Diplomacy, Monday, October 3, 2022

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"Next week we will be going on our class trip," Anakin said, "which will be a chance for you to use your diplomacy in action as you interact with people from a different country."

He paused, thinking about it. "How many of you know French?" he wondered. "Right. So today come up with a list of phrases that will be helpful to know on vacation and then your homework will be looking those up and practicing them before the trip begins on Sunday."

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Feeling French!

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Vi

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Liberty Hazlett

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Gray

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Charlie Gale

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Alara Kitan

Listen to the lecture!

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What words would be helpful to know?

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[napking]

Gray raised his hand when Anakin asked who knew French, and then slowly and awkwardly put it back down.

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Anakin gave him a quick grin. "When did you learn French?" he asked.

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[napking]

'Several centuries before your typical high schooler had been born' was the more proper answer, so Gray said, "My family lived in France for a while. We...move around a lot."

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[wildgalegirl]

"I don't speak French, but I can put a charm on my ear that let's me understand it," she offered."

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"Does it allow you to speak as well?" Anakin asked.

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[wildgalegirl]

"I'm pretty sure I can do another one that let's me be understood, but I'd have to experiment," Charlie said. "I know I can sketch a charm on someone that would let them understand what I was saying regardless of language."

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Anakin made a little face. "Not without permission, please."

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[wildgalegirl]

"Well, duh," Charlie said, then caught herself. "I mean, of course not, Sir."

Brainstorm!

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Hello, goodbye, bathroom, how much, this is the fish of my brother Raoul...what phrases will we need?

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[outofthequiver]

"Asking for and knowing directions would probably be helpful," said the girl who Hannibal Lecter had probably thought about putting on a leash more than once during his own class involving arriving and getting lost in exploring foreign lands...

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[napking]

"'Excuse me,' can go a long way," Gray said. "And one of the first things I learn in any language is, 'I'm sorry, I didn't mean to fall asleep there,' but I'm pretty sure that one's just me?"

Talk to Anakin!

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In French, if you can.

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Why are phrases in the first year of language classes so weird?