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Originally Posted by kazbates
Thanks, Z!
I had to listen to it at least 6 times, that woman speaks VERY quickly, but I LOVE it! I feel so International when I say it. You all can call it whatever you want. I'm sticking with "liseuse"! 
Now, if I could just find a black and white striped shirt and a beret, my life would be perfect.  Don't you just love stereotypes.  |
that's so funny !! a friend of mine and i were talking one day about stereotypes in films, and we were laughing that if you want to show that a character is french, you just give him a striped shirt !! it must be some kind of official uniform, because all french are wearing striped shirts every day, in cinema-land, apparently !
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Originally Posted by Sweetpea
It's just like the eu in Dutch...
But if I say to people: I want a liseuse, they'll look at me as if I'd been crazy. So, I'll just don't give it a name and just say I read books, and say that I'll read it electronically if they keep asking.
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if it helps, if i say to people "i like to read on my liseuse", they'll also look at me as if i'm crazy. so then i explain what is (like an ipod but for books...) then they understand. but i have to teach them all what is a liseuse, first. of course, now all my friends know. i should go stand on a streetcorner somewhere and shout about it to everyone passing by.
it's true, a lot of french speak fast.
(not so much in the south, though. you understand, all those extra vowels takes time to pronounce.
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