Comments on: caramel shoe shoe http://petiteanglaise.com/2005/02/01/un-hamburger-sil-vous-plait/ Mon, 10 Oct 2011 07:58:31 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: dafyd http://petiteanglaise.com/2005/02/01/un-hamburger-sil-vous-plait/#comment-1819 Mon, 07 Feb 2005 16:38:29 +0000 http://www.petiteanglaise.com/archives/2005/02/01/un-hamburger-sil-vous-plait/#comment-1819 The worst thing to order in a French McDonald’s is Chicken McNuggets… although it’s even worse in Germany. Mit Barbeque Söse.

The funniest thing I’ve encountered in a Parisian McDo was at Les Halles – an American woman was struggling to get her order for a “Big Mac with Potato Wedges and Diet Coke Without Ice” understood. I stepped in and interpreted for her – the American woman commented on how perfect my English accent was, while the poor McDo girl said that my French was very good…

]]> By: Anna http://petiteanglaise.com/2005/02/01/un-hamburger-sil-vous-plait/#comment-1818 Sat, 05 Feb 2005 17:20:37 +0000 http://www.petiteanglaise.com/archives/2005/02/01/un-hamburger-sil-vous-plait/#comment-1818 Ooops. I meant Georges Clooney.

]]> By: Anna http://petiteanglaise.com/2005/02/01/un-hamburger-sil-vous-plait/#comment-1817 Sat, 05 Feb 2005 17:19:20 +0000 http://www.petiteanglaise.com/archives/2005/02/01/un-hamburger-sil-vous-plait/#comment-1817 This doesn’t just go for speaking either, the French love to change people’s names too. I saw an ad for Ralph Laurents recently and also an article about Georges Cloony.
It’s infuriating!
I like to think that English speakers try hard to say French words and names with the French accent, the way the French say them. I just don’t understand why the French have to change names and pronounciations and can’t make the same effort??

]]> By: Froog http://petiteanglaise.com/2005/02/01/un-hamburger-sil-vous-plait/#comment-1816 Fri, 04 Feb 2005 10:30:54 +0000 http://www.petiteanglaise.com/archives/2005/02/01/un-hamburger-sil-vous-plait/#comment-1816 I meant “don’t go there” indeed…:oops:

Froog

]]> By: Froog http://petiteanglaise.com/2005/02/01/un-hamburger-sil-vous-plait/#comment-1815 Fri, 04 Feb 2005 10:28:18 +0000 http://www.petiteanglaise.com/archives/2005/02/01/un-hamburger-sil-vous-plait/#comment-1815 Hi Petite
Excellent topic today ! My english surname when pronounced by some French is hilarious… but I always make a point of saying it properly a few times then sigh heavily and say it the French way or spell it. For all the fast-food crappy names problems I have a solution – don’t go their to “eet zis meuk !”
Also I hate Tom Aunks too… actually maybe everyone hates him but never owed to.
And what about poor little French kids called “Kévin Dupont” or “Samantha Pottier”…
Froog

]]> By: Maurine au bout du monde http://petiteanglaise.com/2005/02/01/un-hamburger-sil-vous-plait/#comment-1814 Fri, 04 Feb 2005 04:56:17 +0000 http://www.petiteanglaise.com/archives/2005/02/01/un-hamburger-sil-vous-plait/#comment-1814 Petite you are so clever!
The last one is actually Jean Chretien (former Quebec Prime Minister or something close). But secretaire wasn’t bad :lol: :lol: :lol:

I love the Tour de France and Charge d’affaire. So good!

]]> By: ontario frog http://petiteanglaise.com/2005/02/01/un-hamburger-sil-vous-plait/#comment-1813 Fri, 04 Feb 2005 02:54:34 +0000 http://www.petiteanglaise.com/archives/2005/02/01/un-hamburger-sil-vous-plait/#comment-1813 Hilarious game, thanks Maurine! I think being French puts me at a disadvantage, but I can always try.
21- secrétaire ?

]]> By: petite http://petiteanglaise.com/2005/02/01/un-hamburger-sil-vous-plait/#comment-1812 Thu, 03 Feb 2005 21:15:49 +0000 http://www.petiteanglaise.com/archives/2005/02/01/un-hamburger-sil-vous-plait/#comment-1812 1-PER zhoh Peugeot???
2-on truh pruh NER entrepreneur
3-VOR duh vil vaudeville
4-soh vee NYAW BLO Sauvignon blanc???
5-nyoo MAIR Noumea
6-kwo FER coiffeur
7-low ZAN Lausanne
8-kart blarnch carte blanche
9-deb yoo tont débutante
10-too uh duf fros Tour de France
11-vuh LOO uh velour?
12-res tuh ruh TER restaurateur
13-nyoo zee luhnd New Zealand ??? really?
14-LA zhu ree lingerie
15-fayt uh kom PLEE fait accompli
16-shonz ay lee ZAY Champs Elysées
17-AM uh tuh amateur
18-book AY bouquet
19-SHAR zhay duh FAIR chargé d’affaires
20-mari hwar nuh marijuana
21- zho KRET ya ???????

]]> By: Jim in Rennes http://petiteanglaise.com/2005/02/01/un-hamburger-sil-vous-plait/#comment-1811 Thu, 03 Feb 2005 19:48:14 +0000 http://www.petiteanglaise.com/archives/2005/02/01/un-hamburger-sil-vous-plait/#comment-1811 Maurine. That’s a killer. You have got to help us out here! I think part of the problem is coming at it in a sort of franglais way…

Anyway, on a slightly different note, Petite touched on film titles being rubbish bbecause of their pronounciation. I give you “Mon beau-pere, mes parents et moi”. The not-so-catchy French title for “Meet the Fockers” How did that happen?

]]> By: petite http://petiteanglaise.com/2005/02/01/un-hamburger-sil-vous-plait/#comment-1810 Thu, 03 Feb 2005 08:55:26 +0000 http://www.petiteanglaise.com/archives/2005/02/01/un-hamburger-sil-vous-plait/#comment-1810 maurine please put me out of my misery, I sound really silly reading these out loud in the open plan office!

Love #10, am completely stumped by #19

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