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greatauntoftriplets

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28. After spending time in Luxembourg with my relatives and speaking French with them...

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Thu Sep 12, 2019, 01:12 AM

Sep 2019

I went on to Brussels to visit other relatives. Every time I opened my mouth and said something to them (all in French because they didn't know English) they'd burst into laughter. Turns out that I was speaking French with a heavy Luxembourgisch accent.

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More adventures in the French language [View all] Recursion Sep 2019 OP

I learned Parisian French then Apollo Zeus Sep 2019 #1

I'll bet DFW Sep 2019 #5

OY!!! elleng Sep 2019 #10

My understanding for the origin of the division is Apollo Zeus Sep 2019 #11

I've never heard that version before DFW Sep 2019 #13

Or Icelandic. The Velveteen Ocelot Sep 2019 #18

Perfect example DFW Sep 2019 #19

I've been watching Scandinavian TV shows and movies on Netflix The Velveteen Ocelot Sep 2019 #20

I understand that Canadian French has some unusual swear words The Velveteen Ocelot Sep 2019 #12

That would be interesting to follow up DFW Sep 2019 #14

I found this interesting article: The Velveteen Ocelot Sep 2019 #21

Some words in Montreal are old french. Like "char" for car. Comes from the word chariot. applegrove Sep 2019 #27

I have always found the French more forgiving and tolerant of my French than French Canadians. NNadir Sep 2019 #41

Understandable. guillaumeb Sep 2019 #2

Great story, my dear Recursion! CaliforniaPeggy Sep 2019 #3

One of the interesting aspects of learning another language The Velveteen Ocelot Sep 2019 #4

Never forget: "Ich bin ein Berliner!" n/t DFW Sep 2019 #6

"I am a jelly doughnut!" The Velveteen Ocelot Sep 2019 #7

It's a good thing he wasn't a German-speaker in Paris DFW Sep 2019 #15

That would have been awkward. The Velveteen Ocelot Sep 2019 #17

While taking an essay exam in English 101, one of my international students, a young man tblue37 Sep 2019 #23

Oh, and when I used to visit Spain when my former husband and I would take our tblue37 Sep 2019 #24

I knew two phrases in german: "wein is de poste often Otto, nine ze is amzonta applegrove Sep 2019 #29

I'm really glad you provided the English! DFW Sep 2019 #30

LOL! I suspected as much. Thanks for the correction. And i am 36% german ancestry. applegrove Sep 2019 #33

I am probably less than 36% German DFW Sep 2019 #34

Thanks for keeping me informed. applegrove Sep 2019 #38

I try to learn a bit of Japanese every day! yuiyoshida Sep 2019 #8

You have to be careful in Japanese DFW Sep 2019 #31

watashi wa yuiyoshida Sep 2019 #32

My sister-in-law always was on my case to use "boku-wa" and never watakushi or watashi DFW Sep 2019 #35

HAHAHAHAHAHAHA! elleng Sep 2019 #9

When you use a language every day, the less you think about it DFW Sep 2019 #16

I took French in high school and college. Never got tenses right. trof Sep 2019 #22

This story does not ring true. athena Sep 2019 #25

I mean, that's why I noticed it Recursion Sep 2019 #37

I see. Maybe she had just learned the verb. athena Sep 2019 #39

I am french and I dont think she laughed because of that. drray23 Sep 2019 #26

I did notice the weird verb Recursion Sep 2019 #36

After spending time in Luxembourg with my relatives and speaking French with them... greatauntoftriplets Sep 2019 #28

My favorite new music is from France by an artist CUIR (means leather) fav song... Tikki Sep 2019 #40

Manie, manie............... DFW Sep 2019 #42