# I jst signed up for French lessons! w00t w00t! :) **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [September 17, 2003, 1:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-jst-signed-up-for-french-lessons-w00t-w00t/202065 "2003-09-17T01:05:54Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Sunspace](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sunspace/32/1250_2.png) [@Sunspace](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sunspace)\ **Post date:** [September 17, 2003, 1:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-jst-signed-up-for-french-lessons-w00t-w00t/202065/1 "2003-09-17T01:05:54Z")
Rather suddenly things arranged themselves so that I could take French lessons at the [Alliance Française](http://af.ca/) in Toronto. After all these years out of high school I’m going to pick it up again, and thus erase the embarassement I have at not being able to talk to a quarter of my countrymen… I’ll be able to embarras myself at Doperéal instead! Trilinguality, here I come! 😃 ---
**Author:** ![AncientHumanoid](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ancienthumanoid/32/278_2.png) [@AncientHumanoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AncientHumanoid)\ **Post date:** [September 17, 2003, 3:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-jst-signed-up-for-french-lessons-w00t-w00t/202065/2 "2003-09-17T03:27:23Z")
_le whee!_ ---
**Author:** ![Ryle\_Dup](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/5f9b8f/32.png) [@Ryle\_Dup](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ryle_Dup)\ **Post date:** [September 17, 2003, 3:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-jst-signed-up-for-french-lessons-w00t-w00t/202065/3 "2003-09-17T03:31:24Z")
I hope to god you don’t get a tone deaf teacher, I had one for semester of french ( I got out of the class ) and she actually sounded like Bun - joer, juh maple Madum oozel \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_. Ill hay tray shode oh gord wee. Said in a perfect… english accent. I cringed every time she spoke. ---
**Author:** ![MikeG](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mikeg/32/4329_2.png) [@MikeG](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MikeG)\ **Post date:** [September 17, 2003, 3:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-jst-signed-up-for-french-lessons-w00t-w00t/202065/4 "2003-09-17T03:32:26Z")
Have you read \* Me Talk Pretty Some Day\*? David Sedaris recounts his attempts to learn French whilst living in Paris…absolutely hysterical! ---
**Author:** ![detop](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/bcef8e/32.png) [@detop](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/detop)\ **Post date:** [September 17, 2003, 3:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-jst-signed-up-for-french-lessons-w00t-w00t/202065/5 "2003-09-17T03:38:41Z")
_Félicitation !_ We won’t laugh too hard at you, unless you speak French with an Edinburgh accent (old Wayne and Shuster joke ) 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Run4YourLife](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/a9a28c/32.png) [@Run4YourLife](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Run4YourLife)\ **Post date:** [September 17, 2003, 4:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-jst-signed-up-for-french-lessons-w00t-w00t/202065/6 "2003-09-17T04:16:53Z")
I had an experience somewhat like the one Ryle Dup had. My first year teacher was English and she spoke French with a upper class English accent. It was hard to follow to say the least. Now I’m in a third year French class that is way too easy, and all we do is basically teach second years review concepts. ---
**Author:** ![MonkeyMensch](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/82dd89/32.png) [@MonkeyMensch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MonkeyMensch)\ **Post date:** [September 17, 2003, 4:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-jst-signed-up-for-french-lessons-w00t-w00t/202065/7 "2003-09-17T04:24:06Z")
If you ever want to learn the vernacular I’ll anwaer question from _Merde!_ by **Genevieve**. My sister and niece are taking French right now and I’m helping them as well… ---
**Author:** ![Zoe](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/a4c791/32.png) [@Zoe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zoe)\ **Post date:** [September 17, 2003, 5:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-jst-signed-up-for-french-lessons-w00t-w00t/202065/8 "2003-09-17T05:07:52Z")
I’m not taking a class, but I am trying desperately to learn useful phrases before a trip to Paris next spring. Which letters are most often pronounced at the end of a word? Is it _c,l,_ and _r_? Any others? How do I pronounce the word for _egg_? How about _fried egg_? ---
**Author:** ![eunoia](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/eunoia/32/97_2.png) [@eunoia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/eunoia)\ **Post date:** [September 17, 2003, 7:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-jst-signed-up-for-french-lessons-w00t-w00t/202065/9 "2003-09-17T07:47:41Z")
Bravo. Lessons are great, but immersion is quicker. Let us know when you visit so we can fill up the dunk-tank. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Sunspace](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sunspace/32/1250_2.png) [@Sunspace](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sunspace)\ **Post date:** [September 17, 2003, 10:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-jst-signed-up-for-french-lessons-w00t-w00t/202065/10 "2003-09-17T10:17:26Z")
