Who is a page boy??? Oo For Russian people as well Do anyone knows what is a page boy (I`ve found some information about it is Internet but still can`t understand!!!)? Is he (or it, whatever it is) common in culture? And (for Russian people) how to translate it into Russian??

Cultural question for native English-speaking people I`ve got several questions about culture and about cultural values (especially for people from UK and USA). 1) What are they, these values for your folks? For example, freedom of induvudual person, or, wise versa, tradition to be in the team? Material or/and spiritual values. Attitude to money. The age for getting married. Average quantity of children in your families. Attitude to a knowledge To older people Food Sport And maybe some striking pecularities, some distinctive features which I didn`t mention. 2) How these features are reflected in the language? May be in proverbs, phraseological units, individual words and phrases, culturonims. Thank you all :)It is for my course work for University and I`ve found some information but I`d like to get some more detail information straight from the tin =))

Quelques propositions pour corriger 1) -Qui est? -C`est mon ami d`Extrême Orient.Il s`appelle Zhao Chan. 2) -Nous allons au marché? Nous devons acheter beaucoup de choses pour le dîner: du pâté, du vin, de la crème, des fruits et des légumes, des œufs, du fromage, du beurre, du pain, des épices, de la viande et des champignons. -Bon. Quelle sorte du fromage est-ce que tu prefères? -J`aime beaucoup le fromage à pâte persillée. Le roquefort, par example ou le bleu danois. -Et de la viande? Qu`est-ce que tu aimes? -Je prefère le porc. C`est une viande la plus tendre. -Moi, je n`aime pas le porc. Il est trop gras pour moi. Quels champignons va-t-on acheter? -J`aime les truffes. -Les truffes sont délicieux, mais elle sont trop chers! -Ce n`est pas problème. Moi, j`ai d`argents. J`ai la veille obtenu mon premier salaire. Je veux organizer une grande fête. -Eh bien, on va décorer le salon? -Bien sûr. J`ai acheté des ballons et de la peinture vitrail! -La peinture vitrail? -Oui! Imagine: les paillettes multicolores sur les vitres! -Tu es marrante. Tu vas dépanser tout le salaire pour cette fête!

[R] is so different! I have deep linguistic question about this lettr not just in French but also in German, Spanish and English. Sound [R] exists in all of above languages but it is very different in each of them. How it developed historical that it came to be that different? Was English [r] different before? For example, may be in 14th century it sounded like French one? Don`t hesitate to give me Internet links about this, I just couldn`t find this. I`m interested mostly in fact if English [r] sounded like German or French one before, and then changed? I hope my question is clear:) Thanks

[R] is so different! I have deep linguistic question about this lettr not just in French but also in German, Spanish and English. Sound [R] exists in all of above languages but it is very different in each of them. How it developed historical that it came to be that different? Was English [r] different before? For example, may be in 14th century it sounded like French one? Don`t hesitate to give me Internet links about this, I just couldn`t find this. I`m interested mostly in fact if English [r] sounded like German or French one before, and then changed? Thanks

How to say: when I and my sister were children Comment est-ce que je peux ce dire: - Quand moi et ma sœur on était enfant ou -Quand moi et ma sœur étions enfants?

à + le + jour + de + hui ? If I understand it right, then à + le + jour + de + hui = aujourd'hui ("on the day of today"). I also know that in Spanish "today" is "hoy", in Latin - "hodie". Well, I have some question about that: -1) why you use that long version "aujourd`hui" instead of short one - "hui" (if you know some historical or etymological aspects - I`d be glad to learn them) -2) do you use in your everyday life a simple short form "hui" - may be in colloquial language or, vice versa, in bookish or legal style?

Patates/ pommes de terre??? I have a question for French people about potatoes. I knew that it is called "pommes de terre" in French. On the other hand I encountered another word recently - "des patates douces" - "sweet potatoes" which is other vegetable. Then. Is there word "patates" for "potatoes" in French? :)

Where is the best place for studying in France? Hello everyone! What is the best city for studying in France? My field is Translation Studies - I am going to be simultaneous translator and I`m interest where is better to study as oral translator. Also I`d like to know is there demand for interpreters in France? This question is for French people and for anybody who is aware about it. Thank you:-)