Bugsy Posted March 30, 2007 Share Posted March 30, 2007 http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/6507611.stm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RumziGal Posted March 30, 2007 Share Posted March 30, 2007 Going down well in France. Allegedly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pierre ZFP Posted March 30, 2007 Share Posted March 30, 2007 [quote user="RumziGal"]Going down well in France. Allegedly.[/quote]Phnarrr-Phnarrr Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrCanary Posted March 30, 2007 Share Posted March 30, 2007 Awful job, but someone has to do it I guess.......(I'll let you know how I get on) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pierre ZFP Posted March 30, 2007 Share Posted March 30, 2007 Will you let us know how you get on by Letter? a French one? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
5-element Posted March 30, 2007 Share Posted March 30, 2007 [quote user="Pierre ZFP"]Will you let us know how you get on by Letter? a French one?[/quote]Where I grew up, we called them "capotes anglaises". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Benjamin Posted March 30, 2007 Share Posted March 30, 2007 [quote user="5-element"][quote user="Pierre ZFP"]Will you let us know how you get on by Letter? a French one?[/quote]Where I grew up, we called them "capotes anglaises".[/quote]Is that True man? [:P] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dick Smith Posted March 30, 2007 Share Posted March 30, 2007 Which is why it is important to get the pronunciation right for chapeau and capot...Actually, is it capot (cover) or capote (bonnet)?Englishman, recently widowered, goes into French outfitters to get funeral gear."Je voudrais un capot noir""Eh oui! Pourquoi, monsieur?""Parce que ma femme est morte.""Ah! Les Anglais! Quel finesse!" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
opas Posted March 30, 2007 Share Posted March 30, 2007 Don't ask me Dick, my 13 year old has enjoyed a laugh at my expense when I said I wanted to see the "nuits de longs capots" (classic car rallaye , which visits checkpoints in villages throughout the night).................I obviously need to brush up on pronunciation! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
5-element Posted March 30, 2007 Share Posted March 30, 2007 [quote user="Dick Smith"]Actually, is it capot (cover) or capote (bonnet)?"Je voudrais un capot noir"[/quote]It's definitely "une capote" - not "un capot". Un capot could be the hood for your car... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
5-element Posted March 30, 2007 Share Posted March 30, 2007 Benjamin, I can't answer that. Even when reading your post upside down, or sideways. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Benjamin Posted March 31, 2007 Share Posted March 31, 2007 Sorry 5-element, just a play on words. [:D]Truman Capote was an American writer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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