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NB aviation english is a codified voluntary impoverished verion of english aimed at non native speakerswhich is used on flying airplanes to avoid any confusion. (Tuesday Jun 11 | post #87)
English is more in need of protection than other languages, when it becomes a second language / vernacular for most, nuances and expressivjity will be lost. Think of aeronautics English... Is that what you wish for ? Old Bill S. must be doing sommersaults in his grave... Superiority .. Does not mean anything in this context. A limited number of languages have a sphere of influence outside the places they are ud as first languages. English and French are both in this case for different reasons. So what ? (Tuesday Jun 11 | post #84)
Is It Media Hype Or Would Electing The First Woman Mayor ...
Martine Aubry has been mayor of Lille for years, does generally a good job of it, and there was definitely no earthquake when she was elected... (Sunday Jun 2 | post #1)
"French kiss" finally enters French dictionary
Our american friends just did not know where to look Pelle (rouler une) Patin (idem) Se sucer la pomme, etc (Saturday Jun 1 | post #2)
And not knowing a kepi from a kippa...very first degree as usual (Sunday May 26 | post #8)
With their PSG t-shirts and banners they were faking it very well (I was in the metro coming back from work). I know street gangs often follow demonstrations looking for any kind of trouble but with the PSG fans you don't even have to look for external elements for this. (Sunday May 26 | post #5)
This tax is the wrong answer to a legit question. Thanks to tax optimisation very high incomes pay less (in percentage) than the reasonably well off and the taw would have a marginal impact. Slashing the fiscal niches (unpleasant job where you have to fight both lobbies and the Bercy admiistration who does not want its power curbed). A couple of finance ministers tried none succeeded - many say Bercy helped them to fail (Wednesday May 22 | post #20)
I would not count Sardou as an opinion leader.. old reactionnary who espoused any topics of the time in his songs int he most unimaginative fashion... I beg not to have to comment on Depardieu (not shooting on ambulances) As the world is growing more and more like one big place, young people who have understood this do not hesitate to move across countries for jobs or a place to live the way their forefathers would have moved to the nearest city/region. My niece is going to spend her next term in a US university (part of her curricumum, a friend of hers spent her year out as an intern in Sweden)etc. Ihis is not an evolution I'd complain about (This must sound terrible to your insulary ears, my apologies...). (Wednesday May 22 | post #19)
In the cités, wearing a képi is more harmful to you healt than wearing a kippa. For once you are right (not sure it is entirely voluntary, still). (Wednesday May 22 | post #4)
Violent fotball fans are a pan-european plague. I would not shed a tear if football were to be banned entirely. I don't see any sport here any more. Du pain et de jeux.. et comme il n'y a plus de pain... (Wednesday May 22 | post #3)
http://www.lemonde .fr/politique/arti cle/2013/05/17/le- mariage-homosexuel -valide-par-le-con seil-constitutionn el_3295614_823448. html Good. (May 17, 2013 | post #1)
Les Miserables: Gloomy French must copy English
Meaning students are bound to have private means or turn to lucrative careers afterwardsvto repay the loan. This kind of short sighted view will deprive the country of people like fundamental scientists (never pays off), designers and artists (does not systematically pay off), which have made the reputation of British universitie worldwide. Or reserve this field to youngsters whose mum and dad can pay anyway - no guarantee for talent. I just wish French universities were not so shy about admission boards for undergraduates, they are doing everybody a disservice. (May 1, 2013 | post #97)
Parisian bakers compete in the Best Baguette of Paris 2013
Et à l'agneau de pré-salé.. (Apr 28, 2013 | post #9)
Parisian bakers compete in the Best Baguette of Paris 2013
Miam ! Un peu loin mais qui sait où peut pousser la gourmandise ... (Apr 28, 2013 | post #8)
#MortAuxGay ('Death To Gays') Hashtag Trends On Twitter A...
Please our catholic traditionalist, far right activists an other unwholesome lobbies. We generally do not advertise them but there is pkenty of them in the woodwork (Apr 26, 2013 | post #3)
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