Hi everybody

alkadmzu · 07-04-2008, 08:10 AM

Hi everybody,

Since i'm a Frenchman, please excuse the errors I may commit in the english language... If I joined today, even after reading various post in your forums, it's mainly because I'm having a problem -which shouldn't be one- with Mobi Creator. unfortunately I can't resolve it by myself, so I'm going to post it in the "Format Conversion" forum. I hope it's the right one.
TIA for your help.

zelda_pinwheel · 07-04-2008, 08:18 AM

Salut alkadmzu, et bienvenue.

there are many very knowledgeable people here, i'm sure they will be able to help you with your Mobi problem.

don't hesitate to stop by the french forum as well, on y cause entre nous ! ^^

and if you need some respite from your conversion woes, there are many books already converted to mobi available for free here (some in french ! do a tag search for "français"), just click on "ebooks" in the blue menu bar at the top of the page.

good luck with your problem.

montsnmags · 07-04-2008, 08:33 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by alkadmzu

Hi everybody,

Since i'm a Frenchman, please excuse the errors I may commit in the english language..
...

I will be happy to excuse the errors you may commit in the English language if your promise to excuse the errors I will certainly commit in the English language.

Besides, Zelda (above) might hurt me if I didn't.

Welcome aboard. Or, as they say in France, "Welcome aboard" (but in French, which I don't speak...or type, apparently

).

Cheers,
Marc

MickeyC · 07-04-2008, 08:57 AM

Hi alkadmzu and welcome to the Forum. You are automatically excused from any mistakes you may make in English. If you ever heard my disastrous attempts at French, you'd understand why.

Here's an example: my wife and I were in Cannes back in 04 and went for a drive along the coast. On the way back, we stopped at a beach-side bar for a glass of wine. Before we sat down we found the bathroom which turned out to be a single, one person at-a-time affair.

Anyway, my wife went in first and, when she came out, I walked her to a table and we ordered a glass of wine each then I walked back to the bathroom to find it now occupied. While I waited two elderly women came to wait behind me and it was clear one had to go very badly.

So, when the guy who'd been in there came out, I turned to the one woman, motioned for her to go in next and said in my faltering French, "Apres vous" but the scary thing is I got a bit rattled and almost said "Avec vous" . I probably wouldn't be here telling you this if I'd said that. I told my wife after wards and she sighed and ordered another glass of wine

On the plus side, I can order a glass of wine like a local.

Spartacus2112 · 07-04-2008, 09:20 AM

Greetings, alkadmzu. Enjoy the forum! Don't worry about the English language. I brutalize it all the time!

zelda_pinwheel · 07-04-2008, 09:34 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by cassidym

So, when the guy who'd been in there came out, I turned to the one woman, motioned for her to go in next and said in my faltering French, "Apres vous" but the scary thing is I got a bit rattled and almost said "Avec vous" . I probably wouldn't be here telling you this if I'd said that. I told my wife after wards and she sighed and ordered another glass of wine.

hee !!!

excellent story !! i'll try to remember it, if anyone ever says to me "avec vous" while i'm waiting in line for the wc...

(you can see, alkadmzu, you really have nothing to worry about...

)

tINmOUSE · 07-04-2008, 09:54 AM

Not to worry. You can't do any think worst to it than I do on a sentence by sentence basis.

(thank the higher-powers for spell checkers)

zelda_pinwheel · 07-04-2008, 09:58 AM

tinmouse, you do us proud. only 10 posts, and already you're welcoming the n00ber-than-thou with the rest of us. we're glad to have you.

tINmOUSE · 07-04-2008, 10:00 AM

*sigh*

something to do while I wait for the Mentor.

MickeyC · 07-04-2008, 10:11 AM

tINmOUSE don't be listening to Zelda's blandishments. She joined the Forum after I did and is close to 2,000 posts ahead of me. It's impossible to catch up to her. This is just a trap to get you to try.

And, if you do start catching up, she switches to her bathtub avatar and you suddenly find yourself just reading her posts and neglecting your own.

zelda_pinwheel · 07-04-2008, 10:11 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by cassidym

tINmOUSE don't be listening to Zelda's blandishments. She joined the Forum after I did and is close to 2,000 posts ahead of me. It's impossible to catch up to her. This is just a trap to get you to try.

And, if you do start catching up, she switches to her bathtub avatar and you suddenly find yourself just reading her posts and neglecting your own.

