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  kismet

  6 years ago

  it's not a computer-related speech story, but being that you're a french/english bilingualist,
  you'll probably get a kick out of this.
  
  My other half is french, and I am american, so we tend to speak both languages rather
  frequently, and sometimes even manage to mix in words from both languages in the same
  sentence. So one day, we're talking about making some carrot/tomato salad vinagrette stuff,
  and he comes out into the living room and asks me:
  
  "would you mind raping some carrots?"
  
  it was the best language mistake yet (although that's pretty much the only one he's made, and
  I've done quite a few on the french side).
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  Stephanie

  6 years ago

  oh, I did a great one when I was in India: my French-speaking friend Danielle came over to visit me, and on our
  way out one day we bumped into Suketu, a colleague and friend of Somak who was also staying in
  IUCAA.
  
  I said to Danielle: "Attends, je vais t'introduire..." and proceeded to introduce her to
  Suketu. Having managed to refrain from giggling when we talk to him, she afterwards pointed
  out my mistake. I hadn't realized a thing until she told me!
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