My Paris Diary | 46 comments (46 topical, editorial, 0 hidden)

Re: My Paris Diary (4.00 / 18)

Oh, and despite repeated lessons from the littlest a Paris, I never did learn how to pronounce the word "shoes" in French...

I also had my laptop break since I got home, so no pictures for now.

Maybe we can eventually make language a complete impediment to understanding. -Hobbes

by Izzy (izzy at eurotrib dot com) on Sun Sep 28th, 2008 at 05:07:47 AM EST

Re: My Paris Diary (4.00 / 3)

Hurrah! A diary!

by In Wales (inwales aaat eurotrib.com) on Sun Sep 28th, 2008 at 05:20:04 AM EST
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Re: My Paris Diary (4.00 / 3)

I know! Or should I say voila?

Maybe we can eventually make language a complete impediment to understanding. -Hobbes

by Izzy (izzy at eurotrib dot com) on Sun Sep 28th, 2008 at 05:21:53 AM EST
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From the recounting, don't say it ... (4.00 / 2)

... just type it.

I've been accused of being a Marxist, yet while Harpo's my favourite, it's Groucho I'm always quoting. Odd, that.

by BruceMcF (agila61 at netscape dot net) on Sun Sep 28th, 2008 at 06:17:03 PM EST
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Re: From the recounting, don't say it ... (4.00 / 3)

Heh - it's my thick Los Angeles accent that's to blame...

Actually, one of the friends I was with is a total skater-boi (for example, he actually advised us to "cop a squat" on the fountain at the Louvre). We were worried he'd have trouble communicating. We get to the restaurant and, to our astonishment, he busts out with some perfect French! Turns out he'd been listening to French for Dummies on his iPod for weeks. I guess that really works!

Maybe we can eventually make language a complete impediment to understanding. -Hobbes

by Izzy (izzy at eurotrib dot com) on Sun Sep 28th, 2008 at 06:51:51 PM EST
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Re: My Paris Diary (4.00 / 3)

<sigh> I did my best to get you to say SHOCE YURE. But there are two syllables, that's true.

It was great meeting you, Izzy. Hasta la vista.

by afew (afew(a in a circle)eurotrib_dot_com) on Sun Sep 28th, 2008 at 06:41:15 AM EST
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Re: My Paris Diary (4.00 / 2)

¡Hola! You know I appreciate the lesson, I'm just hopeless... gracias, Izzy

Maybe we can eventually make language a complete impediment to understanding. -Hobbes

by Izzy (izzy at eurotrib dot com) on Sun Sep 28th, 2008 at 03:57:17 PM EST
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