(i can't help it if you're easily distracted...)

pilotbob · 07-04-2008, 01:36 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by cassidym

So, when the guy who'd been in there came out, I turned to the one woman, motioned for her to go in next and said in my faltering French, "Apres vous" but the scary thing is I got a bit rattled and almost said "Avec vous" . I probably wouldn't be here telling you this if I'd said that. I told my wife after wards and she sighed and ordered another glass of wine

Hmm... it would have been a funny story if you had said avec vous, which my total lack of knowledge of French I am still able to understand due to the Moulin Ruoge movie.

BOb

07-04-2008, 08:10 AM	#1
alkadmzu Junior Member Posts: 4 Karma: 10 Join Date: Jul 2008 Device: PALM TX	Hi everybody Hi everybody, Since i'm a Frenchman, please excuse the errors I may commit in the english language... If I joined today, even after reading various post in your forums, it's mainly because I'm having a problem -which shouldn't be one- with Mobi Creator. unfortunately I can't resolve it by myself, so I'm going to post it in the "Format Conversion" forum. I hope it's the right one. TIA for your help.

07-04-2008, 08:18 AM	#2
zelda_pinwheel zeldinha zippy zeldissima Posts: 27,827 Karma: 921169 Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Paris, France Device: eb1150 & is that a nook in her pocket, or she just happy to see you?	Salut alkadmzu, et bienvenue. there are many very knowledgeable people here, i'm sure they will be able to help you with your Mobi problem. don't hesitate to stop by the french forum as well, on y cause entre nous ! ^^ and if you need some respite from your conversion woes, there are many books already converted to mobi available for free here (some in french ! do a tag search for "français"), just click on "ebooks" in the blue menu bar at the top of the page. good luck with your problem.

07-04-2008, 08:57 AM	#4
MickeyC Grand Sorcerer Posts: 16,732 Karma: 12185114 Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Florida Device: iPhone 6 plus, Sony T1, iPad 3	Hi alkadmzu and welcome to the Forum. You are automatically excused from any mistakes you may make in English. If you ever heard my disastrous attempts at French, you'd understand why. Here's an example: my wife and I were in Cannes back in 04 and went for a drive along the coast. On the way back, we stopped at a beach-side bar for a glass of wine. Before we sat down we found the bathroom which turned out to be a single, one person at-a-time affair. Anyway, my wife went in first and, when she came out, I walked her to a table and we ordered a glass of wine each then I walked back to the bathroom to find it now occupied. While I waited two elderly women came to wait behind me and it was clear one had to go very badly. So, when the guy who'd been in there came out, I turned to the one woman, motioned for her to go in next and said in my faltering French, "Apres vous" but the scary thing is I got a bit rattled and almost said "Avec vous" . I probably wouldn't be here telling you this if I'd said that. I told my wife after wards and she sighed and ordered another glass of wine On the plus side, I can order a glass of wine like a local.

07-04-2008, 09:20 AM	#5
Spartacus2112 Evangelist Posts: 468 Karma: 1147 Join Date: May 2008 Location: Lawn Giland Device: Kindle 3 Wifi	Greetings, alkadmzu. Enjoy the forum! Don't worry about the English language. I brutalize it all the time!

07-04-2008, 09:54 AM	#7
tINmOUSE (stand in: rOBOTmINION) Posts: 78 Karma: 10981 Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Perth, Australia Device: none yet. Waiting for Mentor.	Not to worry. You can't do any think worst to it than I do on a sentence by sentence basis. (thank the higher-powers for spell checkers)

07-04-2008, 09:58 AM	#8
zelda_pinwheel zeldinha zippy zeldissima Posts: 27,827 Karma: 921169 Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Paris, France Device: eb1150 & is that a nook in her pocket, or she just happy to see you?	tinmouse, you do us proud. only 10 posts, and already you're welcoming the n00ber-than-thou with the rest of us. we're glad to have you.

07-04-2008, 10:00 AM	#9
tINmOUSE (stand in: rOBOTmINION) Posts: 78 Karma: 10981 Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Perth, Australia Device: none yet. Waiting for Mentor.	sigh something to do while I wait for the Mentor.

07-04-2008, 10:11 AM	#10
MickeyC Grand Sorcerer Posts: 16,732 Karma: 12185114 Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Florida Device: iPhone 6 plus, Sony T1, iPad 3	tINmOUSE don't be listening to Zelda's blandishments. She joined the Forum after I did and is close to 2,000 posts ahead of me. It's impossible to catch up to her. This is just a trap to get you to try. And, if you do start catching up, she switches to her bathtub avatar and you suddenly find yourself just reading her posts and neglecting your own.

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