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| ziedariana Tetraglot Newbie United States Joined 6195 days ago 19 posts - 28 votes Speaks: English, Arabic (Written)*, French, Italian Studies: Spanish | Message 9 of 18 05 January 2008 at 12:26am | IP Logged | ||
He speaks a dialect called "Bushism." It has been said that Bushism derived from English. That theory seems less and less credible. We learn new words and grammar rules, every time he opens his mouth. 4 persons have voted this message useful | |||
| Alvinho Triglot Senior Member Brazil Joined 6232 days ago 828 posts - 832 votes  Speaks: Portuguese*, English, Spanish | Message 10 of 18 14 January 2008 at 1:15pm | IP Logged | ||
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Sarkozy is lucky......he is dating with a goddess....lucky man...lol...
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| Topsiderunner Diglot Senior Member United States Joined 6916 days ago 215 posts - 218 votes Speaks: English*, French Studies: Italian, Arabic (Written) | Message 11 of 18 15 January 2008 at 9:00pm | IP Logged | ||
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I heard him speak a word of Italian at a press conference with PM Prodi, but otherwise he's lucky Bruni grew up in
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| vanityx3 Diglot Senior Member United States Joined 6459 days ago 331 posts - 326 votes 1 sounds Speaks: English*, French Studies: Spanish, Japanese | Message 12 of 18 16 January 2008 at 9:11am | IP Logged | ||
Yes I agree, he doesn't speak English very well. Not only that, but even if his English was more fluid and cohesive, his mannerisms and hand motions and such are not how an American would talk with their hands. 1 person has voted this message useful | |||
| vuisminebitz Triglot Groupie United States Joined 6572 days ago 86 posts - 108 votes Speaks: Yiddish, English*, Spanish Studies: Swahili | Message 13 of 18 16 January 2008 at 12:20pm | IP Logged | ||
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It's pathetic but from that clip it seems that Bush speaks better Spanish than Sarkozy manages English. In fact, once after hearing Bush speak Spanish I thought he spoke better Spanish than English, probably because he doesn't try to say things in Spanish that are as complicated so he doesn't cause any huge blunders. "Most of are exports are foreign" lol.
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| Alvinho Triglot Senior Member Brazil Joined 6232 days ago 828 posts - 832 votes Speaks: Portuguese*, English, Spanish | Message 14 of 18 16 January 2008 at 12:23pm | IP Logged | ||
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wow
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| polyglossia Senior Member FranceRegistered users can see my Skype Name Joined 5402 days ago 205 posts - 255 votes Speaks: French* | Message 15 of 18 18 December 2010 at 7:33pm | IP Logged | ||
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Sarkozy does speak french... What else? (no English, no Italian no..thing! :D)
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| Solfrid Cristin Heptaglot Winner TAC 2011 & 2012 Senior Member Norway Joined 5332 days ago 4143 posts - 8864 votes Speaks: Norwegian*, Spanish, Swedish, French, English, German, Italian Studies: Russian | Message 16 of 18 25 December 2010 at 10:37pm | IP Logged | ||
I disagree. In my opinion, they should be able to speak at least English. I have a friend who worked at the Norwegian embassy in Mexico when our then prime minister Gro Harlem Brundtland (who by the way obviously speaks fluent English whenever that is called for) came on an official visit to Mexico. Now Mrs. Brundtland did not speak a word of Spanish, but she had had her speech translated into Spanish, and made my friend go through it with her several times, until she could pronounce everything well. In the afternoon she delivered her speech in Spanish, and the next day the papers were full of articles complimenting the Norwegian prime minister on her excellent Spanish. I am sure some of it was flattery, but my friend said that he at lest was deeply impressed. I fail to understand why we as people interested in languages are so willing to forgive our heads of states for being idiots when it comes to languages. We would never be that indulgent if they did not master economics or geography or history. Didn't the presidential candidate Dukakis a few years ago speak fluent Greek and Spanish? It is not like such people do not exist, they just do not seem to be chosen. For some, for me incomprehensible reason, people like George Bush get chosen in stead. 3 persons have voted this message useful |
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