Things that are stupid about the French language

French is a beautiful language, sort of.

Actually no, I don't understand how a language cluttered with nasals and gross velar noises can be considered romantic, but whatever.

Here are some things that are dumb about this language:

1. Unnecessary punctuation

You know what this little hat means? "î" It means there used to be an 's' after the vowel. Does it change how you say the word? Of course not, that would make sense.

2. Numbers

This is probably the dumbest thing about this dumb language. Numbers. Do you know how to say 85 in French? It is quatre-vingt cinq. That translates into '4 20 5.' I know what you are thinking, "Oh, that makes sense because there are 4 20s in 80." NO IT DOESN'T MAKE SENSE TO DO IT THAT WAY. Why can't they be like every other language and just come up with a word for 80?!?!

3. Punctuation in numbers
You know how the rest of the world writes 2,500 like that. Not the French! They write it like this 2.500. That way everyone who actually knows how to use decimals correctly can get super confused. Guess how they write 2.5? YUP 2,5. Dear French people, A COMMA SIGNIFIES A CONTINUED THOUGHT. AGHHGHGGH.

4. Car means tourbus
I don't think I need to explain this one. Spanish managed to figure out to atleast say 'carro' when describing a car. The French had to be super difficult and use the word car to describe something completely different.

Oh this old thing!

I forgot I had this. Whoops. What an internet trail I am leaving without my knowledge.

It's been almost a year since I made that dumb list of stuff to accomplish, let's see how I did?


50 Things + More for the next year and a bit

3. go to AT LEAST 6 concerts (2/6!)
6. read the bible daily NO (but improved!)
8. no more reality TV that isn't Top Chef (this starts TODAY) (NO)
10. church on Sundays is fun right now...but keep going even when it is less fun
11. eat local
14. canoe on Ladybird Lake
17. get comfortable following recipes
21. go on a mission trip
24. roadtrip that doesn't end at the H-E-B (grocery story or midcities trifecta)
26. learn to love coffee
29. new orleans...I want to go to there
30. get a slightly above average score on the GRE
31. learn to play an instrument that is either the guitar or the piano
35. get baptized
37. learn to knit
38. use my last two electives wisely
41. write songs without feeling stupid
43. learn how to pray for people better
44. pay taxes this year because I actually had a real income
45. get over unnatural hatred of outdoors/summer/grass/bugs/elements
46. get windshield wipers fixed (okay, that's kind of a freebee)

Those are all the things I either did/tried/or am still attempting. Man. It is weird how much can change in a year. Baptism seemed like such a random decision but I guess I had been thinking about it for a while. Huh anyway. More later I guess.