Language Classes, 12/01

[game-of-you.livejournal.com]

Hello.

First, I would like to remind those of you who have not yet done so to complete the poll on classes for next semester. Unless, of course, you are done studying languages.

Languages of Europe: Go to the computer terminals in the lab and play French verb hangman. You will get extra credit for telling me which verbs you played with and conjugating them appropriately.

Cat: I already told Miss Hopeless-Savage this, but I am suspending classes in cat-form for the remainder of the semester. I believe it would be irresponsible for me not to do so, given the plague of involuntary animal transformations at the school. Today, you may read through the web archives of "Cat and Girl", by Dorothy Gambrell. The cat in this strip is drawn largely in human form; discuss how its body language remains feline.

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Languages of Europe, 12/01

[game-of-you.livejournal.com]

Sign in and play hangman. Yes, the extra credit offer is real.

Re: Languages of Europe, 12/01

[lisacuddy.livejournal.com]

Lisa lucks out and gets etre on her first time playing. The choice of a V, however, as her first letter was probably not logical. So she did get a head drawn before she won.

She then does her conjugations flawlessly.

Re: Languages of Europe, 12/01

[absolutesnark]

Piper signs in and plays. She then conjugates the verbs.

Re: Languages of Europe, 12/01

[mparkerceo.livejournal.com]

Parker amused herself with punir (to punish) (Je punis, nous punissons, tu punis, il punit, vous punissez, ils punissent) and mettre (to put) (je mets, nous mettons, tu mets, vous mettez, elle met, elles mettent). Then goes back to play Hangman again.

Re: Languages of Europe, 12/01

[actingltcrumpet.livejournal.com]

Archie signs in and stares at the computer terminal in confusion for a long time, being unfamiliar with both computers and with hangman.

Once he finally figures out (barely) what he's doing, he ends up with "dependre" and "repeindre." Naturally, he would be weak on -re verbs, and again gets the "vous" and "ils" forms confused.

Re: Languages of Europe, 12/01

[ihatedenmark.livejournal.com]

*Hamlet plays the hangman game twice, and loses both times. He still decides to conjugate the two verbs he got to the Indicatif Présent: Bavarder/to chat (je bavarde, tu bavarde, il/elle/on bavarde, nous bavardons, vous bavardiez, ils/elles bavardent) and Effrayer/to frighten (j'effraie, tu effraies, il/elle/on effraie, nous effrayons, vous effrayez, ils/elle effraient).*