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when my younger daughter worked in an Irish pub she learned how to draw a shamrock on a guiness but it is true that the thingy which brings happiness when we are not in Ireland is a four-leaf clover.
For each petal on the shamrock this brings a wish your way. Good health, good luck, and happiness for today and every day.
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In France, we absolutely need a four-leaf shamrock to get lucky.
In Ireland, they managed to get luck from a three-leafed one: clever! At the same time, they sell beer
In Ireland, they managed to get luck from a three-leafed one: clever! At the same time, they sell beer
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if you can't think straight, you are not thinking calmly and clearly about something I
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Gérard I very much like the expression : Bachelor party =>Stag do
Bachelorette party =>Hen do
Bachelorette party =>Hen do
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Yes. Funny, Muriel.
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Tx Gérard. Those examples are very useful. I will try not to make the mistake !
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Comparison of American and British English
Over the past 400 years, the form of the language used in the Americas—especially in the United States—and that used in the United Kingdom have diverged in a few minor ways, leading to the versions now occasionally referred to as American…
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This is an excellent list though it's far from being exhaustive (crops, car parts, fuels, use of past tense, conditional, culture of course, etc are missing).
Please don't say there's no difference b/w Am and Brit, there's enough to be mistaken at times!
Over the past 400 years, the form of the language used in the Americas—especially in the United States—and that used in the United Kingdom have diverged in a few minor ways, leading to the versions now occasionally referred to as American English and British English. Differences between the two include pronunciation, grammar, vocabulary (lexis), spelling, punctuation, idioms, and formatting of dates and numbers, although the differences in written and most spoken grammar structure tend to be much less than those of other aspects of the language in terms of mutual intelligibility. A small number of words have completely different meanings in the two versions or are even unknown or not used in one of the versions.
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Thanks Gérard for that vocabulary. I read it once more which was very useful !
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punctuation signs in French are identical to punctuation signs in English but their use is different
Although French and English use nearly all of the same punctuation marks, some of their uses in the two languages are considerably different. Rather than an explanation of the rules of French and English punctuation, here is a simple summary of how French punctuation differs from English.
Some key differences between English and French punctuation
One-part punctuation marks
These are very similar in French and English, with a few exceptions. .le pointfull stopperioddot
1. In French, the period is not used after abbreviations of measurement: 25 m (mètres), 12 min (minutes), etc. 2. It can be used to separate the elements of a date:
10 septembre 1973 = 10.9.19733. When writing numbers, either a period or a space may be used to separate every three digits (where a comma would be used in English):
1,000,000 (English) = 1.000.000 or 1 000 0004. It's not used to indicate a decimal point (see virgule 1 below)
,la virgulecomma
1. In French, the comma is used as a decimal point:
2.5 (English) = 2,5 (French)2. Not used to separate three digits (see point 3 above) 3. Whereas in English, the serial comma (the one before "and" in a list) is optional, it cannot be used in French:
J'ai acheté un livre, deux stylos et du papier.
Not J'ai acheté un livre, deux stylos, et du papier.
Note: When writing numerals, the period and comma are opposites in the two languages:
French English oh la la take care!
2,5 (deux virgule cinq)
2.500 (deux mille cinq cents)
2.5 (two point five)
2,500 (two thousand five hundred)Two-part punctuation marks
In French, a space is required both before and after all two- (or more) part punctuation marks and symbols, including : ; « » ! ? % $ #
:les deux-pointscolonThe colon is much more common in French than in English. It may introduce direct speech ; a citation; or the explanation, conclusion, summary, etc. of whatever precedes it.
Jean a dit : « Je veux le faire. »
Ce film est très intéressant : c'est un classique.
« »les guillemetset—le tiretet...les points de suspensionThe quotation marks (inverted commas) " " don't exist in French; the guillemets « » are used. Guillemets are usually used only at the beginning and end of an entire conversation. Unlike in English, where any non-speech is found outside of the quotation marks, in French guillemets do not end when an incidental clause (he said, she smiled, etc.) is added. To indicate that a new person is speaking, a tiret (m-dash) is added. In English, an interruption or trailing off of speech can be indicated with either a tiret or des points de suspension (ellipsis). In French only the latter is used.
« Salut Jeanne ! dit Pierre. Comment vas-tu ?
— Ah, salut Pierre ! crie Jeanne.
— As-tu passé un bon weekend ?
— Oui, merci, répond-elle. Mais...
— Attends, je dois te dire quelque chose d'important »."Hi Jeanne!" Pierre says. "How are you?"
"Oh, hi Pierre!" shouts Jeanne.
"Did you have a nice weekend?"
