>>>By the way, the French don't shout "encore" to request a repeat performance - they shout "bis", which is Greek

Um, yes we do. These French do anyway. You'll notice that there is a world of difference (perhaps the expression should be 'an ocean') between the Franch French and the Canadian French.

That is why I generally add "In French Québec" to all my statements since we are very different from the France French and the Island French.

Bis is used to mean "repeat" in written song lyrics. Otherwise, bis means a kiss, i.e. "donne moi un bis" (give me a kiss).


So if a whole audience is shouting "bis, bis, bis" to someone on stage, there better be smootching going on