Gobelin avec Bombe

l_dauguet · Post by **l_dauguet** » Mon Dec 13, 2004 7:25 pm

Da !

You won't find Waterloo. Isn't Austerlitz better ?

Gus · Post by **Gus** » Mon Dec 13, 2004 8:26 pm

Alesia ? c'est quoi ça Alesia ? ^^

The Florist · Post by **The Florist** » Tue Dec 14, 2004 1:30 pm

Gus wrote:the metro station is not "the goblins" but "les gobelins" ^^

This is where I wish I still spoke French but: les gobelins = the goblins?

And why Stalingrad?

hoomin_erra · Post by **hoomin_erra** » Tue Dec 14, 2004 1:34 pm

Gus wrote:Alesia ? c'est quoi ça Alesia ? ^^

Wasn't he a formula 1 driver??

Evil Git · Post by **Evil Git** » Tue Dec 14, 2004 1:49 pm

that was jean alesi

Duke Jan · Post by **Duke Jan** » Tue Dec 14, 2004 2:28 pm

I actually expected an exploding tapestry when I read the topic.

'Ed Basha' · Post by **'Ed Basha'** » Wed Dec 15, 2004 8:27 am

all the names come from that brief time when the russians...pre soviet...were avid francophiles...france being seen as the most cultured society to mimic...and the french reciprocated with names for places where russian nobility often lived or were studying...france being the place send the young Ivans to learn culture....C'est la vie...

Although I speak french..the one time in france....ppl went to English when they could...canadian french is something like a heavy highland brogue...it's technically the same language..but only technically

Lahatiel · Post by **Lahatiel** » Wed Dec 15, 2004 4:50 pm

'Ed Basha' wrote:canadian french is something like a heavy highland brogue...it's technically the same language..but only technically

I work for a news agency and sometimes we have to send out non-English stories for professional translation. When we need to get something into French, we have to specify whether we need European or Canadian French, depending on where the story will be released. Similary, we specify Euro or Latin American Spanish and Euro or Brazilian Portuguese, as well.