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Diamond
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Hi Mozart, You mean stigmata? Probably Saint Francis was the first. ( I want an extra special prize today, if I'm right, because I didn't google it.  ) |
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quote: Special gift??? hum How about a cyber kiss on the cheek?
But mon cheri, you are French-Canadian, so I demand two..one for each cheek. Seriously though, you ask great trivia questions and we don't tell you enough how much fun they are. So, thank you.  |
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quote: But mon cheri, you are French-Canadian, so I demand two..one for each cheek.
Désolé, c'est mon coté Américain. Deux becs tu les mérites, dg!  BTW, thanx for the compliments Dawg and dg. |
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quote: Originally posted by juanruiz: ça voudrait dire quattre, n'est-ce pas?
JR! Behave yourself.  quote: Désolé, c'est mon coté Américain. Deux becs tu les mérites, dg!
Oh, Mozart! Si tu voyagerais par Ontario vers le Quebec, cet été, je te montrerai tous les attractions de la ville. (Let me know if there any inaccuracies above, and I'll fire my translator immediately. ) |
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I would have loved it dg. I don't know yet about the details of trip, I'll keep you posted. Thanx! Your phrase is almost perfect.I'll correct two letters and it will work. "Si tu voyagerais par l'Ontario vers le Québec, cet été, je te montrerai s toutes les attractions de la ville." The second verb was spelled using the future tense instead of the conditional. No big deal, |
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| Posts: 7509 | Location: u.s.a, south Florida | Registered: 06-03-02 | |
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quote: Originally posted by Mozart:
Your phrase is almost perfect.
I agree, given that the person that translated it did it at a moment's notice for me. It was certainly better than I could ever have done by myself! That said, he still needs to learn to behave in trivia. |
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quote: "Si tu voyagerais par l'Ontario vers le Québec, cet été, je te montrerais toutes les attractions de la ville."
I'll be even more critical than Mozart on this. Technically, the verb following "Si" should be in the imparfait if the resultant clause is in the conditional. In the 16th century it would have been in the imperfect subjunctive (voyagesses, or something like that), which isn't used anymore. Query: Do all the Canadian provinces take the definite article? |
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| Posts: 8300 | Location: On Vacation | Registered: 06-06-02 | |
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quote: Query: Do all the Canadian provinces take the definite article?
Yes they all do. Of course a "préposition" may be used. In the phrase : "I went to work in Ontario", it becomes "Je suis allé travailler en Ontario Notice that "en" is used when the Province (State) starts with a vowel or is "feminin",if it is "masculin" , "au" is used. For instance "au Québec, en Ontario, au Nouveau Brunswick, en Nouvelle Ecosse etc... And you were right about the "imparfait" being used on the first verb, it should have been "voyageait" but in the everyday "street language" nowadays it is ok. |
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| Posts: 7509 | Location: u.s.a, south Florida | Registered: 06-03-02 | |
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quote: it should have been "voyageait" but in the everyday "street language" nowadays it is ok.
Tu me tiens par les gosses on this one, Mozart. |
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| Posts: 8300 | Location: On Vacation | Registered: 06-06-02 | |
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quote: Originally posted by juanruiz:
Tu me tiens par les gosses on this one, Mozart.
I understand some Canadian French too, you know...and you can't say that in here ! You're spoiling Mozart's and my tête-à-tête and vacation plans! |
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quote: and you can't say that in here !
Sure I can. Every post now counts. |
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| Posts: 8300 | Location: On Vacation | Registered: 06-06-02 | |
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quote: Tu me tiens par les gosses
This is, of course, one of the more marked differences between Canadian and French French. "Gosses" in France is idiomatic for "enfants." So, the lesson is, know where the person is from before you ask "Combien de gosses avez-vous?" |
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quote: Combien de gosses avez-vous?
I'd never be so forward as to ask Mozart that. |
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