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Do you know what makes me insanely happy?
I finally caved and bought the first book of the series. God, I love it. I'm not very far into the story since I only read on the short tram ride to work, but I love it already. Normally, I'm not one for historic novel, I just love Jack Aubrey so much! And Stephen of course. And their sekrit flirtations. <3
There is this scene where Stephen and Jack talk about Catalan. Jack thinks it is very much like Spanish and Stephen assures him it's not.
'You astonish me. I had no notion of it. Another language, sir? But I dare say it is much the same thing - a putain, as they say in France?'
'Oh no, nothing of the kind - not like it at all. A far finer language. More learned, more literary. Much nearer the Latin. And by the by, I believe the word is patois, sir, if you will allow me.'
'Patois - just so. Yet I swear the other is a word: I learnt it somewhere,' said Jack.
:D
I finally caved and bought the first book of the series. God, I love it. I'm not very far into the story since I only read on the short tram ride to work, but I love it already. Normally, I'm not one for historic novel, I just love Jack Aubrey so much! And Stephen of course. And their sekrit flirtations. <3
There is this scene where Stephen and Jack talk about Catalan. Jack thinks it is very much like Spanish and Stephen assures him it's not.
'You astonish me. I had no notion of it. Another language, sir? But I dare say it is much the same thing - a putain, as they say in France?'
'Oh no, nothing of the kind - not like it at all. A far finer language. More learned, more literary. Much nearer the Latin. And by the by, I believe the word is patois, sir, if you will allow me.'
'Patois - just so. Yet I swear the other is a word: I learnt it somewhere,' said Jack.
:D