I was going to do that last year at this time and then went straight on to German instead. Now I'm back at it and it is entirely worth it. If nothing else, you can help show people trying to be pretentious how they misspell things. Example: not too long ago on Facebook a friend of mine wrote "Having Kir Royales and chocolate for breakfast!" I wrote back "It should be 'Kirs Royals' since the word is masculine (hence no -e on 'Royal' and both words get -s on the end to make them plural." Sure, they said I was the one being pretentious. I don't care - I know that it made the whole pompous post sound less ... impressive.
Political correctness is the pettiest form of casuistry.
ἡ δὲ κἀκ τριῶν τρυπημάτων ἐργαζομένη ἐνεκάλει τῇ φύσει, δυσφορουμένη, ὅτι δὴ μὴ καὶ τοὺς τιτθοὺς αὐτῇ εὐρύτερον ἢ νῦν εἰσι τρυπώη, ὅπως καὶ ἄλλην ἐνταῦθα μίξιν ἐπιτεχνᾶσθαι δυνατὴ εἴη. – Procopius
Ummaka qinnassa nīk!
*MySmiley*
ἡ δὲ κἀκ τριῶν τρυπημάτων ἐργαζομένη ἐνεκάλει τῇ φύσει, δυσφορουμένη, ὅτι δὴ μὴ καὶ τοὺς τιτθοὺς αὐτῇ εὐρύτερον ἢ νῦν εἰσι τρυπώη, ὅπως καὶ ἄλλην ἐνταῦθα μίξιν ἐπιτεχνᾶσθαι δυνατὴ εἴη. – Procopius
Ummaka qinnassa nīk!
*MySmiley*
Maurice Druon - The Accursed Kings
13/12/2010 08:19:21 PM
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Thank you for giving this review - I had forgotten the name of the author and series.
13/12/2010 09:29:59 PM
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You're welcome (and thanks for the correction, edited).
13/12/2010 10:23:55 PM
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I know it's not "literary". (EDITED)
13/12/2010 10:42:33 PM
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And with regard to your edit, I don't have a problem with passé simples myself.
13/12/2010 10:53:59 PM
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But how can one read any French literature at all without encountering the passé simple?
15/12/2010 03:39:37 AM
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The point is it is a "literary" tense
15/12/2010 10:19:59 AM
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Why would I read a lower style of book (I won't use the term "literature" to describe them) ?
16/12/2010 06:11:36 AM
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I don't want to start a fight here, but your attitude is seriously starting to grate.
16/12/2010 06:54:30 PM
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I don't care. Start a fight.
16/12/2010 08:24:22 PM
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Well, or we can have a civil debate on French culture, I suppose... also fun.
16/12/2010 09:09:20 PM
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Well, I'm up for that, too.
17/12/2010 05:48:39 AM
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Good.
17/12/2010 09:01:37 PM
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Ah - I support the subjunctive!!!
18/12/2010 05:10:38 AM
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But you don't think its disappearance corresponds to a decline in American culture?
18/12/2010 01:29:43 PM
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About the passé simple, what Camilla said. As for medieval vocabulary...
15/12/2010 07:17:44 PM
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That looks like a really fascinating series.
13/12/2010 10:56:52 PM
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Step up your French lessons!!!
13/12/2010 11:50:21 PM
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That is a great reason to learn French.
14/12/2010 07:29:54 PM
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Ooooh
14/12/2010 07:41:03 PM
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I'm really not quite sure how you managed that.
14/12/2010 08:09:55 PM
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