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[Anonymous]

Jenny.. I thought you all (the entire country) had renamed it to Liberty Toast.. and freedom fries.. and the passionate Kiss!

[Anonymous]

Jenny.. I thought you all (the entire country) had renamed it to Liberty Toast.. and freedom fries.. and the passionate Kiss!

[Mookie]

QUOTE: Originally posted by kevinstheRRman

Jenny.. I thought you all (the entire country) had renamed it to Liberty Toast.. and freedom fries.. and the passionate Kiss!

Kevin - I live in the laid-back part of the country - we don't care whether the French like us or not. Or any one else for that matter. We have more important things to do - like read the forum and watch trains! But I still envy you being dual-language. I took 2 years of Latin and can't remember past "Amo" and Mica Mica Parva Stella - Twinkle Twinkle Little Star. Maybe French would have been easier!

Jen

[Mookie]

QUOTE: Originally posted by kevinstheRRman

Jenny.. I thought you all (the entire country) had renamed it to Liberty Toast.. and freedom fries.. and the passionate Kiss!

Kevin - I live in the laid-back part of the country - we don't care whether the French like us or not. Or any one else for that matter. We have more important things to do - like read the forum and watch trains! But I still envy you being dual-language. I took 2 years of Latin and can't remember past "Amo" and Mica Mica Parva Stella - Twinkle Twinkle Little Star. Maybe French would have been easier!

Jen

[JoeKoh]

Kev
we just get mad at govt's with a lack of common sense whoops thats our gov't too.
stay safe
joe

[JoeKoh]

Kev
we just get mad at govt's with a lack of common sense whoops thats our gov't too.
stay safe
joe

[Anonymous]

I heard Latin is hard with all the Xnay and all the upidstay stuff.. oh wit thats Another kind of latin!

[Anonymous]

I heard Latin is hard with all the Xnay and all the upidstay stuff.. oh wit thats Another kind of latin!

[Anonymous]

I don't know Latin, but I would say that French is easier because many of the words are simmilar (or even the same) as English. Taking French in high school doesn't exactly qualify you as being bilingual though. I once saw a comedian on TV here in Canada who said, "I speak two languages, English and high school French". I know exactly what he means. I've taken French all through school and have always gotten very high marks, but if you sent me off to Quebec or France I wouldn't last for five minutes. Maybe it's the teachers I had. I've had only two different French teachers since grade 5 (who were husband and wife). They were both really nice people and French was basically a slack-off class. We could talk to each other in class and often did things like make posters and collages. Of course you did have to memorise French words and phrases and be able to remember them for tests, which wasn't too difficult. Now I have a new French teacher (really annoying woman) for grade 11 who expects a lot more from us. Thankfully she's starting out with some easier things (I've only had 3 French classes this year though), but says that by the end of the semester that we'll be able to write an essay in French by ourselves (scary). I do actually think that I'll do well in it, but really do miss the old days!

[Anonymous]

I don't know Latin, but I would say that French is easier because many of the words are simmilar (or even the same) as English. Taking French in high school doesn't exactly qualify you as being bilingual though. I once saw a comedian on TV here in Canada who said, "I speak two languages, English and high school French". I know exactly what he means. I've taken French all through school and have always gotten very high marks, but if you sent me off to Quebec or France I wouldn't last for five minutes. Maybe it's the teachers I had. I've had only two different French teachers since grade 5 (who were husband and wife). They were both really nice people and French was basically a slack-off class. We could talk to each other in class and often did things like make posters and collages. Of course you did have to memorise French words and phrases and be able to remember them for tests, which wasn't too difficult. Now I have a new French teacher (really annoying woman) for grade 11 who expects a lot more from us. Thankfully she's starting out with some easier things (I've only had 3 French classes this year though), but says that by the end of the semester that we'll be able to write an essay in French by ourselves (scary). I do actually think that I'll do well in it, but really do miss the old days!