"Yes, thanks," she responds. "But—"
"Wait, I have to tell you something important."The tiret can also be used like parentheses — to indicate or emphasize a comment:
Paul — mon meilleur ami — va arriver demain.
le point-virgule ;
le point d'exclamation !
le point d'intérrogation ?
The semi colon
the exclamation mark
and the question mark are all used similarly in the two languages.
(Adapted from about.com: French Language)
Dernière édition par MurielB le Lun 27 Nov - 11:20, édité 1 fois
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Thanks Muriel.
Something very important in American: the exclamation point is a sign of anger.
I remember as the admi nistrator of a French forum, I received a PM from an American friend asking me why the hell someone was so angry at her while the words and context didn't show this; in fact it was due to the many exclamation points used by a French lasy who was very good at English but who didn't know about this cultural point.
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NB: Krystyna confirms for Americans but less for Australians.
Americans consider not exactly the writer is angry but close: a sign of aggressivity or a sarcastiic tone.
Something very important in American: the exclamation point is a sign of anger.
I remember as the admi nistrator of a French forum, I received a PM from an American friend asking me why the hell someone was so angry at her while the words and context didn't show this; in fact it was due to the many exclamation points used by a French lasy who was very good at English but who didn't know about this cultural point.
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NB: Krystyna confirms for Americans but less for Australians.
Americans consider not exactly the writer is angry but close: a sign of aggressivity or a sarcastiic tone.
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very interesting list ! Tx
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Gérard, everyone.
I can see from the graph that to read off=to read out=to read aloud
I think I would have translated to read aloud into to read up after to speak up
It's so confusing !
I can see from the graph that to read off=to read out=to read aloud
I think I would have translated to read aloud into to read up after to speak up
It's so confusing !
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I'm really happy if you can learn one or a few prepositions and, moreover, fix a mistake (bloody difficult 1-to detect 2-to fix).MurielB a écrit:...
I congratulate you on you success. I will try to use that sentence as soon as I can because I would have used the incorrect one.
Regarding "congratulations on", you'll have the opporunity in this period of elections provided you chose the winner.
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Do you want to revise the compound adjectives ?
COMPOUND ADJECTIVES
Adjective / noun + adjectivea dark-blue uniform
adj. adj.
a navy - blue hat
nom adj.
Adjective, adverb or noun + present participlean old - looking building
adj. part. présent
a fast - running horse
adv. part. présent
a heart - breaking story
nom part. présent
Adjective, adverb or noun + past participlean old - established tradition
adj. part. passé
a well - known actor
adv. part. Passé
a home - made cake
nom part. passé Adjective + noun + ED
– a green - eyed boy
– a red - roofed house
– a blue - uniformed soldier
– a bad - tempered man
Othera drive - in restaurant
a four - letter word
a fifteen - year - old boy
the 9.45 train
a one - way street
a second - hand car
Dernière édition par MurielB le Lun 27 Nov - 11:28, édité 2 fois
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Surprising to read about a silent h in "wh-"... however...
... look at the pronunciation in American English: the "h" is heard for "what when while etc" ahah!
... and don't forget the h is also heard in "who" even in British English ahahah
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What are Interjections – And How Do You Use Them?
What Is an Interjection?…In linguistics, an interjection is a word or expression that occurs as an utterance on its own and expresses a spontaneous feeling or reaction.
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some of these contractions look strange don't they ?
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Muriel, they look strange because you possibly never heard them; they are the spellings of what people can hear (according to the pronunciation).MurielB a écrit:some of these contractions look strange don't they ?
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Helpful Symbols & Abbreviations for Speedy Note-Taking
Note-taking (sometimes written as notetaking or note taking) is the practice of recording information captured from another source. By taking notes, the writer…
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Decrease / increase are weird isn't it?
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very helpful abbreviations but I need time to know them all !
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Decoding Teen Slang !!
Slang consists of a lexicon of non-standard words and phrases in a given language. Use of these words and phrases is typically associated with the subversion of a standard variety (such as Standard English)
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SMS/ TEXT/CHAT Vocabulary !
SMS language or textese or “texting language” is a term for the abbreviations and slang commonly used with mobile phone text messaging, but sometimes used with other Internet-based communication such as email and instant messaging.
BTW otherwise do u know what an ATM is?
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I prefer the one-word substitution but I will read them all !
Anyway I am not very good with slang
Anyway I am not very good with slang
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It's Okay if you are walking on Oxford street but what if you met American bikers? What if you went to Soho? What if you flew to Australia?MurielB a écrit:...
I am sorry but I am not very good with slang language ! I should learn it more.
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