Why would I read a lower style of book (I won't use the term "literature" to describe them) ?
Tom Send a noteboard - 16/12/2010 06:11:36 AM
And what books that are considered literature don't use the passé simple? Françoise Sagan's Bonjour Tristesse or some such shit?
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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