opas Posted March 19, 2007 Share Posted March 19, 2007 Can someone explain this saying to me please? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clair Posted March 19, 2007 Share Posted March 19, 2007 said to someone who speaks too fast, does not articulate and/or pronounce all syllables and "swallows his/her words" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
opas Posted March 19, 2007 Author Share Posted March 19, 2007 [:D][blink][:-))]This was said to daughter no 1 in French lesson today. They were discussing regional accents , and prof asked her where in UK she was from, so folks from Leeds and London obviously speak more posh than what we does ( near Manchester) [:'(] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christine Animal Posted March 19, 2007 Share Posted March 19, 2007 I suppose it means about the same as mumbling. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TWINKLE Posted March 19, 2007 Share Posted March 19, 2007 It is an accent thing opas. People from l'Allier for example are often accused of "Bouffez le mots" or "Mangez les mots". It's the way they pronounce certain words by cutting off the first letter of words or even whole syllables.An example in English would be "Hello, how are you?" becomes "Lo, ow a you?"The Geordie accent springs to mind and some Scottish accents too. An example in French would be"Bonjour, qu'est ce que tu fait?" becomes "Jour, qu'est tu fai?" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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