Québec use of trompe-l’œil

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#139431 - 02/15/05 10:31 PM Re: Québec use of trompe-l’œil
Vernon Compton enthusiast Registered: 06/29/01 Posts: 273 Loc: NZ	Wordwind, that little joke was not mine originally. http://www.wordsmith.org/awad/awadmail124.html
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#139432 - 02/16/05 04:18 AM Re: Québec use of trompe-l’œil
Wordwind Carpal Tunnel Registered: 09/30/01 Posts: 6296 Loc: Piedmont Region of Virginia, U...	Oh, thanks, Vernon. In the spirit of the scholarly pedantic or pedantically scholarly, I'll quote from the link you provided: "a Robert Benchley bon mot claims that French has five vowels, namely ong, ong, ong, ong, and ong." ...just in case anyone cares to quote Mr. Benchley directly.
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#139433 - 02/16/05 12:14 PM Re: Québec use of trompe-l’œil
Sparteye Pooh-Bah Registered: 01/05/01 Posts: 1773	Thanks, Bel. I think I understand the sound you mean, although it will take practice before I'm willing to try it in public.
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#139434 - 02/16/05 09:24 PM Re: Québec use of trompe-l’œil
belMarduk Carpal Tunnel Registered: 09/28/00 Posts: 2888	You can practice it on me. I promise I won't laugh. Don't forget you have to pucker your lips a little when you're saying L'oeil.
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#139435 - 02/17/05 11:48 AM Re: sans atout
maverick Carpal Tunnel Registered: 09/15/00 Posts: 4757	> You can practice it on me... Don't forget you have to pucker your lips vien ici, cherie :{}
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#139436 - 02/18/05 05:31 PM Re: sans atout
belMarduk Carpal Tunnel Registered: 09/28/00 Posts: 2888	I'm very suspicious monsieur Maverick...is this really about learning how to pronounce l'oeil. Sounds more like if you are interested in the French tongue.
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#139437 - 02/18/05 07:54 PM Re: the French tongue
maverick Carpal Tunnel Registered: 09/15/00 Posts: 4757	Do French skills need constant practice? You know, that feeling of being let down by vocabulary, feeling it's on the tip of your tongue yet not quite coming to you... <EG> But I have never been less than dazzled at the stylish way French women roll their 'r's.
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#139438 - 02/18/05 08:01 PM Re: Québec use of trompe-l’œil
Wordwind Carpal Tunnel Registered: 09/30/01 Posts: 6296 Loc: Piedmont Region of Virginia, U...	Why is the o squished up against the e: œil? If the o weren't squished up against the e, would there be a discernible difference in pronunciation?
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#139439 - 02/18/05 08:34 PM Re: Québec use of trompe-l’œil
maverick Carpal Tunnel Registered: 09/15/00 Posts: 4757	> If the o weren't squished up against the e, would there be a discernible difference in pronunciation? yep, it ud be e see, er!
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