Book: Harry Potter a l'ecole des sorciers

[amedia]

Last December, IIRC, I began reading this book to brush up in preparation for our trip to France. I used to be fluent in French, so it wasn't a hard read, but I still read French more slowly than English, and I'm ashamed to admit I had to look a few words up. I kept reading it after we got back, but then I fell head-over-heels into a new fandom and the time that I used to spend reading novels, I've been spending reading fanfic (and writing it, yay!). But I kept plugging away and finished sometime last week.

It was fun! Easier than the Latin, and a great refresher.

My absolute favorite name-translation was the Sorting Hat. In Latin it was the Petasus Distribuens. In French - are you ready? - it's the CHOIXPEAU. (Choix, meaning "choice," blended into chapeau, meaning "hat.") Genius!!!!

My favorite sentence was from Ron's discussion of Bertie Bott's Every Flavor Beans - if you know French, try reading this aloud:

George dit qu'un jour il en a eu un au sang de gobelin. (p. 106) The string of syllables after il and before sang is fun to say!

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[mrlnpndrgn]

it's the CHOIXPEAU. (Choix, meaning "choice," blended into chapeau, meaning "hat.") Genius!!!!

Neat! I love it when translations work ;)

Another good job is the Shrek movies : really, I think the French version is even funnier than the original :)

[amedia.livejournal.com]

Ooh, I'll have to look for that! (Shrek in French, I mean! - mais il me faut admettre que je devrai le regarder avec les sou-titres anglais.)

[mrlnpndrgn]

mais il me faut admettre que je devrai le regarder avec les sou-titres anglais.)

Whatever works :)

Though the French translation is really quite funny (specially #1).

[amedia.livejournal.com]

Oh, I meant listening to it in French but with the English to help, because I sometimes find spoken French hard to follow... but hey, I could put on the *French* subtitles... (foreheadsmack), that would be even better!!!!

[mrlnpndrgn]

Hmmm... I think I have a copy somewhere...
Want me to try and copy it for you (if it's in French, of course)?

Though there might not be sub-titles (French or otherwise ) :(

[amedia.livejournal.com]

That would be fabulous! Merci mille fois!

I managed to watch the first Harry Potter movie sans sou-titres... I'll give this a shot!

[mrlnpndrgn]

That would be fabulous! Merci mille fois!

Je vais essayer de trouver le dvd (but it's not where it should be so... :(
Sorry :(

Si je mets la main dessus, je vous le ferai savoir ;(

[amedia.livejournal.com]

Merci! Si tu ne le trouveras pas, je pourrais l'acheter de amazon.ca un de ces jours. Pas de probleme!

[mrlnpndrgn]

Je pars en chasse :)

[mrlnpndrgn]

I managed to watch the first Harry Potter movie sans sou-titres...

You're good :)

[mrlnpndrgn]

Found Shrek #2!
Now for the first one ;)

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w00t!