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[Parasaurolophus]

Speaking of accents, here is Kamala Harris putting on a fake French accent when talking to scientists in France:

https://www.tyla.com/news/kamala-harris-vice-president-french-accent-twitter-20211111

Headline in the NY Post:

Kamala-vous francais? VP Harris mocked for appearing to use French accent during Paris visit

Did she? "Thee" is a legitimate way of pronoucing "the" in English, usually for emphasis. I'm not sure I hear any attempt at a French accent there.


Edit: granted, it's usually about whether what follows is a vowel. But it's also used for emphasis.

[dismalist]

Speaking of accents, here is Kamala Harris putting on a fake French accent when talking to scientists in France:

https://www.tyla.com/news/kamala-harris-vice-president-french-accent-twitter-20211111

Headline in the NY Post:

Kamala-vous francais? VP Harris mocked for appearing to use French accent during Paris visit

There is definitely no French accent. [It's definitely emphasis.]

A French person speaking English with imperfect pronunciation might say "ze" for "the". Demonstrated here https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TZ03xCX6Tdg; it's the second and third examples.

[Parasaurolophus]

Or 'de', depending on where you're from.

[Puget]

Speaking of accents, here is Kamala Harris putting on a fake French accent when talking to scientists in France:

https://www.tyla.com/news/kamala-harris-vice-president-french-accent-twitter-20211111

Headline in the NY Post:

Kamala-vous francais? VP Harris mocked for appearing to use French accent during Paris visit

Did she? "Thee" is a legitimate way of pronoucing "the" in English, usually for emphasis. I'm not sure I hear any attempt at a French accent there.


Edit: granted, it's usually about whether what follows is a vowel. But it's also used for emphasis.

Yah, this is a weird claim -- used all the time for emphasis in English. Also, maybe check your source Langue_doc-- I wouldn't go quoting the NY Post and expect to be taken seriously.

[Langue_doc]

Disclaimer: I posted the links without having listened to them, mea culpa. I've used up the five or six free articles in the Post, so couldn't hear for myself what the brouhaha was all about.

While the Post is biased in many respects it is far more reliable than the NYT for local news. Harris in France, however, does not fall under this category.

[Parasaurolophus]

Disclaimer: I posted the links without having listened to them, mea culpa. I've used up the five or six free articles in the Post, so couldn't hear for myself what the brouhaha was all about.

While the Post is biased in many respects it is far more reliable than the NYT for local news. Harris in France, however, does not fall under this category.

And in fairness, she has a history of unacceptable wisecracks. It's believable.

[Parasaurolophus]

Apologies for the double-post, but: Britney Spears is free!

[hmaria1609]

I passed a large convoy on the interstate this morning. It was a truck carrying ornaments for the National Christmas Tree!  Quite a jolly sighting.

[mamselle]

Cool!

A friend (a former forumite, in fact) was one of those invited to assist with decorations one year.

Apparently you just apply and they pick a couple people from each state.

There's a plan and you carry it out, directed by the designer.

I think my friend said they were mostly tying big ribbon bows to go in the hallways.

M.

[Parasaurolophus]

Just FYI, we are now completely cut off from the rest of the country by land, thanks to the flooding and mudslides. The highway connecting us to the rest of the country is projected to be closed all of next year.

[mamselle]

What, a big dinosaur like you stopped by a little mudslide?

I should think you could just stomp right over that!!

(Seriously--sorry!!)

M.

[Morden]

Just FYI, we are now completely cut off from the rest of the country by land, thanks to the flooding and mudslides. The highway connecting us to the rest of the country is projected to be closed all of next year.

The devastation is incredible, but I cannot imagine that it will be a whole year before the land routes are open again--even if in limited ways. Winter will undoubtedly be challenging for construction, especially on the Coquihalla (which is a miserable road in winter at the best of times).

[mamselle]

Just saw this:

   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YOjDmzk1ICU

I apologize if my earlier post seemed insensitive; I didn't realize quite how serious the flooding really was until I saw the video and heard the news.

M.

[Parasaurolophus]

What, a big dinosaur like you stopped by a little mudslide?

I should think you could just stomp right over that!!

(Seriously--sorry!!)

M.

I wouldn't exactly say 'stopped', since that would imply I venture out into the world beyond my mountainous island.

Just saw this:

   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YOjDmzk1ICU

I apologize if my earlier post seemed insensitive; I didn't realize quite how serious the flooding really was until I saw the video and heard the news.

M.

Not to worry, it wasn't at all! It's serious for other people, inland. The rest of us have nothing much to show for it yet. Our dose of disruption will come later, since the flooded bits are where all our food comes from.

[Parasaurolophus]

The jury has found Rittenhouse not guilty on all counts.

That's a travesty. It's also--for the free speech heroes among us--going to seriously chill protest, since it makes it clear that murdering protesters is permissible (as if all those new laws allowing you to run them over didn't already).