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I realized reading this that I start many many sentences in French (my native tongue) with "Bon, " which is a strict equivalent. After a quick look at my IRC lo
by p4bl0 12y ago
I realized reading this that I start many many sentences in French (my native tongue) with "Bon, " which is a strict equivalent. After a quick look at my IRC logs, it seems that a lot of my geek friends do the same. It's funny to see that this cultural trait is not specifically tied to the English language.
- evincarofautumn 12y agoI’m an English and French speaker, and I certainly do it in both languages. In French sometimes it’s even “bon, alors”. I’ve heard in in German with “also” as well.
- Spearchucker 12y agoI'm an English and German speaker and do it in neither. I find it contrived. There's a lot about language usage today that annoys me, like the new trend of being excited for something. You might look forward to something, and be excited about it. I realize that language evolves, so I keep my annoyance to myself. What I struggle with is the prejudice I reserve for those who brutalize a language for little else than being conformational, trendy or contrarian.
- chetanahuja 12y ago"There's a lot about language usage today that annoys me, like the new trend of being excited for something." Dear Sir/Madam. Congratulations on being eligible for your senior citizen discounts. And why yes, I'm getting off your lawn immediately. :-) But yeah, I agree. I am too, how to put it, well past my college years. And yes, I too find more and more things annoying with passing years.
- vram22 12y agoInteresting. After reading your comment, I just realized that practice is common in Hindi and Marathi too, using "Accha" and "Burr" respectively (both of which mean the same as "Bon" in French, i.e. "good" in English). I guess it may apply to many other languages too.