_Merci!_ Thanks! If I have questions I’ll be sure to blather them all here! 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Archergal](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/c89c15/32.png) [@Archergal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Archergal)\ **Post date:** [September 17, 2003, 12:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-jst-signed-up-for-french-lessons-w00t-w00t/202065/11 "2003-09-17T12:38:51Z")
I was a French major in college, and love the language. Have fun! ---
**Author:** ![Spoons](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/spoons/32/3141_2.png) [@Spoons](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spoons)\ **Post date:** [September 17, 2003, 1:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-jst-signed-up-for-french-lessons-w00t-w00t/202065/12 "2003-09-17T13:10:21Z")
Enjoy your lessons, **Sunspace**. _Bonne chance!_ ---
**Author:** ![jjimm](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/ba8739/32.png) [@jjimm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jjimm)\ **Post date:** [September 17, 2003, 1:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-jst-signed-up-for-french-lessons-w00t-w00t/202065/13 "2003-09-17T13:15:06Z")
Well done, it’s a lovely language. And just think: if you were in the US you’d have had to sign up for Freedom Lessons instead… ---
**Author:** ![rngadam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/97f17d/32.png) [@rngadam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rngadam)\ **Post date:** [September 17, 2003, 2:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-jst-signed-up-for-french-lessons-w00t-w00t/202065/14 "2003-09-17T14:45:57Z")
Well, Sunspace - good luck to you! A word of warning however; you may not understand us Quebecers at first with all the swearing and anglicisms we use ;-). I recommend that you do as my wife did; go out with a french-canadian. Bonus: you can french-kiss! (ahahah, je suis tellement drole! ) Lache pas la patate Sunspace! ---
**Author:** ![Eva\_Luna](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/e495f1/32.png) [@Eva\_Luna](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eva_Luna)\ **Post date:** [September 17, 2003, 3:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-jst-signed-up-for-french-lessons-w00t-w00t/202065/15 "2003-09-17T15:42:37Z")
One of my Canadian clients says all the best cursing in Canadian French involves Catholic church terminology. Any truth to this, or was he bullshitting me as usual? ---
**Author:** ![detop](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/bcef8e/32.png) [@detop](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/detop)\ **Post date:** [September 17, 2003, 4:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-jst-signed-up-for-french-lessons-w00t-w00t/202065/16 "2003-09-17T16:00:18Z")
He wasn’t BSing you **Eva Luna** , due to its HUGE influence on our culture, the RCC became the source of our most common swear words. ---
**Author:** ![BabaBooey](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/dfb087/32.png) [@BabaBooey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BabaBooey)\ **Post date:** [September 17, 2003, 4:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-jst-signed-up-for-french-lessons-w00t-w00t/202065/17 "2003-09-17T16:10:07Z")
Ah, it’s been a while since I’ve spoken French, but what I believe they say in this situation is: Malhereusement, le cheval n’etait pas dans la bibliotheque. C’est en pierre! ---
**Author:** ![UncleBeer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/977dab/32.png) [@UncleBeer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/UncleBeer)\ **Post date:** [September 17, 2003, 5:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-jst-signed-up-for-french-lessons-w00t-w00t/202065/18 "2003-09-17T17:15:34Z")
> [@](#): > > w00t w00t! I don’t think that’s French you’re speaking. I don’t think it’s _anything_. ---
**Author:** ![matt\_mcl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/7ab992/32.png) [@matt\_mcl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/matt_mcl)\ **Post date:** [September 17, 2003, 5:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-jst-signed-up-for-french-lessons-w00t-w00t/202065/19 "2003-09-17T17:45:19Z")
Right. French would be _le ouoûte!_ ---
**Author:** ![seal\_cleaner](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e274bd/32.png) [@seal\_cleaner](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/seal_cleaner)\ **Post date:** [September 17, 2003, 6:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-jst-signed-up-for-french-lessons-w00t-w00t/202065/20 "2003-09-17T18:32:20Z")
A language hijack from S.J. Perlman: “My immigrant maid has been here so long she forgot how to speak Spanish. Since she never learned English, she’s now unable to speak at all.” [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-jst-signed-up-for-french-lessons-w00t-w00t/202065.md?page=2)