tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28165993.post4550994061024429415..comments2024-01-19T11:05:43.355-05:00Comments on Polly-Vous Francais?: Dictee de la BaiePolly-Vous Francaishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12667479743723002691noreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28165993.post-67242922852789795022011-04-06T12:01:56.895-04:002011-04-06T12:01:56.895-04:00Félicitations ! That sounds like fun! Sandra beat ...Félicitations ! That sounds like fun! Sandra beat me to it, but I was going to say that I'm pretty sure you're right about that e. Good for you!<br /><br />I'm brushing up on my rusty French these days too, and I'm amazed by my own progress, I will say proudly, without blushing...;-) Apparently those brain cells still do work a bit after all - who knew?Margarethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15795849622508077827noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28165993.post-18265757070715699832011-03-24T03:04:08.296-04:002011-03-24T03:04:08.296-04:00Bravissima, Polly!Bravissima, Polly!Maria O. Russellnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28165993.post-75050953699545317732011-03-23T19:47:15.585-04:002011-03-23T19:47:15.585-04:00Congrats on the victory! I'm currently studyin...Congrats on the victory! I'm currently studying le francais, et c'est tres facile faire des erreurs. <br />In fact, I'm pretty sure there was probably an error in that statement ;).Jainomohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17233394161896488607noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28165993.post-12890217141333793302011-03-23T13:17:37.889-04:002011-03-23T13:17:37.889-04:00"Une icône de la Vierge était placée" it..."Une icône de la Vierge était placée" it should be indeed because "icône" is feminine. http://fr.thefreedictionary.com/ic%C3%B4ne<br />Congratulations! As a French former teacher I know how tricky French spelling is... and how dreadful it is to have a pile of dictées to grade ;-)<br />I like your blog and always find interesting to get an American perspective on my home country. Keep up the good work.Sandrahttp://myperfidealbionhome.over-blog.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28165993.post-34150211536501193142011-03-23T11:00:07.383-04:002011-03-23T11:00:07.383-04:00That's wonderful! I've enjoyed your blog f...That's wonderful! I've enjoyed your blog for a while but decided to comment now to congratulate you!<br /><br />I took German, not French, but I do remember those teachers and their catch-phrases. My favorite was Frau Banwart in high school. Now that I'm all grown up, she still supports my harp career and my adventures in French!Amyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07073968486721141173noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28165993.post-3272182678145079942011-03-22T10:39:45.098-04:002011-03-22T10:39:45.098-04:00Well done! How I used to dread dictée - and so did...Well done! How I used to dread dictée - and so did my mother when she took up French evening classes late in life, and found herself puzzling over what sort of "Swiss ideas" anyone could have (Calvinism? A chocolate recipe?), only to find it should have been "s'est suicidé".Autolycushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17642868944400656922noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28165993.post-57187921797536236272011-03-22T03:45:56.723-04:002011-03-22T03:45:56.723-04:00Carrie: Thanks - to celebrate, I came home and co...Carrie: Thanks - to celebrate, I came home and collapsed...<br /><br />Merci encore to my middle school and high school teachers, Mme Rhodes, Mlle de Mauduit, Mme Lambert, M LaRoche, Mlle Charton, Mlle Vuong, Mme Howard, M Archibald, who were so demanding but who expected nothing but the best. And college professors who honed my written French! Eons ago..<br /><br />AATF (the American Association of Teachers of French) deserves all the praise and all the support we can give it.<br /><br />Stay tuned -- I think there is a Bernard Pivot-type audio dictee on line that anyone can do to keep their skills in shape. Will report back!Polly-Vous Francaishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12667479743723002691noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28165993.post-36448916468969618792011-03-21T22:30:42.712-04:002011-03-21T22:30:42.712-04:00Congratulations! I haven't done dictées in so...Congratulations! I haven't done dictées in so long, I think I would have made more than one mistake!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28165993.post-45644985874068112812011-03-21T17:38:08.337-04:002011-03-21T17:38:08.337-04:00HUZZAH, POLLY!!!! So funny, I love your reaction ...HUZZAH, POLLY!!!! So funny, I love your reaction "thrilled and supremely embarrassed". <br /><br />Congratulations, how did you celebrate?Carriehttp://www.carriecrow.net/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28165993.post-9328712766691410112011-03-20T20:25:57.886-04:002011-03-20T20:25:57.886-04:00L'inoubliabe Marie Baratte was my first French...L'inoubliabe Marie Baratte was my first French teacher. And for some oubliable (evidament) reason, the Consul General de France a Boston gave me a book too, many moons ago. I have the book - letters van Gough exchanged with his brother - but have no idea why I merited it.<br /><br />Keep posting.Priscilla Mnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28165993.post-54691864805480225242011-03-20T16:06:04.706-04:002011-03-20T16:06:04.706-04:00Congrats!
I'm taking a French class currentl...Congrats! <br /><br />I'm taking a French class currently, and I always make mistakes in my accords. :)<br /><br />As for remembering French teacher names, Madame Paarlberg was my high school French teacher. I only recall one of my University French teachers, Madame Gros (although I think she was technically a Mademoiselle).KathyMachttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15557837102539253373noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28165993.post-4291002553657759422011-03-20T05:00:27.706-04:002011-03-20T05:00:27.706-04:00BravoBravoAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28165993.post-40465486718654090402011-03-19T23:21:46.936-04:002011-03-19T23:21:46.936-04:00Wow, that sounds like so much fun! Right up my all...Wow, that sounds like so much fun! Right up my alley, for sure. If only they had something like that in my neck of the woods! (Is it obvious that I never got to be in a spelling bee as a kid?)<br /><br />Félicitations, Polly!Diary of Whyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10944615463613105859noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28165993.post-65239091508971344762011-03-19T23:09:12.446-04:002011-03-19T23:09:12.446-04:00Aw shucks, Merci y'all.
Now here's the ...Aw shucks, Merci y'all. <br /><br />Now here's the rub: I noticed that on the web version of the text (which I found and cut and pasted for the blogpost) it says "Une icône de la vierge était placé..." whereas I wrote "placée," on my dictee, which I hope is correct. Otherwise I could be a false winner. Ugh.Polly-Vous Francaishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12667479743723002691noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28165993.post-29024886513456793712011-03-19T21:41:18.520-04:002011-03-19T21:41:18.520-04:00Formidable! I am impressed. I had a few dictées in...Formidable! I am impressed. I had a few dictées in my college years and found them intimidating - but very valuable for finding errors.Narrative Threadshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05486719878927463540noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28165993.post-19175254588502168412011-03-19T21:11:25.579-04:002011-03-19T21:11:25.579-04:00Bien joué, Polly!Bien joué, Polly!Cathinoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28165993.post-37064345156579553172011-03-19T21:08:38.642-04:002011-03-19T21:08:38.642-04:00Go, Polly! Congratulations.
Betsy & WickGo, Polly! Congratulations.<br /><br />Betsy & WickSent from My Slingshothttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04140014578834518313noreply@blogger.com