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Great article. On a side note, I took five years of French and never learned that si is specifically for contradicting a negative. Sup with that.
by acobster 9y ago
Great article. On a side note, I took five years of French and never learned that si is specifically for contradicting a negative. Sup with that.
- benzor 9y agoAs a native French speaker from Quebec, I can tell you it's much more common in France, so if you went to school in North America that might explain it.
- umanwizard 9y agoIn the US, french from France is taught. The Quebec dialect is barely mentioned. Btw, in France, “si” in that context is not just common, but absolutely required. People would be confused if someone used “oui”.
- bluesmoon 9y agoIt was covered in second year French when I studied it in India through Alliance Française.
- jxub 9y agoOn a similar vibe, in Catalan oi is used instead of sí in questions, like in "T'has menjat el desdejuni, oi?", which may surely come from oui or the ancient oil in French.