tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5954745049002985163.post261541618166361007..comments2024-01-12T00:27:19.973+01:00Comments on du Jour: Close Just Ain't Good EnoughDelana@dujourhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09319475424591739125noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5954745049002985163.post-29196323858597025202013-05-29T18:03:47.980+02:002013-05-29T18:03:47.980+02:00Hilarious and I make the same sort of mistakes. Go...Hilarious and I make the same sort of mistakes. Good think I learned to laugh at myself when I first moved abroad.Pathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07049052238547572694noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5954745049002985163.post-39972052905806930062013-05-27T17:32:06.453+02:002013-05-27T17:32:06.453+02:00My biggest slip up is that I have a tendency to sa...My biggest slip up is that I have a tendency to say 'cul' to much. I don't mean to, it's just a lot of words sounds just like it. Oops. Sara Louisehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06058056977783867772noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5954745049002985163.post-495797793177736392013-05-25T15:16:41.737+02:002013-05-25T15:16:41.737+02:00Just don't get on the subject of 'a voile ...Just don't get on the subject of 'a voile et vapeur' with your matelots...Helen Devrieshttp://asurfeitofpalfreys.wordpress.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5954745049002985163.post-54478424838451294672013-05-24T18:01:47.832+02:002013-05-24T18:01:47.832+02:00These mistakes keep me from even trying. I go to a...These mistakes keep me from even trying. I go to a French club every month to practice and I either end up not talking or speaking English for which I am reprimanded. I gotta get up the nerve and just do it . . . somehowDebrahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16913958296981829141noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5954745049002985163.post-2372397729253832822013-05-23T14:29:59.568+02:002013-05-23T14:29:59.568+02:00Oh yes, I don't miss that moment of 'what ...Oh yes, I don't miss that moment of 'what the hell did I just say' when the French mums would pause and look at me funny. I had a great time butchering their language! The more boxed wine you drink, the better it gets. <br />Enjoy it all because I sure am missing speaking French (when I got it right), and lovely Aix-en-Provence. x x x Kirsty @ Bonjour Quiltshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05177991521347107396noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5954745049002985163.post-35250057820033987122013-05-22T13:18:55.796+02:002013-05-22T13:18:55.796+02:00Congratulations if you've got that sound down....Congratulations if you've got that sound down. It applies to dessus. And the "L" is silent. However, I would be the last person to whom you should ask these questions!Delana@dujourhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09319475424591739125noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5954745049002985163.post-57788108447660603042013-05-22T10:59:03.931+02:002013-05-22T10:59:03.931+02:00Errors are so easy to make, but they usually end u...Errors are so easy to make, but they usually end up by both sides laughing. Well, hopefully anyway...Sarahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13195684182481935384noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5954745049002985163.post-58270024461328038662013-05-22T02:48:24.960+02:002013-05-22T02:48:24.960+02:00Hello Delana.
I just came back from France and bo...Hello Delana.<br /><br />I just came back from France and bought a house in a small village without bakery.(sigh~) I have to travel 8 km to get some bread and everything else.<br />Check it out Lassay Les Chateaux, Pays de la Loire.<br />I will be back in France end of Sept to start the renovation.<br />Hope you can come and visit me oneday.<br /><br />Keep in touch.<br /><br />Julie xx Julie https://www.blogger.com/profile/16106364297784247005noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5954745049002985163.post-46045581764999323302013-05-21T18:40:28.871+02:002013-05-21T18:40:28.871+02:00OMG, I'm choking with laughter.
I can say th...OMG, I'm choking with laughter. <br /><br />I can say the horrible "u" sound, but which one does it apply to, dessous or dessus? I think I automatically point an index finger up or down when saying or hearing the word(s). So "l" is silent in cul?<br /><br />I just hope the French figure out that we've made a faux pas and not an insult!Lee Ihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15721969338069074639noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5954745049002985163.post-33143981174206146122013-05-21T17:15:52.387+02:002013-05-21T17:15:52.387+02:00Terrific post. I enjoyed every mispronounced word....Terrific post. I enjoyed every mispronounced word.<a href="http://paulita-ponderings.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow">Here's Mine</a> Paulita https://www.blogger.com/profile/14237320966048538408noreply@blogger.com