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Old French les riens que j'aime 'the things which I like'. They seem to have gone from positive to negative on account of the formation of the negative in French
I think a better translation would be, "the inconsequential things that I like". They are using the word "rien" not as a positive, but to describe something that is trivial but liked anyway.
In Québec, "c'est un petit rien" (it's a little nothing) is a commonly used expression when talking about something you give that is appreciated but that is not worth a lot of money.
A "petit rien" always brings a smile to your face - especially if happens to be a chocolate éclair. HA!
Entire Thread Subject Posted By Posted positive to negative zmjezhd 12/30/08 05:27 PM Re: positive to negative BranShea 12/30/08 09:30 PM Re: positive to negative LukeJavan8 12/30/08 09:44 PM Re: positive to negative zmjezhd 12/30/08 10:28 PM Re: positive to negative BranShea 12/31/08 09:33 AM Re: positive to negative belMarduk 01/08/09 09:36 PM Re: positive to negative BranShea 01/08/09 10:03 PM Re: positive to negative LukeJavan8 01/09/09 06:40 PM
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