how do French/ American people pronounce this word? the scene: Ross's building manger steve wants him to chip in to a retiring handyman, but ross has just moved in, so he doesn't wanna give steve the money, now he's telling Chandler and Rachel that he's gonna throw a party to invite them all. but at last Ross pronounces it like /partei/ instead of regular pronunciation /parti/. why would he do that? also he once pronounced karate as /kəˈrɑːtei/ instead of /kəˈrɑːti/. so the way i see it is because French words end with /ei/ sound a lot, so Ross wants to make his party or karate sound fancy or romantic, in a French way, is that right? what do think of Ross's weird (fancy) pronunciation? thanks a lot:) Ross: …so then President Steve told everyone that I was a cheapskate, and now the whole building hates me! A little kid spit on my knee! Y'know what I'm gonna do? I'm gonna throw a party. That's right. For everyone in the building, and I'm gonna sit them down and explain to them, I am not a bad guy. I am not a cheap guy! I'm just a guy who-who stands up for what he believes in. A man with principles. Chandler: Sounds like a fun party. Rachel: Hmm. Look, Ross, if you want your neighbors to like you, why don't you just pay the hundred bucks? The party's gonna cost you way more than that. Ross: It doesn't matter! It's my principles! We're talking about my principles! Rachel: Okay, I thought it was about your neighbors liking you. Ross: Oh, they'll like me. Once they come to my awesome 【PAR-TAY】!

on the news or in the news? Hi you guys, here is a clip from TV Friends.I have problems about it. Phoebe is now giving birth at the hospital, she is the surrogate for her little brother Frank. she's having triplets. below are the scripts........... Phoe: Can I tell you a little secret? Rach: Yeah! Phoe: I want to keep one. (Giggles in excitement.) Rach: Ohh, I'm gonna be 【on the news】! Okay, Phoebe, honey, you’ve gotta be kidding. I mean, you know you can’t keep one of these babies! Phoe: Why not?! Maybe I can, you don't know! Rach: Yes! Yes! Yes, I do! I do know! Frank and Alice are gonna wanna keep all of their children! Phoe: Maybe not! Y'know? Seriously, three babies are a handful. maybe they're y'know, looking for a chance to unload one of them. Listen, I hate to miss an opportunity just 【cause I didn't ask】! Y'know? 。。。。。。。。。。。。。 my questions are : 1. what does " on the news" mean? can I also say 'in the news'? 2. "cause I didn't ask" used the past tense of the verb ask-- didn't ask, why not 'don;t ask'? the action "ask" hasn't happened yet, has it? so why does she use "didn't ask" instead of "don't ask"? thanks very much for your kind help

questions from friends-give birth to triplet Hey you guys, I have some questions from Friends. This scene is about when Phoebe just gave birth to triplets for her little brother Frank and Frank’s wife Alice. ............................................................................................. [Scene: The delivery room. Phoebe, Monica, and Ross are holding the babies.] Phoebe: Hey, you guys can I just like have a second alone with the babies. All: Yeah, sure yeah. Yeah. (They hand her the babies and leave them alone.) Phoebe: So, here you are. It seems like yesterday I was talking to you in that little 【petri dish】. Everyone said labor was the hardest thing I'd ever have to do, but they were wrong 【this is】. Oh, I had the most fun with you guys! I wish I could take you home and see you every day. Okay, I'll settle for being your favorite Aunt. I know 【Alice's sister has a pool】, 【but you lived in me】. Okay, 【so we're cool】. Yeah, we're gonna be great. Little high fives! (Imitates the high fives.) Ahh! Ahh! Ahh! (One of the babies begins to cry.) Well, 【if you're gonna cry】. (She starts crying.) .............................................................................. Q1： 【petri dish】means what? Q2: 【this is】,this meaning ….? Q3: 【Alice's sister has a pool】.this is the most difficult one, who’s alice’s sister? She’s never been mentioned in the whole series, why does Phoebe mention her here? How does Phoebe know Ailice’s sister has a pool？why is that relevant? Q4: 【but you lived in me】,this question will be solved after the Q3 is solved, so it depends on the Q3. Q5: 【so we're cool】, I hear people say this phrase (we’re cool) when they have an argument or a fight, and then make up again. But here, Phoebe doesn’t have a fight with three babies, so why does she say that? Q6: 【if you're gonna cry】,I feel that this sentence should be followed with another sentence, coz it’s not complete to me, but there’s no another sentence. So can you guess what Phoebe’s going to say? ................... thanks so much for your help:)