[Anonymous]

QUOTE: Originally posted by Sask_Tinplater

I don't know Latin, but I would say that French is easier because many of the words are simmilar (or even the same) as English. Taking French in high school doesn't exactly qualify you as being bilingual though. I once saw a comedian on TV here in Canada who said, "I speak two languages, English and high school French". I know exactly what he means. I've taken French all through school and have always gotten very high marks, but if you sent me off to Quebec or France I wouldn't last for five minutes. Maybe it's the teachers I had. I've had only two different French teachers since grade 5 (who were husband and wife). They were both really nice people and French was basically a slack-off class. We could talk to each other in class and often did things like make posters and collages. Of course you did have to memorise French words and phrases and be able to remember them for tests, which wasn't too difficult. Now I have a new French teacher (really annoying woman) for grade 11 who expects a lot more from us. Thankfully she's starting out with some easier things (I've only had 3 French classes this year though), but says that by the end of the semester that we'll be able to write an essay in French by ourselves (scary). I do actually think that I'll do well in it, but really do miss the old days!

Maybe Kevin could help you. [:)]

[Anonymous]

QUOTE: Originally posted by Sask_Tinplater

I don't know Latin, but I would say that French is easier because many of the words are simmilar (or even the same) as English. Taking French in high school doesn't exactly qualify you as being bilingual though. I once saw a comedian on TV here in Canada who said, "I speak two languages, English and high school French". I know exactly what he means. I've taken French all through school and have always gotten very high marks, but if you sent me off to Quebec or France I wouldn't last for five minutes. Maybe it's the teachers I had. I've had only two different French teachers since grade 5 (who were husband and wife). They were both really nice people and French was basically a slack-off class. We could talk to each other in class and often did things like make posters and collages. Of course you did have to memorise French words and phrases and be able to remember them for tests, which wasn't too difficult. Now I have a new French teacher (really annoying woman) for grade 11 who expects a lot more from us. Thankfully she's starting out with some easier things (I've only had 3 French classes this year though), but says that by the end of the semester that we'll be able to write an essay in French by ourselves (scary). I do actually think that I'll do well in it, but really do miss the old days!

Maybe Kevin could help you. [:)]

[Anonymous]

My french isbetter then my English... or they're both just as bad! Is the glass half empty or is it half full? and if a tree crashes to the ground in the middle of the woods and no one hears it, did it make a sound?

[Anonymous]

My french isbetter then my English... or they're both just as bad! Is the glass half empty or is it half full? and if a tree crashes to the ground in the middle of the woods and no one hears it, did it make a sound?

[edblysard]

Ah, but Sask,
If no one expected you to excell at something, would you?
Is doing just enough to get by how you want to live your life?
Stay Frosty,
Ed

[edblysard]

Ah, but Sask,
If no one expected you to excell at something, would you?
Is doing just enough to get by how you want to live your life?
Stay Frosty,
Ed

[Anonymous]

QUOTE: Originally posted by kevinstheRRman

My french isbetter then my English... or they're both just as bad! Is the glass half empty or is it half full? and if a tree crashes to the ground in the middle of the woods and no one hears it, did it make a sound?

Mookie, you cannot read the rest of this posting.

Kevin, you have it all wrong ! Yes, you do. This is how it goes. If a tree crashes to the ground in the woods and there isn't a women around is the man still wrong? [:D] [:D] [:D] [:D] [:D]

Mookie you did not read that. It is a figment of your imagination. Anyway it is just a joke. You can turn the tables around if you like. Remember, laughter is the BEST medicine. Hope you all get well soon. [;)] [;)] [;)]

[Anonymous]

QUOTE: Originally posted by kevinstheRRman

My french isbetter then my English... or they're both just as bad! Is the glass half empty or is it half full? and if a tree crashes to the ground in the middle of the woods and no one hears it, did it make a sound?

Mookie, you cannot read the rest of this posting.

