.300+01:002013-01-09T17:07:54.300+01:00Flocon, with Jan's permission, I'll clarif...Flocon, with Jan's permission, I'll clarify #4:<br /><br />Nearly all of the francophone tourists Jan's ever met are women.<br /><br />I've seen several conversations where a francophone woman exclaimed to Jan "you're single?!" and proceeded to ask him out on a date...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-186849324750028115.post-68256943990923123282013-01-09T07:20:00.786+01:002013-01-09T07:20:00.786+01:00Anijo, It is Lui (like him) s'appelle Louis......Anijo, It is <b>Lui</b> (like him) s'appelle Louis...<br /><br />(Him we call Louis)<br /><br />-----------<br /><br />I was wondering who that entertaining woman was and you tell me she's Ellen Degeneres (<i>She is of French, English, German, and Irish descent.</i> says Wiki).<br /><br />--------<br /><br />As concerns Hugh Laurie, Ned mentioned him some months ago with the <b>House</b> Floconhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02152293520895506516noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-186849324750028115.post-35692593664774006732013-01-09T06:50:01.540+01:002013-01-09T06:50:01.540+01:00Ned,
According to this map, the population of Min...Ned,<br /><br />According to <a href="http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/a7/Census-2000-Data-Top-US-Ancestries-by-County.svg" rel="nofollow">this map</a>, the population of Minnesota is exclusively composed of German ancestry (with a tiny portion coming from Norway).<br /><br />Maybe would the first immigrants speak slowly because they were hesitant with a language that was unknown Floconhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02152293520895506516noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-186849324750028115.post-44442887043167714632013-01-09T00:39:12.505+01:002013-01-09T00:39:12.505+01:00btw, i looked up 'ch'ti' on Youtube. T...btw, i looked up 'ch'ti' on Youtube. That is not a pleasant accent to my ears...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-186849324750028115.post-57233531534507660492013-01-09T00:37:53.008+01:002013-01-09T00:37:53.008+01:00Hugh Laurie plays Dr. Gregory House in the TV seri...Hugh Laurie plays Dr. Gregory House in the TV series <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/House_(TV_series)" rel="nofollow">House.</a><br /><br />He speaks American English with a flawless American-English accent.<br /><br />Ellen Degeneres is one of my favorite female comedians.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-186849324750028115.post-4948642205050685062013-01-09T00:21:55.766+01:002013-01-09T00:21:55.766+01:00Ha. Yes, an American might say in attempt to prono...Ha. Yes, an American might say in attempt to pronounce that, "Louis s'appelle Louis".<br /><br />I learned that the way to pronounce the french 'u' is to place one's lips in the position to say 'ee' (or 'i' in French) and then say "oo" (or 'ou' in French).Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-186849324750028115.post-37098958201925215892013-01-09T00:18:51.201+01:002013-01-09T00:18:51.201+01:00Flocon, you can see the difference in accents if y...Flocon, you can see the difference in accents if you look up <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Phno8FKSl48" rel="nofollow">Frances McDormand</a> giving her Oscar acceptance speech. Her real accent is very different than her movie accent. The Coens are from Minneapolis so they must know the culture well.Ned Luddhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00599196155953996432noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-186849324750028115.post-12382288329576569062013-01-08T23:37:31.167+01:002013-01-08T23:37:31.167+01:00Anijo,
"Pronouncing the French 'u' i...Anijo,<br /><br /><i>"Pronouncing the French 'u' is difficult for Americans"</i><br /><br />How about <b>Lui s'appelle Louis</b>?Floconhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02152293520895506516noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-186849324750028115.post-10426544082104883792013-01-08T23:35:55.529+01:002013-01-08T23:35:55.529+01:00Jan
About your top 9 Remarks, I wonder what #4 ha...Jan<br /><br />About your top 9 Remarks, I wonder what #4 has to do with the accent issue ;-)<br /><br />Floconhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02152293520895506516noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-186849324750028115.post-30404376081056734172013-01-08T23:24:15.283+01:002013-01-08T23:24:15.283+01:00SemperFidelis,
I suppose the more extended and th...SemperFidelis,<br /><br />I suppose the more extended and the more populous a country is, the more accents exist with most extreme differences between them. China must be a study case in that regard. <br /><br />As pertains Germany, since you've learned German, I venture to say you'll agree with me that the correct pronunciation isn't the trickiest part to master with this language: Floconhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02152293520895506516noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-186849324750028115.post-66361388302614594142013-01-08T22:51:03.754+01:002013-01-08T22:51:03.754+01:00Ned,
