From Paris with love

[yvanleterrible]

Originally Posted by zelda_pinwheel

haha ! i have a friend, whenever i say to her "à demain", she replies "à deux pieds" !

So do I.

[pilotbob]

Help... I'm stuck in High School French classes. Calgon, take me awayyyyyyy........

BOb

[kelly1010]

Welcome to the Forum!! What kind of reader are you getting??

[zelda_pinwheel]

Originally Posted by yvanleterrible

So do I.

hmm, what's her name ? i wonder if it's the same person...

[yvanleterrible]

Originally Posted by zelda_pinwheel

hmm, what's her name ? i wonder if it's the same person...

Sorry! I meant that I always answer: "Et deux pieds!"

I'm a words game nutcase, mixing all languages to babel, compounding meanings, rythms and mostly sounds.

The maxim "Les jeux de mots sont la fiente de l'esprit." roughly translated to "Word games are the lowest form of humor." fit me to a tee. Not brilliant but it ticks the time a way for a lonely mind.

[YGG-]

Originally Posted by yvanleterrible

[...]
The maxim "Les jeux de mots sont la fiente de l'esprit." roughly translated to "Word games are the lowest form of humor." fit me to a tee. Not brilliant but it ticks the time a way for a lonely mind.

"Le calembour est la fiente de l'esprit qui vole" : Victor Hugo; who didn't hesitate with puns himself...
And I love stupid translingusitic jokes like "If you see what I mean... de crayon" (OK not the best, I know but I love that kind )

[zelda_pinwheel]

Originally Posted by yvanleterrible

Sorry! I meant that I always answer: "Et deux pieds!"

...christiane ? c'est toi ???

I'm a words game nutcase, mixing all languages to babel, compounding meanings, rythms and mostly sounds.

one day i was wearing black shoes and they had gotten dusty from walking. she looked at them and said "t'as des pompes funèbres."

[yvanleterrible]

Originally Posted by zelda_pinwheel

...christiane ? c'est toi ???


one day i was wearing black shoes and they had gotten dusty from walking. she looked at them and said "t'as des pompes funèbres."

Pas mal celle la! Dis, elle semble bien ta copine. Vous devez beaucoup vous amuser.

[zelda_pinwheel]

Originally Posted by yvanleterrible

Pas mal celle la! Dis, elle semble bien ta copine. Vous devez beaucoup vous amuser.

oui, elle m'épate tout le temps avec son sens d'à propos !! des fois je me demande si elle passe ses nuits à chercher des calembours qu'elle pourra ressortir plus tard. elle en a à foison.

[pegobry]

Originally Posted by kelly1010

Welcome to the Forum!! What kind of reader are you getting??

I don't know yet! I want to get a Kindle but they're US-only right?

[zelda_pinwheel]

Originally Posted by pegobry

I don't know yet! I want to get a Kindle but they're US-only right?

officially, you can only get a kindle in the US, and you can only buy books from amazon with a US credit card. but some people have found ways around that (buy a kindle on ebay, open a new amazon account, don't register any credit card, and use gift cards only to buy books).

however, i would strongly recommend you get a device which supports the epub format, which is the new industry standard format, and is being widely adopted particularly in europe. kindle uses a modified, proprietary version of the mobipocket format, and no direct support for epub has been announced (or is likely). but, sony readers already support it, bookeen has announced support for it soon, i believe the bebook already supports it... you can take a look in our e-ink reader matrix to compare some different devices. if you want the kindle for the note-taking abilities, the sony 700 can do that via a software keyboard (touchscreen) (i have a 700 and i use the notes feature all the time, it works really well). and there will be some really interesting new devices available very soon.

what are the specific features which interest you ?