NormanH Posted April 27, 2013 Share Posted April 27, 2013 A famous sketch which is still relevant https://www.facebook.com/video/video.php?v=2067488296470 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
suein56 Posted April 27, 2013 Share Posted April 27, 2013 What interests me is the stranger, who wanted to speak to him in the cafe on the Sunday, who said 'mille neuf cent septante-deux' instead of the more usual mille neuf cent soixante-douze. I would much prefer to use septante / octante / nonante as I still get lost when numbers, especially telephone numbers, are hurled at me at speed. Could I do that and start a mini revolution as I am a foreigner ?Sue Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
idun Posted April 27, 2013 Share Posted April 27, 2013 You are right NH, still relevant, we had plenty in my old village with that mentality. I remember the first time I realised that I had heard someone say quatre vingt dix sept......... and thought that is NOT a number!That is a sum. And I remember my first time in Geneva and hearing the septante etc and had the biggest grin on my face when I heard it, and thought, 'this is good and sensible'.I had heard that in ye olde days those that spoke french in France used the septante etc and the artistos did the 'sum' thing and the rest of the population copied them. Is that a myth???? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brianagain Posted April 27, 2013 Share Posted April 27, 2013 Septante, and nonante are used commonly in French speaking Belgium and Switzerland (not sure about huitante) - plus there is a beer brewed in Lille called Septante Cinq. Possibly the stranger in the video is either Belgian or Swiss.Brian (again) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chancer Posted April 27, 2013 Share Posted April 27, 2013 Definitely the mentality around here.He wants to talk to me but why should I want to talk with un etranger?I dont understand what he is saying so he is bête [:(]Sad but true. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mint Posted April 27, 2013 Share Posted April 27, 2013 Mais, non, je ne suis pas calée pour les chifres français but I love getting all the numbers wrong!Trust me to have a mobile with all the 78s, 96s etc.But, I don't really want to talk about mobiles as the people in the FT shop claim not to be able to désimlocker my FT portable. I love that word, "désimlockage", but not the hoops I am having to jump through to get the deed done.If I do succeed in désimlockaging the blasted thing, I will post on the relevant thread so that other people will be able to do it too![:D] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
woolybanana Posted April 27, 2013 Share Posted April 27, 2013 Well, try as I might to dislodge them, the septante and nonante are firmly anchored. Oh well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christine Animal Posted April 27, 2013 Share Posted April 27, 2013 [quote user="NormanH"]A famous sketch which is still relevant https://www.facebook.com/video/video.php?v=2067488296470[/quote][:P] [:P] [:P] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Please sign in to comment
You will be able to leave a comment after signing in
Sign In Now