Actually it's called Franglais! :DQuote:
Quebec people tend to use the french word the closest to the english one.
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Actually it's called Franglais! :DQuote:
Quebec people tend to use the french word the closest to the english one.
Hmmm.......seems that I can't vote in this poll......I think it's been closed. Too bad! Cos' the entry for Singapore has been added, and I'm pretty sure I'll be the only 1 voting! Heh heh heh! Whata' joke! :D
Sometimes, u folks in Codeguru really warm up my heart and make me so touched sometimes! How could I ever forget good ole~ Elrond? And the fellow devilish pal, Simon666???? Just don't howl in the night, Simon! U keep doing that and I can't sleep properly, k?
Brad wouldn't do that, Markus. Ok, u might ask me who I am. I'm the Senoir Evangelist for Brad Jones.(memory address 0xFFFFCAB)Quote:
...absolutely agree... so I could find a place other than Other
...but Brad will kill us
Brad is such a kind guy, u know. For example he gave me tons of chances and un-ban me again and again even though I've been bad at Codeguru.com sometimes.
Once, I saw a bright warm glade of light shining from his house, and I was wondering if he's Jesus. Is he?
Anyway, it's really a pity that Gabriel Fleseriu isn't around here anymore. I think he got fed up with those Plexor-and-Xeon issues, and left. Hmmmm......this guy is a bit too serious.......can't really take jokes.....it's really a pity to lose him, though. Maybe Brad Jones can help us build with Gabriel, and sponsor 5 free tickets to Switzerland for us...and.....(again, my place is already 101% darn secured! :p:p)
Too true, Elrond!Quote:
Here in Ireland, when I meet an Indian in another plave than an Indian restaurant, if I ask him if he is doctor, he answers me either "Yes" or "No, I am computer programmer". And I believe it is almost the same in most other countries.
I am sure if you go to a forum about manufactured toys and other objects, you'll find much more Chineses than Indians
And here, in Singapore....., whenever I see Indians that don't look like local Indians, and Indians who wears long pants and long sleeves, I would say to myself, "Hmmm.....must be a programmer from India".
Usually, these guys have a kid or two, and they have a wife walking behind them. Too typical, actually. But no offence, though! They're actually very nice people. :)
Maybe you guys would be interested to know that there's lots and lots of Indians living in Singapore. They're the local Indians, and have their roots since Singapore was founded in the 1800s.
These guys, however, ain't that interested in programming, for some reason! I think it's cos' India probably has some programmer culture or something. :)
The quote above is from JeffB.(Jeff Bezos of Amazon.com?????!!!!!!!)Quote:
Oh and by the way, why is there so many India programmers? I know the population is big, but China population is also big..., maybe there is more people talking english in India than China? huh?
The answer, I believe, is that Indians are talented at Mathematics.
Look at the case in Singapore. Although the local Indians here generally ain't programmers, they're top experts at Mathematics if they want. It's hard for them to find any real challengers in that field.
A newspaper article once said that this is mainly cos' in India, a long time ago, there wasn't any calculators, and Indians there used their brains to do mental calculations, and their form of counting somehow relates to the binary system. This strengthens the power of the mind and brain, and makes them better programmers and more talented Mathematicians as a result.
As time passes, Inheritance takes place, and the child inherits from their ancestors. Now, students........this is called Inheritance in the C++ programming language.
I gotta stop here cos' it's late now. Probably, I'll contiue with my lecture tomorrow. :):D
It's called Québécois, we have our own langage here! And it's not a guttural one! :DQuote:
Originally posted by praymond
Actually it's called Franglais! :D
JeffB - Jeff Bezos, everyone ask me that....
Franglais for me is how french people use english instead of french words.Quote:
Originally posted by praymond
Actually it's called Franglais! :D
Like : "Tu mappes ta liste avec tes strings" in a computer guys conversation (You map the list with the strings -> Tu fais correspondre ta liste avec tes chaines)
or : "Nous on est des riders, c'est top cool! " (We are riders(roller skate performers), that's great-> Nous sommes des patineurs acrobates, youpi!)
Well, I'm not sure my examples are very representative. But in France there is no such mix as in Quebec "Je parke mon char et j'arrive!". (I park the car and I'm there -> je gare la voiture et j'arrive).
"Tu veux un ascenseur?" (shall I give you a lift? should be : je te raccompagne?)
I just had fun translating all those :)))
Marina
Xeon, so you're the one responsible for the absence of Gabriel? I miss him, he was helping much!
I was wondering why he was never around any more...
Elrond do you know? You used to be both on my threads.
Marina
I love he quebecois language. You only have to know english and translate it word for word in french. :) I imagine automatic translators on the web speak quebecois ;)
How true, but I tend to find funny french people "je gare la voiture", "top cool" and theirs expressions (no offense here :D), as the "shall I give you a lift", it's "Tu veux-tu un lift?" How many french errors in that sentence!! Ok, but you know, that way to talk and to wirte is considered some kind of local litterature and there is even book that are written using that. It's so hard to read!Quote:
"Je parke mon char et j'arrive!". (I park the car and I'm there -> je gare la voiture et j'arrive).