I'm working on this now and I'm not ...Ned,<br /><br />I'm working on <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Oy2HfixB9_8" rel="nofollow">this</a> now and I'm not surprised people think you're nordic when considering the setting of the film.<br /><br />All the comments focus on the accent in Minnesota. I'm too impaired to tell about the accent anyway. <br /><br />Frances McDormand's jaw is typical of Scandinavian Floconhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02152293520895506516noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-186849324750028115.post-65321194046231863392013-01-08T14:14:38.392+01:002013-01-08T14:14:38.392+01:00Top 9 Remarks Jan hears from Francophone Tourists
...Top 9 Remarks Jan hears from Francophone Tourists<br /><br />9. "For a Canadian, you speak flawlessly, but very strangely."<br />8. "You're not originally from Québec?!"<br />7. "You've never left Canada?!"<br />6. "We say/measure that differently..."<br />5. "You have a Dutch-Franco name, but you're not Belgian..."<br />4. "You&#Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-186849324750028115.post-40997670650643321212013-01-08T13:50:15.747+01:002013-01-08T13:50:15.747+01:00After many years of study in the US, and work in G...After many years of study in the US, and work in Germany, my daughter is now fluent in German. Germans can detect an accent. But it is so slight that they usually conclude that she is just "not from these parts." She has been asked a few times if she was Swiss, and once if she was French. Never, however, has anyone suspected that she was an American. I was an eyewitness to an Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-186849324750028115.post-76496970150580167182013-01-07T14:07:01.934+01:002013-01-07T14:07:01.934+01:00When people ask me about my accent in French--they...When people ask me about my accent in French--they often think I'm nordic--and when I tell them it's American, they ask it is. Then I tell them it is a "Disney" accent from watching so many of those films and TV shows when I was young.<br /><br />Its rhythm is certainly slower than in the east. I am even slower. I worked as a DJ on a couple of radio stations and people and when Ned Luddhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00599196155953996432noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-186849324750028115.post-71050042852175091192013-01-06T22:14:23.372+01:002013-01-06T22:14:23.372+01:00"I cannot distinguish other French accents.&q...<i>"I cannot distinguish other French accents."</i><br /><br />For what I know, there aren't that many accents in French (Francophone countries are different cases of course).<br /><br />The most recognizable among them all is that of the S.E part of the country, needless to say.<br /><br />No accent in Brittany, just there exists a language quite different from French and it is <a Floconhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02152293520895506516noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-186849324750028115.post-56878858310276631702013-01-06T17:00:52.799+01:002013-01-06T17:00:52.799+01:00You're right Flocon. The French from South-Eas...<i>You're right Flocon. The French from South-East France have a very noticeable accent when they speak French</i><br /><br />oops.. I meant to say, when they speak English. <br /><br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-186849324750028115.post-20734930156442235302013-01-06T16:59:06.750+01:002013-01-06T16:59:06.750+01:00You're right Flocon. The French from South-Eas...You're right Flocon. The French from South-East France have a very noticeable accent when they speak French. <br /><br />I remember one time speaking to this friend from Marseille and she corrected my pronunciation of 'tapisserie'. I pronounced it 'tapisri', and she said 'no, it's tapiseri'... hmmm.. <br /><br />People from the East Coast do speak more quickly thanAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-186849324750028115.post-61375676945154854532013-01-06T09:32:04.778+01:002013-01-06T09:32:04.778+01:00Anijo,
"She wasn't all that different as...Anijo,<br /><br /><i>"She wasn't all that different as compared to a woman from New Mexico."</i><br /><br /><br />The phenomena is world wide I guess and is a result of media globalisation.<br /><br />A Californian girlfriend once said to me that people from the West coast sound "lazy" to people from the East coast because they don't speak as fast as them. Urban legendFloconhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02152293520895506516noreply@blogger.com