Re: International English [was "A Betty Paige Wannabe"]

On Thu, 15 Nov 2001, joris bellenger wrote:

> Taliszanna wrote:
> >         I'm just curious, joris: What do you consider to be
> > non-international English if you do not come from England to begin
> > with?  [**smile**]  My biological father was born and raised in Montreal,
> > (here in Canada).  Both of his parents were also.  Do you consider my
> > French to be Francais International?  [**sincere interest**]
> 
> First, I'm not from England (thank God for that).
> :o)

	I know that. So since you do not come from England, then isn't all
English international to you?  That was what I meant to say.

> Second, let's define what I understand by interational English.
> To me international English is a sarcastic expression that means
> bad/weird English, like the one spoken by many people whose first
> language isn't English. I suppose this makes non-international English:
> proper English.
> 
> Maybe I should write "international" between quotes for more clarity.

	No, no, I'm already spinning!  [**LOL**]  If ya mean slang or
figures of speech then maybe you should say that instead. :)


> I remember this Canadian guy speaking to me in the street to ask...
> well, that's the point: I have no idea what he wanted. I couldn't
> understand him although he was speaking French. He got really
> pissed off.

	No, pissed off was when my buddy was asking a guy at the zoo in
New Brunswick (CAN) which way to the animals and the guy told him left but
my friend didn't know "gauche" from "droite".

> I'm not sure about your French but the following sentence is
> "international" French indeed.
> POSTER: Je suis en accord avec ton sentiment!
> 
> I understand what you mean but it's not the proper way to say it.

	[**shrug**]  It's the way that I learned in school and from my
Quebecois family.  It's just Canadian is all. :)


>       Gee! If I had known
>      that I'll teaching French...
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> joris
> 

        [**smile**] "If I had known that I'd be teaching French," and
please don't charge me!  [**Laughs, gets out a red cape**]  Toro! Toro!  
(Or maybe for me that should be "Tarot! Tarot!")

TAL
http://talis_white_crow.tripod.com/

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