tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post5652839921691162961..comments2023-10-15T04:23:50.187-04:00Comments on College Misery: From Peppin in Paris.Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-90244763082649702292014-12-02T07:31:07.232-05:002014-12-02T07:31:07.232-05:00Mais oui. Ils sont l'incarnation de l'effe...Mais oui. Ils sont l'incarnation de l'effet de Dunning-Kruger.Ogre Proctor Hephttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17428431147495287413noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-16495766639378272852014-12-01T23:25:10.920-05:002014-12-01T23:25:10.920-05:00Nos étudiants gardent insistent qu'ils sont ad...Nos étudiants gardent insistent qu'ils sont adultes , aussi.The Contemplative Cynichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02088570661592922436noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-49427224293633423212014-12-01T22:24:25.221-05:002014-12-01T22:24:25.221-05:00Sawyer:
We've got Franglais here in Canada, i...Sawyer:<br /><br />We've got Franglais here in Canada, in which certain English words have crept into French. It can lead to some interesting situations.<br /><br />For example, the last time I was in Montréal, I tried to order breakfast in the cafe of the hotel I stayed at. I ordered some scrambled eggs and the waiter asked if I wanted "le bacon" as well. It took me a few Quarter Wave Verticalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03173446011323023116noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-30556917324418408642014-12-01T19:48:49.674-05:002014-12-01T19:48:49.674-05:00But it's fun to hear from him nonetheless.But it's fun to hear from him nonetheless.Contingent Cassandrahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08161652083031423415noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-75990976472168212352014-12-01T19:48:02.749-05:002014-12-01T19:48:02.749-05:00Je pense que Peppin est [however you say "pre...Je pense que Peppin est [however you say "preaching to the choir" in French]. Contingent Cassandrahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08161652083031423415noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-61444065516654130612014-12-01T19:46:46.196-05:002014-12-01T19:46:46.196-05:00I took French (and could once read and write it pr...I took French (and could once read and write it pretty well, though I never got all that good at speaking), but apparently it has deteriorated. I can completely (if somewhat loosely) translate the last paragraph, and get the gist of the first two, but I'm definitely rusty. Contingent Cassandrahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08161652083031423415noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-53357107696037779612014-12-01T16:45:10.698-05:002014-12-01T16:45:10.698-05:00Yeah! This is America, not Canadia.
We speak Span...Yeah! This is America, not Canadia.<br />We speak Spanglish here.Sawyer in Student Serviceshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16463333151790071057noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-2565960534213082012014-12-01T15:50:43.605-05:002014-12-01T15:50:43.605-05:00J'ai été ignorant jusqu'à ce que j'ai ...J'ai été ignorant jusqu'à ce que j'ai lu cette remarque utile.Prof Poopieheadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00997969128824319914noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-69105634134051217272014-12-01T15:28:11.180-05:002014-12-01T15:28:11.180-05:00Wait, is Peppin making fun of us? I took Spanish. ...Wait, is Peppin making fun of us? I took Spanish. Damn these languages.Kimmie of the Kensington Kimmieshttp://www.boston.edunoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-49503029829297980032014-12-01T11:21:54.210-05:002014-12-01T11:21:54.210-05:00Uh, did I miss a memo? Or, "un memo?"Uh, did I miss a memo? Or, "un memo?"Reg W.http://www.sorbonne.edunoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-85289097953090992152014-12-01T10:24:28.820-05:002014-12-01T10:24:28.820-05:00OOoh! I'm the adult! That explains a lot, be...OOoh! I'm the adult! That explains a lot, because I'm totally awful at being an adult. Professor Chiltepinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10087270705989845484noreply@blogger.com