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laundry_queen

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3. I've never heard that one

Reply to CTyankee (Reply #2)

Sat Feb 9, 2013, 06:47 PM

Feb 2013

but I've never been to Paris, only Quebec. In my kids' school they say, "De rien" when I went to school it was "Bienvenue" (we are/were all in French Immersion programs). So confusing!

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Merci pour le coeur/Gracias para el corazon/Grazie per il cuore! [View all] CurtEastPoint Feb 2013 OP

Ce n'est rien/De nada/Sei il benvenuto. JDPriestly Feb 2013 #1

In Paris they all said "je vous en prie" when I said "merci, m'sieu/madame" CTyankee Feb 2013 #2

I've never heard that one laundry_queen Feb 2013 #3

Not only in Paris. My west African ESL student from Benin says it, too. CTyankee Feb 2013 #4

Okay, looked it up laundry_queen Feb 2013 #5

very interesting. I am learning French from my ESl student...and Italian from my CTyankee Feb 2013 #6