"Tu veux un ascenseur?" (shall I give you a lift? should be : je te raccompagne?)
JeffB
Well, not really! The same mix of english and french words in a sentence is not exclusive to Quebec. It also happens in Ontario (both Northerners and ex-patriate Quebecers like me I guess), Manitoba and even in the Maritimes. The "Quebecois" language dates back to the attempt of replacing Franglais with "unique" french words back in the '70's like hamburgois for hamburger and others. The Bureau De La Langue Francais (sp?) actually published a translation manual back then so that we could learn "Quebecois" but I don't believe it ever caught on. Regardless, I love Quebec and I always enjoy going back for a visit.Quote:
It's called Québécois, we have our own langage here! And it's not a guttural one!
Cheers!
Paul :cool:
[QUOTE]Originally posted by Xeon
Hmmm.......seems that I can't vote in this poll......I think it's been closed. Too bad! Cos' the entry for Singapore has been added, and I'm pretty sure I'll be the only 1 voting! Heh heh heh! Whata' joke! :D[quote]
For that you can ask Brad to move your vote from Others (if you have already voted there) to Singapore :)
Don't cry to hard Xeon :D, his last post was made just to weeks ago, he is probably gone for some well deserved hollidays in some country without internet connection :cool:Quote:
Anyway, it's really a pity that Gabriel Fleseriu isn't around here anymore. I think he got fed up with those Plexor-and-Xeon issues, and left. Hmmmm......this guy is a bit too serious.......can't really take jokes.....it's really a pity to lose him, though. Maybe Brad Jones can help us build with Gabriel, and sponsor 5 free tickets to Switzerland for us...and.....(again, my place is already 101% darn secured! :p:p)
I've never heard it said that way. That' at least to errors. I had already heard people using lift in french, but the "Tu veux-tu":confused:Quote:
From JeffB
How true, but I tend to find funny french people "je gare la voiture", "top cool" and theirs expressions (no offense here ), as the "shall I give you a lift", it's "Tu veux-tu un lift?" How many french errors in that sentence!! Ok, but you know, that way to talk and to wirte is considered some kind of local litterature and there is even book that are written using that. It's so hard to read!
And I don't think I had or would read a book written that way either.
But it's probably the same in every language (except those from small coutries like Luxembourg :p ). I guess that it ain't easy to understand the slang from some english countries as well... What's a Truck anyway ;)
:D I was laughing like hel* when I read the above line. Well in most cases, Indian guys walking behind (following) their wife and carrying the kids. Just kidding.. ;)Quote:
Originally posted by Xeon
Usually, these guys have a kid or two, and they have a wife walking behind them. Too typical, actually. But no offence, though! They're actually very nice people. :)
There are too many reasons for dotcom boom in India. 1. low investment, high return... 2. English speaking mass 3. opportunity to go anywhere in the world 4. huge wage/salary difference between IT profession and other professions.... well the list will go on and on...
Hehe, I'm not sure that anyone would use your french translation, but it's really funny :)Quote:
Nous on est des riders, c'est top cool! " (We are riders(roller skate performers), that's great-> Nous sommes des patineurs acrobates, youpi!)
All I know of quebecois is the swear words, but I won't list them here (ok, a little criss maybe ;))
To Elrond:
The links that follow are all in french:
You'll find the adding of "tu" here (and a lot more interesting expressions):
http://www.geocities.com/Athens/Ithaca/7318/EXPRES.HTM
And for a complet story: (only in french):
http://www.geocities.com/Athens/Ithaca/7318/FRANC.HTM
I found that site while searching and it is quite interesting. It may be of interest...
That's interesting, India is not a country a know a lot about, but know, with that magnificient thread, I'm learning, how good!Quote:
There are too many reasons for dotcom boom in India. 1. low investment, high return... 2. English speaking mass 3. opportunity to go anywhere in the world 4. huge wage/salary difference between IT profession and other professions.... well the list will go on and on...
That thread is explosing, continue to vote everyone, we are at 132 and the next step is... huh... 500! (sky is the limit)
JeffB - got nothing to say here, just don't read that line please
You said what i was thinking :DQuote:
That thread is explosing, continue to vote everyone, we are at 132 and the next step is... huh... 500! (sky is the limit)
500 is the next hurdle !!! Lets make it guys....:)
- Sonu
Well, Marina.......first of all, u seems to be the only female poster here. There are gurls who're members of Codeguru.com, but they have never posted more than 1 thread. Really pathetic, eh? :DQuote:
Xeon, so you're the one responsible for the absence of Gabriel? I miss him, he was helping much!
I was wondering why he was never around any more...
Elrond do you know? You used to be both on my threads.
Actually, Gabriel........I just have a strange feeling he's gone forever. After all, before Plexor came along, I was already a nuisance sometimes. He sent me an angry e-mail(wasn't the first time) and blasted me till I smashed into the Valleys of the Sun. I was thinking of firing back at him with my Corona Blaster, but my soft heart held me back. He told me that if folks like me continue with my nonsense, he would leave Codeguru for good. That time, I promised him I would change, but I didn't really. So, I guess he got really fed up and left. He used to be a frequent poster and helper, and even if he's still around, he doesn't help us much now.
