tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28165993.post1497543463233949289..comments2024-01-19T11:05:43.355-05:00Comments on Polly-Vous Francais?: Les routiers sont sympaPolly-Vous Francaishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12667479743723002691noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28165993.post-4596135433293425182009-06-03T05:01:12.117-04:002009-06-03T05:01:12.117-04:001. "Les Routiers sont sympa" was a very ...1. "Les Routiers sont sympa" was a very very famous RADIO NIGHT SHOW from 1972 til 1983. In that show, truck drivers would call the radio, telle stories live on air, ask for help if they had an accident, etc. A solidarity-based talk show. Wonderful concept.<br /><br />2. The problem of "sympa" or "sympas" is completely irrelevant, as this word DOES NOT EXIST. It's a contraction of "sympathique", which WOULD have a ending S if used with plural. But "sympa" is just a fake word.Denis Florenthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03747046643941247084noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28165993.post-26245473292393500672009-05-24T08:52:50.219-04:002009-05-24T08:52:50.219-04:00@Anna - thanks for the link!
@Mary Blake - great ...@Anna - thanks for the link!<br /><br />@Mary Blake - great name for a puppy! do you have him/her yet? Another idea would be to name the dog Sacre Coeur or Place du Tertre so when people stop to ask directions while you are painting, you could just say "ici" and point to your pup...<br /><br />@Jonnifer -- So true!<br /><br />@Starman -- That's understandable; thanks. Of course it doesn't explain why the adjective chic is still invariable, but that's one of life's little mysteries!<br /><br />@Meg -- maybe it's an S-shaped plume?Polly-Vous Francaishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12667479743723002691noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28165993.post-89938983480835945432009-05-24T02:02:30.591-04:002009-05-24T02:02:30.591-04:00But the real question is...why does Titeuf have a ...But the real question is...why does Titeuf have a giant plume sticking out of his head???Meghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10169483419224695771noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28165993.post-6032499860800167882009-05-23T13:50:16.841-04:002009-05-23T13:50:16.841-04:00According to my friend, Mickelino in Paris, it wou...According to my friend, Mickelino in Paris, it would have the 's' at the end because it has become a common word.Starmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12386841450183061541noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28165993.post-12445012678735078592009-05-23T12:46:33.777-04:002009-05-23T12:46:33.777-04:00Huh. You learn something new every day (about the ...Huh. You learn something new every day (about the plural of sympa, not that truck drivers are nice!).jonniferhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13150057815462332248noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28165993.post-82736458644270570152009-05-23T09:33:16.423-04:002009-05-23T09:33:16.423-04:00"Sympa"
Good name for my new puppy!
Love,
Mary"Sympa"<br />Good name for my new puppy!<br />Love,<br />MaryWho is Mary Blake?https://www.blogger.com/profile/14145444220494287542noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28165993.post-69049938571568991742009-05-22T18:16:31.929-04:002009-05-22T18:16:31.929-04:00I found you a link to clarify with facts what I re...I found you a link to clarify with facts what I remember learning in high school. Har.<br /><br />http://forum.wordreference.com/showthread.php?t=1017149Annahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00453088612750813102noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28165993.post-11327378066009509292009-05-22T18:14:50.992-04:002009-05-22T18:14:50.992-04:00It's definitely "sympa" plural-- it's one of the f...It's definitely "sympa" plural-- it's one of the few adjectives you don't make agreement.Annahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00453088612750813102noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28165993.post-53292080013811941212009-05-22T15:30:04.608-04:002009-05-22T15:30:04.608-04:00There is a complex system (which I can never figur...There is a complex system (which I can never figure out) for plurals in French. I can't find the rule, but I did find random examples in my Petit Robert: un abat-jour, des abat-jour; un pique-nique, des pique-niques; but what's the plural of pique-assiette? (And I was delighted to know that the plural of le pipi-room is les pipi-rooms!)<br /><br />It's petits-enfants, but is the plural for breakfast petits-dejeuners? And Starman, I remember something about contractions not being pluralized, too. And chic stays the same: des femmes chic. Like I said, I am stumped!!Polly-Vous Francaishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12667479743723002691noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28165993.post-88671427279031494632009-05-22T14:42:53.156-04:002009-05-22T14:42:53.156-04:00I would have guessed "sympa" because it's actually...I would have guessed "sympa" because it's actually a contraction of the word sympathique.Starmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12386841450183061541noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28165993.post-40211657766527941782009-05-22T13:16:03.266-04:002009-05-22T13:16:03.266-04:00It should be sympas, so who knows why they didn't ...It should be sympas, so who knows why they didn't put it in plural on this sticker!Isabellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17941076675305356648noreply@blogger.com