It's remembering to address the maire as vous but his wife as tu...
...even though the rule of thumb I was taught was to use 'tu' if they were family, younger, drunk, pets or you'd shagged them...
Posted By: Arganth on July 8th 2009 at 19:13:53
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- And seeing as you're in, Dave, a Q to you and Aggs and Shoddy etc (General Chat) - Sugbad The Bad, Jul 8, 18:19:23
- Hello Suggs (General Chat) - shoddy, Jul 8, 20:39:36
- it's all about the liasons and silent letters (General Chat) - Dave in France, Jul 8, 18:32:10
- You pronounce the 'CaReFuL' consonants... (General Chat) - Arganth, Jul 8, 18:42:12
- Michel is one of the methods I'm using, yes (General Chat) - Sugbad The Bad, Jul 8, 18:44:06
- oh and elision (General Chat) - Dave in France, Jul 8, 18:34:56
- see, I know *about* this (as opposed to knowing it properly) (General Chat) - Sugbad The Bad, Jul 8, 18:39:59
- its a headache when you have to listen to it 24/7 but you dont get it sometimes (General Chat) - shoddy, Jul 8, 20:50:34
- oh yeah, and I can read ok, but the problem is in my mind I apply a sound to that french (General Chat) - shoddy, Jul 8, 20:56:25
- Is that you, Rob? (General Chat) - Sugbad The Bad, Jul 8, 21:11:14
- Nope, I'm not Rob! I wish that I could speak as well as him! (General Chat) - shoddy, Jul 8, 21:20:59
- Ah, OK, I saw your reply to someone the other day and made 5 from two 2s (General Chat) - Sugbad The Bad, Jul 8, 21:25:58
- well, it's different to english or scandinavian languages for example, yes (General Chat) - Dave in France, Jul 8, 21:31:51
- Heh heh (General Chat) - Sugbad The Bad, Jul 8, 21:35:01
- that sounds like a whole new thread ! (n/m) (General Chat) - shoddy, Jul 8, 21:36:26
- A new thread? More like a blog, mate. Back away from it. (n/m) (General Chat) - Sugbad The Bad, Jul 8, 21:40:09
- that sounds like a whole new thread ! (n/m) (General Chat) - shoddy, Jul 8, 21:36:26
- Heh heh (General Chat) - Sugbad The Bad, Jul 8, 21:35:01
- c'est n'importe quoi ! (General Chat) - shoddy, Jul 8, 21:31:46
- well, it's different to english or scandinavian languages for example, yes (General Chat) - Dave in France, Jul 8, 21:31:51
- Ah, OK, I saw your reply to someone the other day and made 5 from two 2s (General Chat) - Sugbad The Bad, Jul 8, 21:25:58
- Nope, I'm not Rob! I wish that I could speak as well as him! (General Chat) - shoddy, Jul 8, 21:20:59
- Is that you, Rob? (General Chat) - Sugbad The Bad, Jul 8, 21:11:14
- oh yeah, and I can read ok, but the problem is in my mind I apply a sound to that french (General Chat) - shoddy, Jul 8, 20:56:25
- years (General Chat) - Dave in France, Jul 8, 18:49:28
- When I have to e-mail the guy, I write in French - except (General Chat) - Sugbad The Bad, Jul 8, 19:00:01
- i don't think 'tu' always leads to bumming (General Chat) - Dave in France, Jul 8, 19:08:06
- It's remembering to address the maire as vous but his wife as tu... (General Chat) - Arganth, Jul 8, 19:13:53
- You've been to Abjat then ? (n/m) (General Chat) - Arganth, Jul 8, 19:17:56
- Zut alors, that shoud go there V V (n/m) (General Chat) - Arganth, Jul 8, 19:20:04
- In France, I believe, it's possible for all five to apply at the same time (n/m) (General Chat) - Sugbad The Bad, Jul 8, 19:16:24
- Oh - I'll tell you what's a major sod to remember, too (General Chat) - Sugbad The Bad, Jul 8, 19:21:10
- that seems a perfectly logical expression to me (General Chat) - Dave in France, Jul 8, 19:26:07
- There's my problem. I thought 'droit' only meant 'right'. (n/m) (General Chat) - Sugbad The Bad, Jul 8, 19:27:05
- the secret of learning a language... (General Chat) - Dave in France, Jul 8, 19:28:54
- oh, but that has an e on the end, dunnit (n/m) (General Chat) - Sugbad The Bad, Jul 8, 19:28:05
- There's my problem. I thought 'droit' only meant 'right'. (n/m) (General Chat) - Sugbad The Bad, Jul 8, 19:27:05
- that seems a perfectly logical expression to me (General Chat) - Dave in France, Jul 8, 19:26:07
- Oh - I'll tell you what's a major sod to remember, too (General Chat) - Sugbad The Bad, Jul 8, 19:21:10
- You've been to Abjat then ? (n/m) (General Chat) - Arganth, Jul 8, 19:17:56
- It's remembering to address the maire as vous but his wife as tu... (General Chat) - Arganth, Jul 8, 19:13:53
- In speaking, most tu parts of verbs sound the same as je... (General Chat) - Arganth, Jul 8, 19:06:26
- Ah - he wrote the Merde books, I see (General Chat) - Sugbad The Bad, Jul 8, 19:08:39
- Indeed. They're a little exaggerated, but I recognise a lot of what happens. (n/m) (General Chat) - Arganth, Jul 8, 19:14:50
- Ah - he wrote the Merde books, I see (General Chat) - Sugbad The Bad, Jul 8, 19:08:39
- i don't think 'tu' always leads to bumming (General Chat) - Dave in France, Jul 8, 19:08:06
- When I have to e-mail the guy, I write in French - except (General Chat) - Sugbad The Bad, Jul 8, 19:00:01
- its a headache when you have to listen to it 24/7 but you dont get it sometimes (General Chat) - shoddy, Jul 8, 20:50:34
- see, I know *about* this (as opposed to knowing it properly) (General Chat) - Sugbad The Bad, Jul 8, 18:39:59
- You pronounce the 'CaReFuL' consonants... (General Chat) - Arganth, Jul 8, 18:42:12
- Quite often I still can't. Especially when they speak patois. (General Chat) - Arganth, Jul 8, 18:24:53
- Did I read that you're packing up and coming home? (General Chat) - Sugbad The Bad, Jul 8, 18:30:46
- I am. (General Chat) - Arganth, Jul 8, 18:43:26
- In that case, well done (General Chat) - Sugbad The Bad, Jul 8, 18:46:55
- I am. (General Chat) - Arganth, Jul 8, 18:43:26
- Did I read that you're packing up and coming home? (General Chat) - Sugbad The Bad, Jul 8, 18:30:46
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