Now, sadly......this is what happens to folks who treat C++ too seriously. Disputes arises, wars are started, battles are raged, and the blood of the sons and daughters of Adam and Eve(us humans) are turning the oceans a crimson red. Such was a great poet, such was Xeon, the Poet of all grand poets.
And yeah. I don't think there would be any problem making a total of 500 replies in this thread.
For start, each one of us can introduce ourseleves, our favorite programming language, our best programming tools, what kinda gurls/boys turn us on, the animals and dinosaurs we like and a discussion of them, our religion and a discussion of them, our favourite food, clothes, music, plants, monitor brand, processor brand, keyboard and mouse brands and the kinda houses we live in.
Then, we can proceed on to discuss what kinda tables and chairs impress us most, and what we usually look in when choosing furniture for our homes.
We can also start talking about the universes and a huge debate on who created the Universe : God or Science.
Then, we can give an overview of the country we live in and what we like about it, as well as the traditions, cultures and people there, as well as some tourist attractions.
Next, all of us can begin a discussion of the types of software and such, before moving on to hardware. Then, we might wanna spend some time to criticise Microsoft before moving on to our main discussion.(all those mention above are just appetisers)
The main course of the food, I mean......the main discussion, would include the goal of our lives, our setbacks thus far, our dreams and our hopes etc. And after that, we can start discussing whether the US should oust Saddam Hussein. After that eternal discussion, we can go on to whether C++ is better than Java etc.
Next, since most of the folks here are men, we can start discussing how we can take card of our kids, our wives, and how to make them happy and stuff. Then, we might wanna form groups of 5, and start writing a small ultility that helps us to optimize family relationships and debug any quarrels or crashes in the family.
After that, we will start on the discussion of geological rocks and the different formations on the earth surface, before ending all these geographical discussion with a brief overview of what the earth was like in the Paleozoic Era(the time of micro-organisms in sea-beds) to the Tertiary Era.(the time of prehistoric mammals like Megatherium and the Sabre-Tooth Tigers etc.)
After the interesting discussion, we can move on to human cloning and the DNA genes. After that, we can talk about the latest games on the market and the walk-throughs and secret codes and tips for beating the game.
Before moving on to the Desserts section(the Conclusion), we will invite Elrond to give us a long darn speech on heavy metal music and the auto-biography of a musician. After that......no no......be patient, please. Ok, ok.....after that, JeffB, the owner of Amazon.com, will show us a chart of his company's anual and quarterly earnings. Mr. Bezos is also kind enough to provide us with 2 free books each.(we get to choose the titles.....!!!!!!!!)
Finally, after these discussions, we can start talking about what the Abyss is and what it means. Then, we can start having a debate of whether the chicken comes first before the egg or vice versa. After this debate, we'll rage another debate on whether gurls should be cute or whether they should be pretty.
Lastly, we will round up this undead thread by solving the mysteries of the Bermuda Triangle, the man in the Iron Mask, the Loch Ness Monster, the Aztecs and the stones in Ireland.(the Petrified Army, they call it)
Of course, all these discussions will no doubt make the entire thread rocket to over 1300 posts(I'm 1000000% darn sure it will).
After we've achieved that, our next hurdle is to make the entire Codeguru.com servers run outta disk space and bandwidth.
But first, let's achieve over 1300 posts in this thread first. After u folks have done that, I'll present to you my massive library of over 1200 books, each containing over 500 topics, which is in turn divided into 350 sub-topics each. Each of sub-topics include 20 chapters, so everything should be enough. Don't worry.
The man is the man, and God is the Lord.
My name is Xeon, and I am the man.
(gurls....please don't go crazy over me......it's not worth it......I know I'm really an unresistable guy, but I don't wanna see ****-turned-lunatics running all over the place)
*warning : useless information about Luxembourg, do not read on*
Well, that's not entirely true about Luxembourg. There are three main dialects of Luxembourgish, even though it's such a small country. While the dialects from the middle of the country and the east are fairly close, the one from up north (well, it's only about 50 km by road, but for us it's up north :p) is quite different.Quote:
Originally posted by Elrond
But it's probably the same in every language (except those from small coutries like Luxembourg :p ). I guess that it ain't easy to understand the slang from some english countries as well... What's a Truck anyway ;)
For example for days of the week they have quite a different word :
Tuesday -> Dienstag (German) -> Densden ("official Luxembourgish") -> Dachdesch (northern dialect)
Some people argue that the "official Luxembourgish" is too tainted with German and French derivations, and that the northern dialect is a purer form.
But I have to admit that I have trouble following a conversation in the northern dialect. Even when they do use the same or similar words, their pronunciation wildly differs from the ones I'm used to.
*cut off here for the useless information about Luxembourgish*
Xeon, sounds nice but I don't think it's a good idea to always change the subject of a post...
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...is really a nice one!
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