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| Eric_s |
 Posted: Mon Feb 08, 2010 7:40 pm |
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joeball wrote: Eric, mind digging up the French expression for thinking of comeback after the moment has passed. I never could find that one again.
It's "Le story of my life" |
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| pete jr |
| Posted: Mon Feb 08, 2010 9:07 pm |
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joeball wrote: mind digging up the French expression for thinking of comeback after the moment has passed. I never could find that one again.
l'esprit de l'escalier - staircase wit. |
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| joeball |
| Posted: Mon Feb 08, 2010 9:10 pm |
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pete jr wrote: joeball wrote: mind digging up the French expression for thinking of comeback after the moment has passed. I never could find that one again.
l'esprit de l'escalier - staircase wit.
Thanks Pete, I'll have you pronounce it when I see you next. |
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| pete jr |
| Posted: Mon Feb 08, 2010 10:02 pm |
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| you don't want me to do that, i'm told my french sounds like the retarded grocer's assistant from amelie. |
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| gsbarnes |
| Posted: Tue Feb 09, 2010 10:05 am |
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| French pronunciation tip: Use your nose a lot, and don't pronounce the last letter of a word. |
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| mork the delayer |
| Posted: Tue Feb 09, 2010 1:26 pm |
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gsbarnes wrote: French pronunciation tip: Use your nose a lot, and don't pronounce the last letter of a word.
That not pronouncing the last letter bit has screwed me though. "Aix" is not pronounced that way. |
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| gsbarnes |
| Posted: Tue Feb 09, 2010 2:01 pm |
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| Crazy place names should always be pronounced more nasally. |
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