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CBC - you could always try to read Mont-St.-Michel and Chartres by Henry Adams. It's in paperback and on Project Gutenberg. I say try to read it because I've been dipping into it for literally years. It has the Chanson de Roland in Old French, which I love to attempt to read aloud because Old French sounds fantastic, and never seem to get past that section. Who said I wasn't autistic?
Quote from: Queen Victoria on October 05, 2011, 09:47:58 PMCBC - you could always try to read Mont-St.-Michel and Chartres by Henry Adams. It's in paperback and on Project Gutenberg. I say try to read it because I've been dipping into it for literally years. It has the Chanson de Roland in Old French, which I love to attempt to read aloud because Old French sounds fantastic, and never seem to get past that section. Who said I wasn't autistic? Old French, eh? Does it sound very different from modern French?
The Nova episode mentioned the cathedral at Chartres, France. Chartres is pronounced "shart."
Quote from: couldbecousin on October 05, 2011, 07:59:30 PM The Nova episode mentioned the cathedral at Chartres, France. Chartres is pronounced "shart." So you wouldn't want a croissant from Chartres CBC?
Quote from: PPK on October 06, 2011, 11:41:46 AMQuote from: couldbecousin on October 05, 2011, 07:59:30 PM The Nova episode mentioned the cathedral at Chartres, France. Chartres is pronounced "shart." So you wouldn't want a croissant from Chartres CBC? OMG are you going to Chartres? Is there a patisserie? I would love a croissant!
Quote from: couldbecousin on October 06, 2011, 06:10:58 PMQuote from: PPK on October 06, 2011, 11:41:46 AMQuote from: couldbecousin on October 05, 2011, 07:59:30 PM The Nova episode mentioned the cathedral at Chartres, France. Chartres is pronounced "shart." So you wouldn't want a croissant from Chartres CBC? OMG are you going to Chartres? Is there a patisserie? I would love a croissant! No, that was a hypothetical question. I am not traveling to shart at this time.
Quote from: PPK on October 06, 2011, 06:18:48 PMQuote from: couldbecousin on October 06, 2011, 06:10:58 PMQuote from: PPK on October 06, 2011, 11:41:46 AMQuote from: couldbecousin on October 05, 2011, 07:59:30 PM The Nova episode mentioned the cathedral at Chartres, France. Chartres is pronounced "shart." So you wouldn't want a croissant from Chartres CBC? OMG are you going to Chartres? Is there a patisserie? I would love a croissant! No, that was a hypothetical question. I am not traveling to shart at this time. Why travel to shart when you can shart at home for free?