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by **guillex** » Fri Apr 18, 2008 11:37 am

Wachter wrote:
Exalt wrote:
Guillex wrote: 100% anglophone here.

Do they know what that means though?

An Anglophone is someone who speaks the English language. As an adjective, it refers to belonging to an English-speaking population especially in a country where two or more languages are spoken. A related term, the Anglosphere, refers to the group of countries that mainly speak English.

Whereas Francophone is someone whose native tongue is French. Oddly enough, there's a third term ... Allophone. This refers to pretty much anyone else who doesn't speak English or French.

Look up the meaning on wikipedia. You'll be surprised.

by **Dorvan** » Fri Apr 18, 2008 11:39 am

Anglophone:

by **farmerjohn** » Fri Apr 18, 2008 11:45 am

Dorvan wrote:Anglophone:

I disagree:

by **guillex** » Fri Apr 18, 2008 11:47 am

farmerjohn wrote:I disagree:

No no farmer. That would be Allophone... Or no wait ... Francophone. Sorry.

:twisted:

by **farmerjohn** » Fri Apr 18, 2008 12:36 pm

Sorry Guillex, here's the francophone....

by **guillex** » Fri Apr 18, 2008 1:13 pm

That pretty much sums it up!

Though, if you were trying to instigate something, it won't work.

by **farmerjohn** » Fri Apr 18, 2008 1:17 pm

What, me instigate? pfft, I'm an angel!

by **guillex** » Fri Apr 18, 2008 1:18 pm

Hehe.

You'd be insulting the French members of this board... People like to call me French-Canadian because I reside in Quebec ... But I was born of an Irish/Scottish mother, and an Italian father.

So ... no French in me whatsowhomever!

by **Kanazuchi** » Sat Apr 19, 2008 2:50 pm

I'm......insulted!

Yes, I believe I am!

by **DexterBelgium** » Mon Apr 21, 2008 3:04 am

Kanazuchi wrote:I'm......insulted!

Yes, I believe I am!

I don't believe for a second you're a Francophone then. I'm from Belgium, and all the Francophones I have dealt with KNOW they are insulted, have never had any qualms about letting the rest of the world know they are insulted and following that up with a few choice insulting things themselves

Nofi of cours.

BTW: the God phone above, wouldn't that be an allophone, as it's clearly for "american" speakers. (Also j/k).

Oh dear, now I went and pissed of both the americans and the french. I wonder whether they'll agree long enough to come kick my belgian butt?

by **mazater** » Mon Apr 21, 2008 4:15 am

invis made a typo! invis made a typo!

/tease

by **Robin de tolens** » Mon Apr 21, 2008 7:37 am

DexterBelgium wrote:
Kanazuchi wrote:I'm......insulted!

Yes, I believe I am!

I don't believe for a second you're a Francophone then. I'm from Belgium, and all the Francophones I have dealt with KNOW they are insulted, have never had any qualms about letting the rest of the world know they are insulted and following that up with a few choice insulting things themselves

Nofi of cours.

BTW: the God phone above, wouldn't that be an allophone, as it's clearly for "american" speakers. (Also j/k).

Oh dear, now I went and pissed of both the americans and the french. I wonder whether they'll agree long enough to come kick my belgian butt?

Mais moi je les aime les Belges...une fois. Quand ils font des frites (/taunt) :p

France is a civilized country. We use metric system. Bwahaha :twisted:

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