Alpo Posted February 23, 2021 Share Posted February 23, 2021 Does homme only mean man, or could it also mean boy? Trying to decide if DiDi is saying "small man" (she is about 6 inches taller than Aaron, and at least 50 pounds heavier - mostly muscle) or if she is saying "little boy". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marshal Mo Hare, SASS #45984 Posted February 23, 2021 Share Posted February 23, 2021 Languages do not translate strictly literally. Thus the answer is “maybe”. if you try to strictly translate every single word you’ll be asking dumb questions forever. The local idioms are what they are. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ozark Huckleberry Posted February 23, 2021 Share Posted February 23, 2021 ‘Petit’ = small, or little. Edited - stupid Otto korrct Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Subdeacon Joe Posted February 23, 2021 Share Posted February 23, 2021 In context I would translate it as "young man." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charlie Harley, #14153 Posted February 23, 2021 Share Posted February 23, 2021 Irony is hard enough to communicate in written form. Doubly so in multiple languages. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
punxsutawneypete Posted February 25, 2021 Share Posted February 25, 2021 On 2/23/2021 at 8:22 AM, Marshal Mo Hare, SASS #45984 said: Languages do not translate strictly literally. Thus the answer is “maybe”. if you try to strictly translate every single word you’ll be asking dumb questions forever. The local idioms are what they are. Marshal Mo Hare is essentially correct. Trust me on this one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buffalo Creek Law Dog Posted February 25, 2021 Share Posted February 25, 2021 Canadian French is not Parisian French, it's bastardized French and with different dialects depending where in Quebec that you live plus a lot of slang with a few English words thrown in as there is no French equivalent such as, teenager or weekend. I knew one Corporal in the Air Force that didn't speak English when he joined up. He said that when he was stationed at Metz, France, the locals thought he was an American trying to speak French. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marshal Mo Hare, SASS #45984 Posted February 25, 2021 Share Posted February 25, 2021 Canadian French froze in 1760s when Quebec went from France to England. After that Parisian, Belgian and Swiss French evolved somewhat separately. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wallaby Jack, SASS #44062 Posted February 25, 2021 Share Posted February 25, 2021 ......... is Canadian French anything like American English ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Badger Mountain Charlie SASS #43172 Posted February 25, 2021 Share Posted February 25, 2021 15 minutes ago, Wallaby Jack, SASS #44062 said: ......... is Canadian French anything like American English ? Great question. But which one? The one spoken in the New England colonies? Deep South version? Mid west versions, Western states lingo? Then there are further divisions between the states in those sections. And then we get into some of the city groups. Take your pick Wallaby. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DeaconKC Posted February 25, 2021 Share Posted February 25, 2021 As an example, while in college in Texas, I had to translate for a guy from Noo Joisey and a waitress from South Texas. It was pretty fun! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Badger Mountain Charlie SASS #43172 Posted February 25, 2021 Share Posted February 25, 2021 When I mover to Michigan from Southern Illinois, I had to rethink my pronunciations. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sedalia Dave Posted February 25, 2021 Share Posted February 25, 2021 1 hour ago, Wallaby Jack, SASS #44062 said: ......... is Canadian French anything like American English ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chickasaw Bill SASS #70001 Posted February 25, 2021 Share Posted February 25, 2021 and then there be DIXIE REDNECK , CB Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wallaby Jack, SASS #44062 Posted February 26, 2021 Share Posted February 26, 2021 4 hours ago, Badger Mountain Charlie SASS #43172 said: Great question. But which one? The one spoken in the New England colonies? Deep South version? Mid west versions, Western states lingo? Then there are further divisions between the states in those sections. And then we get into some of the city groups. Take your pick Wallaby. ........ oh, c'mon; ......... now you're talking dialects ...... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Duffield, SASS #23454 Posted February 26, 2021 Share Posted February 26, 2021 15 hours ago, DeaconKC said: As an example, while in college in Texas, I had to translate for a guy from Noo Joisey and a waitress from South Texas. It was pretty fun! I always wanted to watch two people from these areas try to converse. I bet it was hilarious. Duffield Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dawg Hair, SASS #29557 Posted February 26, 2021 Share Posted February 26, 2021 While undergoing radar school in Keesler AFB in 1964, there were two Vietnamese students in my class. One was from the Saigon area and was about 5 foot one inch and the other one was a Montagnard, about 6 foot tall. I once asked them how could I tell if someone was from South or North Vietnam. The short guy answered, you guessed it: "By his accent". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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