Kevin, you have it all wrong ! Yes, you do. This is how it goes. If a tree crashes to the ground in the woods and there isn't a women around is the man still wrong? [:D] [:D] [:D] [:D] [:D]

Mookie you did not read that. It is a figment of your imagination. Anyway it is just a joke. You can turn the tables around if you like. Remember, laughter is the BEST medicine. Hope you all get well soon. [;)] [;)] [;)]

[Anonymous]

QUOTE: Originally posted by edblysard

Ah, but Sask,
If no one expected you to excell at something, would you?
Is doing just enough to get by how you want to live your life?
Stay Frosty,
Ed

Don't worry Ed. I know the value of taking a little bit of extra effort to do something well. That's why I stayed in French, despite the new teacher. It will definetly take more effort than before, but I'm going to do it anyway. After grade 7 you didn't have to take French any more and most people dropped out of it. Only 7 people out of a class of about 25 stayed in. The next year two more dropped out. One guy from a grade lower than me has been taking French with my class for the past 3 years because he's the only one out of a class of about 30 students that's taking French. Because so few people are taking French, grade 10, 11 and 12 French are put together in the same class. We learn the same things, but the higher grades have slightly longer tests. Right now they are a total of 7 students from grades 10-12 in French. Since Canada is officially a bilingual country, having taken French helps you a lot. Over here if you have high school French and are applying for a job, you're 99% more likely to get it than someone else with the exact same qualifications who doesn't have French.

[Anonymous]

QUOTE: Originally posted by edblysard

Ah, but Sask,
If no one expected you to excell at something, would you?
Is doing just enough to get by how you want to live your life?
Stay Frosty,
Ed

Don't worry Ed. I know the value of taking a little bit of extra effort to do something well. That's why I stayed in French, despite the new teacher. It will definetly take more effort than before, but I'm going to do it anyway. After grade 7 you didn't have to take French any more and most people dropped out of it. Only 7 people out of a class of about 25 stayed in. The next year two more dropped out. One guy from a grade lower than me has been taking French with my class for the past 3 years because he's the only one out of a class of about 30 students that's taking French. Because so few people are taking French, grade 10, 11 and 12 French are put together in the same class. We learn the same things, but the higher grades have slightly longer tests. Right now they are a total of 7 students from grades 10-12 in French. Since Canada is officially a bilingual country, having taken French helps you a lot. Over here if you have high school French and are applying for a job, you're 99% more likely to get it than someone else with the exact same qualifications who doesn't have French.

[edblysard]

Well good,
Glad you already have enough pride to do a better job than just whats required.
If more folks adopted such a attitude, quite a few jobs would stay here, in North America, than going south of the border.
Speaking of that, down here in Texas, spanish is a must for anyone looking for a job.
But high school spanish wont cut it any more, there is something like 23 different dialects of spanish spoken in Mexico, depending on where you are from in the country.
I am sure up there you face the same problem, depending on where you live, different styles of French are spoken.

But I was taught that you dont do the best job you can only because your employeer expects you to, you do the best you can because you want to!
Stay Frosty,
Ed

[edblysard]

Well good,
Glad you already have enough pride to do a better job than just whats required.
If more folks adopted such a attitude, quite a few jobs would stay here, in North America, than going south of the border.
Speaking of that, down here in Texas, spanish is a must for anyone looking for a job.
But high school spanish wont cut it any more, there is something like 23 different dialects of spanish spoken in Mexico, depending on where you are from in the country.
I am sure up there you face the same problem, depending on where you live, different styles of French are spoken.

But I was taught that you dont do the best job you can only because your employeer expects you to, you do the best you can because you want to!
Stay Frosty,
Ed

[Anonymous]

QUOTE: Originally posted by Mookie

Kevin - I live in the laid-back part of the country - we don't care whether the French like us or not. Or any one else for that matter. We have more important things to do - like read the forum and watch trains! But I still envy you being dual-language. I took 2 years of Latin and can't remember past "Amo" and Mica Mica Parva Stella - Twinkle Twinkle Little Star. Maybe French would have been easier!

Jen

[Anonymous]

QUOTE: Originally posted by Mookie

Kevin - I live in the laid-back part of the country - we don't care whether the French like us or not. Or any one else for that matter. We have more important things to do - like read the forum and watch trains! But I still envy you being dual-language. I took 2 years of Latin and can't remember past "Amo" and Mica Mica Parva Stella - Twinkle Twinkle Little Star. Maybe French would have been easier!

Jen