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SPEAKING FRENCH IN ENGLISH
One in 20 words and phrases spoken in everyday French is actually English.
The Story of English, hosted by Robert MacNeil, PBS
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COMPARING FRENCH TO GERMAN
A text printed in German will take up a third more space than the same one in French.
Dick Brenton, record producer
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COMMUNICATING IN A FOREIGN COUNTRY
In foreign countries, talk to people who speak a second language that you know too. Two people who both know a little of the same language will communicate better than one who is fluent and one who is not.
Peter Reimuller, Point Arena, California
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UNDERSTANDING FRENCH
French speakers use twice as many syllables as English speakers. That's why French is so hard to understand.
Sid Ore (or Sidore), Paris, France
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USING WORDS
The average American has a vocabulary of about 3,000 words.
Scott Parker, data specialist, Beaumont, Texas
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ALPHABETIZING THINGS
Twenty-five percent of any alphabetical list will be under the first three letters of the alphabet (A-B-C).
Lewy Olfson, contemplative, Stonington, Connecticut
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LEARNING A LANGUAGE
About 150 to 200 hours of instruction and $1,500 worth of cds and classes should produce credible speaking ability in French, Spanish, or German. For Oriental and Middle Eastern languages, figure 2 or 3 times longer.
Boardroom Reports
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COMMUNICATING IN A FOREIGN COUNTRY
When traveling in a country whose language you don't know, the words for "Yes," "No," "Beer," "Please," "Thank you," "That," and as many numbers as possible will get you through about 90 percent of the situations you encounter. Memorizing complicated expressions is useless because you will not be able to understand the response. Grammar is irrelevant; correct pronunciation is vital.
Phil A. Schrodt, Associate Professor, Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois
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MAKING CONVERSATION
Ninety percent of all conversations use only 1,000 words.
Scott Parker, data specialist, Beaumont, Texas
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HOW TO WRITE WELL
Use semicolons freely; most readers will credit your erudition.
Denis Smith, high school counselor, Camarillo, California
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LEARNING A LANGUAGE
The shorter a word, the more meanings it has.
Paul A. Delaney, meteorologist, Beltsville, Maryland
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