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Thanks for that information. I have crossed and retreated over the
tutoyer boundary myself, so it is good to know that others have felt that way, too.
posted by
WindTapper
on August 26, 2006 at 8:17 PM
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Thanks for the thought Ypun, read my comment on your blog please.
posted by
marieclaire66
on August 19, 2006 at 2:12 PM
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BTW Marieclaire, the quote is fr. MJ Coetzee, South African nobel laureatte
I did not see you around BLOGIT today--and I had time until now--my afternoon/evening. Stay well--enjoy Sunday--and I will check back after the Sabbath. Shalom my friend--a gift to share--
posted by
ILLUMINATI8
on August 19, 2006 at 12:45 PM
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You deserve a country of these---who knows maybe that is possible!!
posted by
ILLUMINATI8
on August 18, 2006 at 3:13 PM
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Ypun you'd better have read this, I will give you a test tomorrow.
posted by
marieclaire66
on August 18, 2006 at 2:55 AM
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translation is....
"Qu'est devenu ce front poli, ces cheveux blonds, sourcils voutes?"
what became of this polished forehead, such blond hair, arched eyebrows?
posted by
marieclaire66
on August 17, 2006 at 1:42 AM
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May I say "tu" and spell it so it affords an escape clause: "too"?
Anyway, Please help trasnlate this for me--and I can tell you how I know this expression, later.
"Qu'est devenu ce front poli, ces cheveux blonds, sourcils voutes?"
This is reakted to the news from Soputh Africa you got from my compatriots. yes, they are 100 % correct and YU are correct TU! (No fear that I will judge your viewpoint; in fact my wofe shares it and I knwo its true--hence the rleuctance to settle there). shalom & thanks for everything 
posted by
ILLUMINATI8
on August 15, 2006 at 5:21 PM
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Zut! I meant to say switch to "tu"
posted by
marieclaire66
on August 15, 2006 at 3:36 AM
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good question!
I think I would give you a "vous" until you allowed me to switch to a "vous", it is a matter of friendship and trust, how close you are willing to get to another person; I always err on the side of caution the "vous" I prefer to be too formal rather than casual, out of respect for the other person's emotional space. It varies from person to person but I think it is a good rule of thumb and applies for most people.
I hope it answers your question. There are no hard and fast rules, it is all a matter of how well and how close you want to be as well?
posted by
marieclaire66
on August 15, 2006 at 3:36 AM
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would you refer to me
were we to meet as a vous or a tu?
posted by
Azur
on August 15, 2006 at 2:22 AM
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azur you are forgiven for every linguistic transgression, but you may only
do this once, you understand!
posted by
marieclaire66
on August 15, 2006 at 1:56 AM
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I find these French post interesting
For the non-French I guess we have an excuse if we get it wrong
posted by
Azur
on August 15, 2006 at 12:43 AM
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thanks for bothering to read this, most people dont give a stuff about
French but thanks for making the effort.
posted by
marieclaire66
on August 15, 2006 at 12:28 AM
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same with French
in Tahiti they don't bother with vous, guess it makes life easier, dont know if it is a change in attitude people becoming less respectful or just plain lazy
posted by
marieclaire66
on August 14, 2006 at 9:49 PM
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I think the whole world is becoming too informal, actually.
Marta said I don't seem to like reading fiction very much.
"I guess you're not an 'afictionado'," she said.
Poor Marta. For all her reading, she doesn't even know the right word.
posted by
Mademoiselle
on August 14, 2006 at 9:21 PM
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Marie-Claire--- I understand completely your point about this. In my
experience, Spanish has become more informal over the years, with "tu" used more commonly than what I was taught years ago.
posted by
Jazwolf
on August 14, 2006 at 7:57 PM
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