Wondering about the origin of the expression "Ouistiti"? And, the use of the expresson " Souriez" for "Say cheese" ?Well, so it's true: You do learn something new every day! And for me, it's the expression, "Ouistiti" !
I had looked up "Say cheese", (in both Collins and the Larousse), and found only "Souriez" !
I wrote "Souriez", which was marked wrong. Maybe, I should have written, "Souris" ! the second person imperative, instead of the formal/plural imperative?
Even when I search 'ouistiti' I can only find that it means 'marmoset', ("un petit singe arboricole d'Amerique tropicale et aux fortes griffes") Also that the expression, "Un drole de ouistiti" means " a bit of a weirdo" ("une personne bizarre"). Does anyone know the origin of the expression, "Ouistiti"?
Merci a tous et bonne continuation !
I am wondering is there any particular rule when to use "non" / "pas"?Or are they freely interchangeable in this kind of expressions?Qu'ils sont interchangeables ou non...Qu'ils sont interchangeables ou pas...
In the quiz it was expected that you choose this form as well as the expected J'ai reussi mon exam or J'ai obtenu mon exam. In the lesson it states that you can use J'ai eu with the name of the exam (e.g. bac or licence).
So would a French speaker really use the J'ai eu or J'ai obtenu form with "mon exam"?
It seems unlikely. Rather like in English we would not say "I got my exam" or "I obtained my exam" where, of course, we have no problem with "I got my degree" or "I obtained my dregree"
Well, so it's true: You do learn something new every day! And for me, it's the expression, "Ouistiti" !
I had looked up "Say cheese", (in both Collins and the Larousse), and found only "Souriez" !
I wrote "Souriez", which was marked wrong. Maybe, I should have written, "Souris" ! the second person imperative, instead of the formal/plural imperative?
Even when I search 'ouistiti' I can only find that it means 'marmoset', ("un petit singe arboricole d'Amerique tropicale et aux fortes griffes") Also that the expression, "Un drole de ouistiti" means " a bit of a weirdo" ("une personne bizarre"). Does anyone know the origin of the expression, "Ouistiti"?
Merci a tous et bonne continuation !
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