questions from friends-lamazada ??? hey you guys, here are some questions from the TV show Friends. Phoebe is giving birth to three babies for her little brother (surrogate thing)and his wife Alice. below are scripts: ............................................ Frank: (entering) Hey! All: Hey! Frank: (To Phoebe) Hey! Am I late? Am I late? Nobody came out yet, right? Phoebe: No-no-no! We haven't started yet. Where's Alice? Frank: Uh, 【Delaware】. She's on her way though, so until she gets here, I'm gonna be your coach. But don't worry, she told me all about the 【la-Mazada stuff】. Chandler: Yeah, that's when if you get the babies out by the end of the month,【 they give you 2% financing.】 Frank: Yeah. .............................. words in the brackets are beyond me: Q1: 【Delaware】 is a state in america,right? is it far from Manhattan (where Phoebe is giving birth), is Alice able to make it to Manhattan by the time Phoebe is done having babies? Q2：【la-Mazada stuff】 is what? does it have something to do with Lamaza? or Mazada? Q3: 【 they give you 2% financing.】means they will give you a discount? thanks very much:)

question from TV friends-hairless cat hey guys, thanks again for your very nice help with this joke from TV Friends. ....... [Scene: Monica and Rachel's, Joey and Ross are playing catch with a little foam globe.] Rachel: Is Monica here? Joey and Ross: No. Rachel: All right listen umm, I just bought something I'm not sure she's gonna like it, and it's gonna seem a little crazy, but this is something that I wanted since I was a little girl. Ross: You bought Shawn Cassidy! Rachel: Noo! I wish! Okay, you ready? Joey and Ross: Yeah! Rachel: Okay! (She goes and gets her surprise and when she returns with it, Ross stares in shock.) Check it out! (Joey turns and looks at quite possibly one of the ugliest pets that you can possibly buy on the planet. Rachel has bought herself a hairless cat. Yep, a hairless cat! Joey and Ross start to get sick.) Ross: What-what is it?! Joey: What the hell is that?!! Rachel: It's a, it's a cat! Joey: That, is not a cat! {I have to agree with Joey on this one.} Rachel: Yes it is! Ross: Why is it inside out?! Rachel: Excuse me! But this is a purebred, show-quality Sphinx cat! Ross: How much did you pay for that? Rachel: Well, it was a little extravagant, but I a pretty good deal. Ross: Yeah? How much? Rachel: A thousand bucks. Ross: ON A CAT??!!!! Joey: It's not a cat! Rachel: All right listen ball boys! My grandmother had one of these when I was a little girl and it was the sweetest thing! I mean it was so cute, it would sit in my lap and purr all day long, and I would drag a shoestring on the ground and he would chase it! Ross: Free cats do that too, y'know. Joey: It's not a cat! Rachel: Ugh! Look you guys, I'm really excited about this! Okay? I don't care what you think! I'm gonna go set up a little litter box for 【 Mrs. Whiskerson.】 (They both glare at her.) Well, what am I gonna call her? 【Fluffy】?! ........ my question is : 1. is 【 Mrs. Whiskerson.】a name that rahcel just made up or is it a real name of a real person? is that person a married lady (according to Mrs.). why do people laugh when she says that? 2. what does【Fluffy】mean here? why is it funny? waiting online for your answer, thanks a lot:)

