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Re: The General Chit Chat Thread 2
« Reply #8900 on: May 07, 2012, 02:21:39 PM »
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« Reply #8901 on: May 07, 2012, 02:26:27 PM »
It's bonne dix neuvieme anniversaire, you retard.

Actually, the normal way to say it would be "Joyeux dix-neuvième anniversaire" though sounds very formal. If it was me I would just say:"Bonne fête!!"

Saying "Bon anniversaire" is a bit like wishing someone a Happy Christmas. Not grammatically wrong but it's just not something we usually say. And keep in mind that despite what the liaison would leave you to believe, "anniversaire" is a masculine noun.

How big is the difference between French and Canadian French? I mean grammatically?
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Re: The General Chit Chat Thread 2
« Reply #8902 on: May 07, 2012, 02:54:47 PM »
I also have new avatar. And still the same sig. Hope it still irritates you, froody. At least a bit.
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Re: The General Chit Chat Thread 2
« Reply #8903 on: May 07, 2012, 03:05:14 PM »
It's bonne dix neuvieme anniversaire, you retard.

Actually, the normal way to say it would be "Joyeux dix-neuvième anniversaire" though sounds very formal. If it was me I would just say:"Bonne fête!!"

Saying "Bon anniversaire" is a bit like wishing someone a Happy Christmas. Not grammatically wrong but it's just not something we usually say. And keep in mind that despite what the liaison would leave you to believe, "anniversaire" is a masculine noun.

How big is the difference between French and Canadian French? I mean grammatically?
Grammatically not very different.  There are a few worker's professions that can be feminized in Quebec but not in France and that's about the extend of it. For example, if we ought to follow the recommendation of L’Académie française, "Annie is a doctor" would translate as "Annie est un docteur.", but in Quebec you must say, "Annie est une docteure", unless you want to be crucified but a mob of feminists.

The real difference is when it comes to idioms and slang. There are a lot of expressions that we use but not them and, to a lower extend, the reverse is also true. Any american movies are translated by Frenches and then watched by Quebecois and it's normal that we and up with some of their expressions. We don't always use the same Anglicisms, like for example there is a joke we sometime make that the difference between the two accents is that "To park in the parking lot" would translate as "Se parker dans le stationnement" in Quebecois slang but as "Se stationner dans le parking." in France.

And I think there is a law somewhere saying that we can't talk about the differences between the French French and the Quebecois French without mentioning that Quebecois like to use religious swears: "tabarnak, criss, osti, calisse, [saint-]ciboire...".
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« Reply #8904 on: May 07, 2012, 04:06:51 PM »
Interesting. So it gives me impression that it did not branch off the same way American English did from English.

Also I heard that in Europe the 2 best countries at dubbing movies are Germany and France. Makes sense why Canada would just get a dubbed copy of movies from France.
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Re: The General Chit Chat Thread 2
« Reply #8905 on: May 07, 2012, 04:25:58 PM »
Also I heard that in Europe the 2 best countries at dubbing movies are Germany and France. Makes sense why Canada would just get a dubbed copy of movies from France.
Oh God if the Frenches are among the bests at dubbing movies then there is no such thing as a good dub. Nah we take it from them just cause it saves money.
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« Reply #8906 on: May 07, 2012, 04:34:46 PM »
Yeah, there is no such thing as a good dub, we just have to look for the lesser evil in that area.
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Re: The General Chit Chat Thread 2
« Reply #8907 on: May 07, 2012, 04:42:37 PM »
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« Reply #8908 on: May 07, 2012, 04:58:57 PM »
Arghhh! That grammar.... is killing me!!!

"you'll going to be"? Seriously? It doesn't even sound natural.
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Re: The General Chit Chat Thread 2
« Reply #8909 on: May 07, 2012, 05:03:08 PM »
XD :D I just found it :D had no time to correct ://

Should be "You'RE going to be" :D
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Re: The General Chit Chat Thread 2
« Reply #8910 on: May 07, 2012, 05:27:34 PM »
That it does.

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Re: The General Chit Chat Thread 2
« Reply #8911 on: May 07, 2012, 05:42:30 PM »
XD :D I just found it :D had no time to correct ://

Should be "You'RE going to be" :D

Alternatively "You'll be", but not that weird mix of those two.
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Re: The General Chit Chat Thread 2
« Reply #8912 on: May 07, 2012, 06:41:39 PM »
Also I heard that in Europe the 2 best countries at dubbing movies are Germany and France.

If you don't group anime and TV series with movies, then yes, Germany has good dubs.  ;)

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Re: The General Chit Chat Thread 2
« Reply #8913 on: May 07, 2012, 10:05:19 PM »
I heard Germany has good dubs. I went to go see a movie in a German theater once, they sure seemed to enjoy it.
I had no fucking idea what was going on though... It's also...well dubs. They just throw me off, so much.

I'm gunna leave you anyway.

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Re: The General Chit Chat Thread 2
« Reply #8914 on: May 08, 2012, 12:03:27 AM »
I think I remember there being a discussion about this already, but you know that situation where it's dark and you need to press F5, so you randomly poke at the top row hoping you hit it eventually?

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« Reply #8915 on: May 08, 2012, 12:08:46 AM »
I think I remember there being a discussion about this already, but you know that situation where it's dark and you need to press F5, so you randomly poke at the top row hoping you hit it eventually?

Nope, since I touch type :P (hint: use your index finger).

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Re: The General Chit Chat Thread 2
« Reply #8916 on: May 08, 2012, 01:22:38 AM »
I think I remember there being a discussion about this already, but you know that situation where it's dark and you need to press F5, so you randomly poke at the top row hoping you hit it eventually?
Remember there's a small gap between F4 and F5.

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Re: The General Chit Chat Thread 2
« Reply #8917 on: May 08, 2012, 11:09:58 AM »
I was up way too late last night. I ended up sleeping through some documentary on WWII. And now I have to be working on the review for my world history final and I have nothing to write with. Fun times...

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Re: The General Chit Chat Thread 2
« Reply #8918 on: May 08, 2012, 11:30:15 AM »
I was up way too late last night. I ended up sleeping through some documentary on WWII. And now I have to be working on the review for my world history final and I have nothing to write with. Fun times...
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Re: The General Chit Chat Thread 2
« Reply #8919 on: May 08, 2012, 12:04:22 PM »
I think I remember there being a discussion about this already, but you know that situation where it's dark and you need to press F5, so you randomly poke at the top row hoping you hit it eventually?
Remember there's a small gap between F4 and F5.
Actually, there is no gap on my laptop's F keys ;____;

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