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By: Stilgherrian · “Influence is the future of media”, eh?

Stilgherrian · “Influence is the future of media”, eh? — Thu, 27 Aug 2009 22:05:47 +0000

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By: Quatrefoil

Quatrefoil — Tue, 29 Jul 2008 06:26:13 +0000

Belatedly – ‘si’ means ‘yes’ if you’re refuting a previous negative, and the duplication is just an intensifier. So:

“Oui.”
“Non.”
“Si.”
“Non.”
“Si, si.”
[put fingers in ears and sing 'la, la, la'.]

By: Stephen Stockwell

Stephen Stockwell — Wed, 23 Jul 2008 20:54:55 +0000

@Stilgherrian: I was questioning more his principles and purpose on this Earth.

By: Stilgherrian

Stilgherrian — Wed, 23 Jul 2008 12:59:58 +0000

@Stephen Stockwell: It’s “fruit”. A Monty Python reference which reveals both Eric’s age and mine.

@skeptical: My distant and largely-forgotten high school French tells me that in some contexts “Si Si” more appropriate, but buggered if I can remember what they are. It’s in the title of the Bill Wyman song, which is why I used it.

By: Stephen Stockwell

Stephen Stockwell — Wed, 23 Jul 2008 12:24:54 +0000

No. I mean Eric The Furry Bat.

By: skeptical

skeptical — Wed, 23 Jul 2008 09:15:02 +0000

Don’t you mean, “Oui oui”?

By: Stephen Stockwell

Stephen Stockwell — Wed, 23 Jul 2008 06:59:00 +0000

Still trying to figure out what Eric The Furry Bat (just guessing) actually stands for.

By: Stilgherrian

Stilgherrian — Wed, 23 Jul 2008 05:55:23 +0000

@Eric T F Bat: You have too much time on your hands.

@Quatrefoil: Well, I’ve fixed it for you. On OS X, you type option-` then the e. Windows? Who cares…

By: Quatrefoil

Quatrefoil — Wed, 23 Jul 2008 05:17:46 +0000

You have well and truly made it! Je suis très envieuse! (I can’t figure out how to put the grave on the e in très …).

By: acidlabs » Non, je ne regrette rien

acidlabs » Non, je ne regrette rien — Wed, 23 Jul 2008 03:20:39 +0000

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By: Eric TF Bat

Eric TF Bat — Wed, 23 Jul 2008 01:40:52 +0000

Yoü dò söuñd møré intellîgènt in Frençh, bùt þerhäps ït’s júst the åçcêñts? Try using a few more HTML entities in your day-to-day speech and see how it improves your credibility!