tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7083730.post3457987424029768546..comments2023-06-02T17:54:44.641+02:00Comments on Connaissances: Using 'tu' and 'vous': a Philosopher's ViewJonathan Wonhamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09862200571016427320noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7083730.post-27761359606939750082007-08-31T19:35:00.000+02:002007-08-31T19:35:00.000+02:00I'm not sure I'd want to investigate BHL's fantasi...I'm not sure I'd want to investigate BHL's fantasies; but I do doubt whether "naughty but nice" depends on vouvoyant.Autolycushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17642868944400656922noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7083730.post-9477281967726928712007-08-30T21:50:00.000+02:002007-08-30T21:50:00.000+02:00How nice, some new readers.Autolycus, yes, it woul...How nice, some new readers.<BR/><BR/>Autolycus, yes, it would be very nice to have the wife's opinion. I suspect we would find that BHL's argument was a complete fantasy.<BR/><BR/>Rose, yes, I know the feeling. Mixing and matching 'tu' and 'vous' in a single sentence. You know you're doing it, but you just can't stop. Why don't you have a quiet word with your mother and ask her to put your husband out of his misery?<BR/>Or is there some advantage to keeping him guessing?Jonathan Wonhamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09862200571016427320noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7083730.post-47115323110516213132007-08-30T02:29:00.000+02:002007-08-30T02:29:00.000+02:00My husband, who is Australian, never knows whether...My husband, who is Australian, never knows whether to say tu or vous to my mother, so he invariably uses both. It is a dilemma for non-native speakers. <A HREF="http://www.frenchwithrose.com" REL="nofollow"> </A>Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7083730.post-71466085221955236062007-08-29T21:52:00.000+02:002007-08-29T21:52:00.000+02:00I note he doesn't seem to allow for the possibilit...I note he doesn't seem to allow for the possibility that his wife might just want to create some distance from <I>him</I>.Autolycushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17642868944400656922noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7083730.post-26959276530570637562007-08-28T21:56:00.000+02:002007-08-28T21:56:00.000+02:00Thank you Kai. If you keep coming back to read, yo...Thank you Kai. If you keep coming back to read, you will have plenty of opportunities to correct my French!<BR/><BR/>Lesley. Yes, it is rather 'pseuds corner' isn't it...Jonathan Wonhamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09862200571016427320noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7083730.post-49037582567985009182007-08-28T10:16:00.000+02:002007-08-28T10:16:00.000+02:00He is such a pretentious prat.He is such a pretentious prat.Lesleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13498909370147354617noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7083730.post-13743452372506209082007-08-28T07:59:00.000+02:002007-08-28T07:59:00.000+02:00'je pense que nous pouvons nous tutoyer''je pense que nous pouvons <I>nous</I> tutoyer'Kai Carverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15104699147862191024noreply@blogger.com