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| Cunning Linguists Languages and their use. What languages do you speak and why? What do words really mean? Can you say things in one language that you can't say in another? Should there be a national language? How many languages should a person know and what are they? |
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#1
 2009-01-06, 13:59
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substituting english words for french
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so what are some of the many examples of where english words are substituted for french?
ie.
'pleased to meet you - enchante'.
'that is soo.. jejune.
so basically french words alot of snobs use
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#2
 2009-01-07, 01:38
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Re: substituting english words for french
Knowing my way fairly well around the French tongue, I do like to spice up my English with French. One of my favorites to use would be Mélange. Most of the others are just technical terms, such as hors d'uvre, haute couture, and the likes...
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#3
 2009-01-07, 01:39
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Re: substituting english words for french
God damnit, double post. Sorry.
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#4
 2009-01-07, 02:07
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Re: substituting english words for french
Je speak franglais. (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_French_words_and_phrases_used_by_English_s peakers)
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#5
 2009-01-07, 06:44
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Re: substituting english words for french
merci guys!.
now only trouble is the pronunciation with some of those words :P.
oh, and the grammar.
any sites where they use 'franglais' in sentences?
btw, how many of those words do ya guys actually use?
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#6
 2009-01-09, 06:14
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Melbourne Victoria Australia E
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Re: substituting english words for french
sorry i don't know how to spell it, but mina je tua is the only one i use :)
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#7
 2009-01-09, 10:11
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Re: substituting english words for french
I guess if that means ménage à trois you better don´t use that word if you don´t know how to say it ..
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