I've had a bash at learning several languages. Subsequently, I have forgotten almost every one of the foreign words I crammed into my head. Disturbingly though, there is one noun in all of them that I never forget. It is 'disappointment'. I have no idea why.
I thought it was just me. My word is "shit."
ReplyDeleteMy husband, more sensibly, remembers the phrase "My friend will pay"
ReplyDeleteI can usually ask for directions to the toilets. Maybe it's an age thing.
ReplyDeleteSpeaking of age things, I still know how to ask the teacher if I can fill my pen in French.
ReplyDeleteI still know "There are many things in my pencil case" in French. But that's about it. Sad.
ReplyDeleteFor French, I have 'autant qu'on puisse en savoir', which can be slipped in on almost any occasion.
ReplyDeleteThe only phrase I remember from my two adolescent years of being taught French is "Vous avez fait un flaque d'eau": "You have made a puddle of water". Isn't that bizarre?
ReplyDeleteM-H - hilarious, but also rather sophisticated for only two years of French.
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