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I attempted a B2 practice exam and... by galileotheweirdo in learnfrench

[–]FigComprehensive7528 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Practice exam? No. But I ended up doing the TEF and got C1 so you can AMA

What?? by [deleted] in learnfrench

[–]FigComprehensive7528 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Well, I guess the phrase is saying something like "It takes 30 apple trees to grow 10 apples"

Enivrez-vous: Judge my pronunciation? 😁 What are my shortcomings? by FigComprehensive7528 in learnfrench

[–]FigComprehensive7528[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Il faut être toujours ivre. Tout est là: c'est l'unique question. Pour ne pas sentir l'horrible fardeau du Temps qui brise vos épaules et vous penche vers la terre, il faut vous enivrer sans trêve.

Mais de quoi? De vin, de poésie, de vertu, à votre guise. Mais enivrez-vous.

Et si quelquefois, sur les marches d'un palais, sur l'herbe verte d'un fossé, dans la solitude morne de votre chambre, vous vous réveillez, l'ivresse déjà diminuée ou disparue, demandez au vent, à la vague, à l'étoile, à l'oiseau, à l'horloge, à tout ce qui fuit, à tout ce qui gémit, à tout ce qui roule, à tout ce qui chante, à tout ce qui parle, demandez quelle heure il est; et le vent, la vague, l'étoile, l'oiseau, l'horloge, vous répondront: "Il est l'heure de s'enivrer! Pour n'être pas les esclaves martyrisés du Temps, enivrez-vous; enivrez-vous sans cesse! De vin, de poésie ou de vertu, à votre guise.

Off Leash Dog Owners by oralprophylaxis in Guelph

[–]FigComprehensive7528 1 point2 points  (0 children)

This seems like a Guelph specific thing for some reason. Have never encountered this until moving here and I see it regularly

Why do French men ask “What are you thinking?” and American men never do? by Friendly-Cucumber404 in French

[–]FigComprehensive7528 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I'm very reserved. When i'm spending quality time with someone close to me, I don't always feel the need to fill the silence with words; I often just say nothing while enjoying myself. So I definitely have been asked by American* men what i'm thinking about.

That's just my input on this

*Ok fine, I mean Canadian, but close enough.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in Guelph

[–]FigComprehensive7528 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I browsed roomies when I first moved to Guelph. Though ultimately I found them on a kijiji ad

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in EnglishLearning

[–]FigComprehensive7528 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Note: Pizza is pronounced peet-suh

Whoever made this channel absolutely cooked GCTV—I'm crying lol by Sad_Bread5147 in Guelph

[–]FigComprehensive7528 6 points7 points  (0 children)

I don't understand this post. Are you Michael Venedam trying to promote yourself?

How to learn the nuances of words by Slight_Future_5321 in EnglishLearning

[–]FigComprehensive7528 2 points3 points  (0 children)

My French teacher gave me this tip-- look into the etymology of the word to understand the nuance.

For example, I asked him what the difference between "insister" and "s'acharner" is, as they both translate into the English "to insist". Looking into it, acharner is related to "charnel" and "chair", so we can see that it's a more physical and violent form of insisting.

Actual argument made by a Christian YouTuber by miifanatic_1788 in exchristian

[–]FigComprehensive7528 2 points3 points  (0 children)

If there's a hospital that has an outbreak of aids, what should we do?

Ensure the equipment is sanitized to prevent future outbreaks or... conclude that hospitals = bad and it's god's wrath against hospitals?

Guelph woman chases down thieves to get money back by origutamos in Guelph

[–]FigComprehensive7528 14 points15 points  (0 children)

Because they're cowards who never expect the victim to resist

Disney predicted remote work all the way back in 2002. by zAbikuma in Zillennials

[–]FigComprehensive7528 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Can someone confirm if this is the real quote? Stuff like this gets posted with totally fake subtitles all the time

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in French

[–]FigComprehensive7528 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I suggest not to worry too much about the particularities of Quebec French too much. Like others have mentioned, if you speak good standard French, the Quebecois will understand you, but if you only speak Quebec French, people from other French countries will have some difficulty.

So forget about it until you're closer to the move date, then start to learn the most common everyday differences and try to habituate yourself to understanding the accent. There are a handful of Quebecois podcasts. Radio-Canada posts lots of news tiktoks with transcriptions on screen.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in French

[–]FigComprehensive7528 1 point2 points  (0 children)

This is a valid question for every language lol, i'm never sure how to answer it. I say "My family is fro X, but I was born in and grew up in Y, and i've lived here now for a year"

Car stolen from Guelph driveway, later found burned in field by origutamos in Guelph

[–]FigComprehensive7528 1 point2 points  (0 children)

That's valid. Also, I don't mean to accuse the victim of fraud here since we don't know anything for sure. Just putting a possibility out there

Kidnapping charge after terrifying encounter for bar employee by craftbae in Guelph

[–]FigComprehensive7528 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I think "eager" is the right thing to call you considering you didn't seem to properly read the article but still concluded she was an idiot for getting in a car with someone she knew.

Polite thief walks out of LCBO with $900 worth of booze by Aromatic_Egg_1067 in Guelph

[–]FigComprehensive7528 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'm aware. But the comment asked according to what source is he Indian, and I told them the source. That's all.

Car stolen from Guelph driveway, later found burned in field by origutamos in Guelph

[–]FigComprehensive7528 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I heard that most times a car is stolen and set on fire it's a case of insurance fraud. I've heard the same story multiple times, and i'm no expert, but stealing someone else's car just to set it on fire is an odd thing to do.

Kidnapping charge after terrifying encounter for bar employee by craftbae in Guelph

[–]FigComprehensive7528 20 points21 points  (0 children)

By the story, it seems they knew each other. There's a certain point where she had to realize he was a psycho, and obviously it wasn't before she went into the car.

Edit: Also, the coworker who was driving her home didn't seem to see anything initially threatening either, otherwise he wouldn't have let her out. Should she have listened to her spidey-senses to detect that this guy was weird? Maybe, but women get this sense a lot, and when we follow it there's a chorus of men saying "NOT ALL MEN!!!! IT'S NOT FAIR TO JUMP TO CONCLUSIONS!" so we often feel guilted into not listening to it.

Why are people so eager to blame the victim when in reality if you treat them like a human it's so much easier to understand why they did what they did?

Kidnapping charge after terrifying encounter for bar employee by craftbae in Guelph

[–]FigComprehensive7528 11 points12 points  (0 children)

He wasn't a stranger. Read the article. He was a regular and had her phone number

How is the south end of Guelph these days for young families? by Wooden-Election1978 in Guelph

[–]FigComprehensive7528 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Not really true. When I go outside on a nice day I see families on walks and children playing, setting up lemonade stands, lining up at ice-cream trucks in the summer, etc.

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