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08-07.-2004, 08:47 AM
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Touring in France
Do the French use a similar phrase for "on the/your left?"
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08-07.-2004, 09:01 AM
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Re: Touring in France
Richard Tack wrote:
> Do the French use a similar phrase for "on the/your left?" I've heard "démerde-toi" on the trail, seemed to be a bit less cordial in tone though. -- My bike blog: http://diabloscott.blogspot.com/ |
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08-07.-2004, 10:31 AM
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Re: Touring in France
Richard Tack wrote:
> Do the French use a similar phrase for "on the/your left?" Oui. |
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09-07.-2004, 01:30 AM
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Re: Touring in France
S o r n i wrote:
> Richard Tack wrote: > >>Do the French use a similar phrase for "on the/your left?" > > > Oui. > |
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09-07.-2004, 02:11 AM
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Re: Touring in France
Richard Tack wrote:
> S o r n i wrote: >> Richard Tack wrote: >> >>> Do the French use a similar phrase for "on the/your >>> left?" >> >> >> Oui. >> >> >> Somehow I doubt that Dick Chaney was propostioning Patrick Leahy. Bill "je ne pas literalist" S. |
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09-07.-2004, 01:01 PM
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Re: Touring in France
S o r n i wrote:
>Richard Tack wrote: > >>S o r n i wrote: >> >>>Richard Tack wrote: >>> >>>>Do the French use a similar phrase for "on the/your >>>>left?" >>>> >>> >>>Oui. >>> >>> >>> >> > >Somehow I doubt that Dick Chaney was propostioning >Patrick Leahy. > >Bill "je ne pas literalist" S. > > Vraillemente mon cher bonhomme, try "je passe a gauche!" (I pass on your left!) bon chance! Bernard |
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13-07.-2004, 05:58 AM
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Re: Touring in France
In article <40EE145B.6080004@mouse-potato.com>,
Bernie <bmcilvan@mouse-potato.com> wrote: > S o r n i wrote: > > >Richard Tack wrote: > > > >>S o r n i wrote: > >> > >>>Richard Tack wrote: > >>> > >>>>Do the French use a similar phrase for "on the/your > >>>>left?" > >>>> > >>> > >>>Oui. > >>> > >>> > >>> > >> > > > >Somehow I doubt that Dick Chaney was propostioning > >Patrick Leahy. > > > >Bill "je ne pas literalist" S. > > > > > Vraillemente mon cher bonhomme, try "je passe a gauche!" > (I pass on your left!) bon chance! Bernard > Well, I'm no definitive specialist, but I would say that the last advice is not very good. In France, the law is that vehicules (all of them, bicyles included) must always ride on the rightmost practicable place. An overtaken vehicule must keep right ; it's absolutely forbiden to pass on the right of any vehicule. As a consequence, there is absolutely not ambiguity as to the relative location of an overtaker and an overtakee. So, is you pass one adult, simply signal you pass ("bonjour !", or "ahem ", or a bell sound). For a group of youngsters (or wanabee racers:-), the "serrez a droite !" (keep on right) is a good warning. A sentence like "je passe a gauche" (the "on your left") is highly likely to confuse the other rider who may only notice the "a gauche" and then ... go left. Bonne route, Jean-Pierre (pure French breed) |
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