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Re: The Answers to Discussion Topics

Postby Cavesa » Thu Jul 05, 2018 7:38 am

Q: A French race for C2
A: C2 is still OK. When the most zealous proponents of "chocolatine" and "pain au chocolat" start racing for C4, I'll be worried.
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Re: The Answers to Discussion Topics

Postby renaissancemedici » Thu Jul 05, 2018 7:55 am

Cavesa wrote:Q: A French race for C2
A: C2 is still OK. When the most zealous proponents of "chocolatine" and "pain au chocolat" start racing for C4, I'll be worried.


I Greece we call everything a croissant, and you say what kind of filling you like. My husband confused a boulangère in Paris, by saying croissant and pointing at a pain au chocolat.


Q: nothing serious here
A: I shouldn't worry then, doctor? ;)
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Re: The Answers to Discussion Topics

Postby Mooby » Thu Jul 05, 2018 10:07 am

Q. I'm a logger
A. That woodn't surprise me.
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Re: The Answers to Discussion Topics

Postby tarvos » Thu Jul 05, 2018 2:58 pm

What do you love about your second language(s)
- That they're over so quickly.

Anki/SRS unbelievers
- are just atheists in a world of religion.
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Re: The Answers to Discussion Topics

Postby Ani » Fri Jul 06, 2018 9:08 am

Mooby wrote:Q. I'm a logger
A. That woodn't surprise me.


We need more jokes of this nature.
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Re: The Answers to Discussion Topics

Postby Mooby » Tue Jul 10, 2018 9:50 am

Q. How many language families can you "master"?
A. Polygamists need not reply
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Re: The Answers to Discussion Topics

Postby Expugnator » Sun Jul 22, 2018 7:07 pm

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Re: The Answers to Discussion Topics

Postby Mooby » Fri Jul 27, 2018 8:26 pm

Q. A Words Enthusiast
A. Enthusiast :
> Early 17th century, denoting a person believing that he or she is divinely inspired
> from French enthousiaste or ecclesiastical Latin enthusiastes ‘member of a heretical sect’
> from Greek enthousiastēs ‘person inspired by a god’, from the adjective enthous
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Re: The Answers to Discussion Topics

Postby Serpent » Sat Jul 28, 2018 4:25 am

Q: Anyone doing the Language Jam?
A: Omnomnom
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Re: The Answers to Discussion Topics

Postby Cavesa » Fri Aug 03, 2018 12:34 pm

Q: What do you do, when you see a New Word?
A: I scream and run away!
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