Comments on: Facebook in French! http://www.thehomescholar.com/blog/facebook-in-french/1032/ Helping Parents Homeschool High School Mon, 06 Feb 2012 17:14:25 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v= By: J W http://www.thehomescholar.com/blog/facebook-in-french/1032/comment-page-1/#comment-1016 J W Tue, 24 Feb 2009 15:29:21 +0000 http://www.thehomescholar.com/blog/?p=1032#comment-1016 One thing about doing French on the computer - how do you get all those funny accent marks and little pointy "hats" (OK, I'm *not* a linguist) over the letters? Because I can't figure out how my daughters can type French on the computer, they do their handwriting lessons in French. How's that for killing 2 birds with 1 stone? Oh, I know what you mean about being annoyed at how the mouths move, LOL - I've watched too many cheezy old sci fi and martial arts movies for my own good. The voice-over says "LOOK OUT!" and the actors' mouths keep moving for a few seconds afterward. No wonder the monsters and the bad guys catch people, if it takes them so long to say "LOOK OUT!!!" My husband just now pointed out that they're probably really saying, "Honorable sir, it is with the greatest regret that I, your humble servant, should dare to interrupt you. However, your humble servant has, in his best judgment, deemed it prudent to warn you that there is a most horrible monster stomping around downtown Tokyo, and it is, in fact, drawing near to your exaltedness. I am perhaps not the best judge of such matters, but it does seem to me that this enormous creature does not have honorable intentions toward yourself, and it would seem that the most sensible course of action would be to remove yourself from the vicinity as quickly as you may. Your humble servant is most regretful of this untimely interruption of your important business, and forthwith wishes you a pleasant day. Please excuse your humble servant as he hastens from this place before the imminent destruction of your exaltedness. You are, of course, under no obligation to pursue any course of action except that which you deem best. Thank you for lending your ear to this humble fool." Disney's "Beauty and the Beast" is absolutely fantastic if you switch over to French. Some of the voices are the same actors! One thing about doing French on the computer – how do you get all those funny accent marks and little pointy “hats” (OK, I’m *not* a linguist) over the letters? Because I can’t figure out how my daughters can type French on the computer, they do their handwriting lessons in French. How’s that for killing 2 birds with 1 stone?

Oh, I know what you mean about being annoyed at how the mouths move, LOL – I’ve watched too many cheezy old sci fi and martial arts movies for my own good. The voice-over says “LOOK OUT!” and the actors’ mouths keep moving for a few seconds afterward. No wonder the monsters and the bad guys catch people, if it takes them so long to say “LOOK OUT!!!” My husband just now pointed out that they’re probably really saying,

“Honorable sir, it is with the greatest regret that I, your humble servant, should dare to interrupt you. However, your humble servant has, in his best judgment, deemed it prudent to warn you that there is a most horrible monster stomping around downtown Tokyo, and it is, in fact, drawing near to your exaltedness. I am perhaps not the best judge of such matters, but it does seem to me that this enormous creature does not have honorable intentions toward yourself, and it would seem that the most sensible course of action would be to remove yourself from the vicinity as quickly as you may. Your humble servant is most regretful of this untimely interruption of your important business, and forthwith wishes you a pleasant day. Please excuse your humble servant as he hastens from this place before the imminent destruction of your exaltedness. You are, of course, under no obligation to pursue any course of action except that which you deem best. Thank you for lending your ear to this humble fool.”

Disney’s “Beauty and the Beast” is absolutely fantastic if you switch over to French. Some of the voices are the same actors!

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