question from TV friends-where is Soho? hey guys, here are scripts from TV friends: .......... Phoebe: But you-you-you came to see Lilly? Frank Sr.: Yeah Phoebe: Lilly's dead. (He looks up in shock.) Frank Sr.: She what?! Phoebe: She's dead. Frank Sr.: Are you sure? Phoebe: Well,【 if she isn't then cremating her was a big mistake.】 Frank Sr.: I can't believe this. Oh my God. How long ago? Phoebe: 17 years ago. Frank Sr.: Oh! what about the girls? Phoebe: Well, Ursula is a waitress and【she lives in Soho】. And Phoebe, (pause) is on this couch. (Silence ensues.) Frank Sr.: Phoebe, I don’t know what to say. I just can't believe that you're my daughter, you're so pretty. Phoebe: Yes. Well, that's neither here nor there. Frank Sr.: So would it, would it make you feel better if I said I was very, very sorry that I left? Phoebe: Y'know what, it doesn’t matter what you say it's not gonna make a difference anyway, so you can just go. Frank Sr.: All right. Well,【in my defense】 I was a lousy father. Phoebe: That's a defense? Frank Sr.: Yes. Yes it is. I burned the formula and I put your diapers on backwards. I mean, I made up a song to sing you to sleep, but that made you cry even more! .......... below are my questions: Phoebe：if she 【isn't】 dead，cremating her 【was】a big mistake。 Question 1: Phoebe‘s mother is truly、really、definitely dead now。so why doesn't Phoebe use imaginary situation？I think it should be “if she 【wasn't】 dead，cremating her 【would be】a big mistake”，like “if it 【wasn't】raining right now，I【would be】having a picnic。 Phoebe：Ursala is a waitress and she lives in 【Soho】。 Question 2: what/ where is a Soho？ Phoebe‘s dad： 【in my defense】，I was a lousy father。 Question 3: I know what 【in my defense】means，but is it funny to use this saying here？why does the audience laugh when Phoebe‘s dad says that？ ...... thanks guys

question from TV friends-right nice here are scripts below, your answer will be appreciated. Monica: I can't believe we've never done this before! It's sooo good! So good for Monica! (Chandler picks up the timer being used and turns it to zero at which it chimes.) Chandler: Oh! Look at that, time's up! My turn! Monica: That was half an hour? Chandler: It's your timer. (They change places.) Monica: Y'know, I don't like to brag about it, but I give the best massages! Chandler: All right, then massage me up 【right nice!】 (She starts the massage, only she is doing extremely hard and Chandler is gasping in pain.) Chandler: Ah! Ahh!! Ahh!! Monica: It's so good, isn't it? Chandler: It's so good I don't know what I've done to deserve it! Monica: Say good-bye to sore muscles! Chandler: Good-bye muscles!! ...... below are my questions: Chandler：ok，then massage me up 【right nice】。 Question 1: what does 【right nice】here mean？does it mean “really nice”？ Question 2: is 【right nice】an unusual saying that chandler made up？he makes up lots of silly、weird、non-normal English words，Or is this a regular saying that we can use in everyday English？（like “do your homework right nice” or “clean the house right nice”）

questions from TV Friends-do magicians say this? hey guys, i got coupla questions from tv show Friends. below are scripts. Ross: (walking up with Rachel and carrying coffee) Hey. Joey: Whoa, dude, look out! You almost crushed my hat! (He picks a hat up from the floor. It's one of those magician stovepipe hats.) Ross: Sorry. Chandler: (examining the hat) 【And the bunny got away】. (Turns and starts looking for the bunny as Joey puts the hat on.) Ross: (glaring at Joey) This would be the place where you explain the hat. Joey: Oh! Yeah, look there's this play all right? And I'm up for the part of this real cool like suave international guy. A real clothes horse. So I figure that everyone at the audition is gonna be wearing this kinda y'know, ultra-hip, high fashion stuff. Chandler: 【And you're gonna make them all disappear.】 Joey: Yeah, like you could find something as 【 sophisticated】 as this. (Chandler picks up a bread basket from the table and puts it on his head.) Chandler: Done. Rachel: Joey, if you wanna look good, why don't you just come down to the store? I'll help you out. Joey: Great! Thanks, Rach! Rachel: Sure! (Pause) God, please take those off! Joey: All right. 。。。。。 below are my questions: Chandler：【the bunny got away 】。 Chandler：【 you ‘re gonna make them all disappear】。 Question : is this something that magicians say a lot？why is it funny here？ 。。。。。。 Joey：like you could find something as sophisticated as this。 Question: 【sophisticated 】here means “stylish/ fashionable”？