splishsplash Posted February 14, 2009 Share Posted February 14, 2009 Perhaps this article will appeal to everyone!http://www.france24.com/en/20090214-french-banks-announce-completion-merger-february-caisse-epargne-banque-populaire..... and for all you French & English Eco warriors out there....http://www.france24.com/en/20081002-eco-friendly-cars-debut-paris-auto-show-industry Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
powerdesal Posted February 14, 2009 Share Posted February 14, 2009 [quote user="splishsplash"]Perhaps this article will appeal to everyone!..... and for all you French & English Eco warriors out there....http://www.france24.com/en/20081002-eco-friendly-cars-debut-paris-auto-show-industry[/quote]What a strange reporter, describing the 2CV as 'mythical' (synonym - 'fictitious'), it was a very real car as far as I recall !!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cooperlola2 Posted February 15, 2009 Share Posted February 15, 2009 I fear France has a long way to go in understanding what green motoring means. Not only do they insist on keeping elderly cars going - with increasingly bad emissions, of course - but who can guess how much fuel is burnt every day in rural areas keeping the family in fresh bread for every meal? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cjlaws Posted February 15, 2009 Share Posted February 15, 2009 [quote user="powerdesal"][quote user="splishsplash"]Perhaps this article will appeal to everyone!..... and for all you French & English Eco warriors out there....http://www.france24.com/en/20081002-eco-friendly-cars-debut-paris-auto-show-industry[/quote]What a strange reporter, describing the 2CV as 'mythical' (synonym - 'fictitious'), it was a very real car as far as I recall !!!![/quote]The original article was in French. Mythique is used in the same way in French as "legendary" is in current journalistic English. It just means very famous. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
powerdesal Posted February 15, 2009 Share Posted February 15, 2009 The original article was in French. Mythique is used in the same way in French as "legendary" is in current journalistic English. It just means very famous. Then it should have been translated as 'mythic' not 'mythical', ie meaning legendary. see:-http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/mythical Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cjlaws Posted February 15, 2009 Share Posted February 15, 2009 I disagree. It should have been translated as "legendary", because that's the word an English journalist would have used in those circumstances. But it's a bit late to be complaining; the article was published on 2nd october 2008 [;-)] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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