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Doug Ford may be going into federal conservative leadership race. Oh no! (Original Post) applegrove Nov 2019 OP
Good luck Mr. Ford. guillaumeb Nov 2019 #1
Ontarians have a period of french class in public applegrove Nov 2019 #2
Il est con, aussi. guillaumeb Nov 2019 #3
I learnt french in kindergarden they was full time french immersion applegrove Nov 2019 #5
La langue francais est tres difficile d'apprendre ritapria Nov 2019 #4
I don't think you capitalize the F or second L. applegrove Nov 2019 #6
I took 2 years of French in high school ritapria Nov 2019 #7
It was understandable. guillaumeb Nov 2019 #10
It was dumb luck that i remembered. I'm not a spelling or grammar applegrove Nov 2019 #11
Mais on peut le comprendre. guillaumeb Nov 2019 #8
Hahaha Bev54 Nov 2019 #9
Nobody has failed up as hard as Dougie Ford Saviolo Nov 2019 #12

applegrove

(118,600 posts)
2. Ontarians have a period of french class in public
Thu Nov 21, 2019, 09:05 PM
Nov 2019

school. If he doesn't know how complicated a language french is ....oh wait. Doug was the mid level manager in drug deals in high school. He was busy. That's why he doesn't know french. Please proceed..

guillaumeb

(42,641 posts)
3. Il est con, aussi.
Thu Nov 21, 2019, 09:10 PM
Nov 2019

Some people can learn quickly. But nuance is very important.


French and English are my maternal languages.

To learn German was difficult.

applegrove

(118,600 posts)
5. I learnt french in kindergarden they was full time french immersion
Thu Nov 21, 2019, 09:41 PM
Nov 2019

in public school. I was bilingual at 13. It comes back to me if i use it in a job. I actually have form as my first language. English came late.

 

ritapria

(1,812 posts)
7. I took 2 years of French in high school
Thu Nov 21, 2019, 09:45 PM
Nov 2019

and speak and write French like a French 2 year old ….Thanks for your input

guillaumeb

(42,641 posts)
10. It was understandable.
Thu Nov 21, 2019, 09:49 PM
Nov 2019

And that counts as well.

My wife had much difficulty learning what French that she knows. It is very difficult for Anglophones.

applegrove

(118,600 posts)
11. It was dumb luck that i remembered. I'm not a spelling or grammar
Thu Nov 21, 2019, 09:51 PM
Nov 2019

person in any language. Didn't mean to pick. But i think Doug Ford as a 'retail politician' is not naturally good at grammar or spelling either. Ne lui disez pas. Man i have 13 years of french or more and i needed more. You must be good at languages if you only did 2 years and remembered what you did.

Saviolo

(3,280 posts)
12. Nobody has failed up as hard as Dougie Ford
Fri Nov 22, 2019, 11:52 AM
Nov 2019

He was in over his head in municipal politics, and he's in way over his head at the provincial level. He would be completely at sea at the federal level, which makes him perfect for a bunch of experienced politicians at the top of the CPC party to manipulate him into just what they want. Dougie, you're being used.

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