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I just got invited to give a talk on my current research in Paris at the École Polytechnique. Date to be arranged, but it looks likely to be happening sometime within the next couple of months.

Woohoo!

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Date: 2004-01-30 09:41 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] panzerpenguin.livejournal.com
Blimey. Splendid news - time to brush up your French! :-)

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Date: 2004-01-30 09:46 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] compilerbitch.livejournal.com
Merde...

I did French at school, but that was a *loooong* time ago. I'd probably get up to speed OK if I hit the language tapes quite heavily...

I'll be lecturing in English, though, so it's not quite the case that I'd need to suddenly become fluent inside the next couple of weeks! ;-)

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Date: 2004-01-30 10:28 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] mageboltrat.livejournal.com
You could take me with you, my french is awefull so I'll make you look much better.

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Date: 2004-01-30 10:40 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] compilerbitch.livejournal.com
Hee hee. I'm sure I'll manage to make an idiot of myself quite effectively. French has quite a collection of innocuous phrases that seem capable of either getting you beaten up, propositioned or regarded as the word's greatest comedienne...

Cest tres bon

Date: 2004-01-30 10:04 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] snow-leopard.livejournal.com
Woo indeed. Paris is shiny. If you get a chance go to the Musee du Cluny.

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Date: 2004-01-30 10:42 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] compilerbitch.livejournal.com
Mais oui!

Must treat myself to a language CD. My trouble is that I know a certain amout of French, German and (a rather smaller amoun of) Russian, so whenevr I try to remember a word I get it in the wrong language. ;-)

Au revouir moya freundin!

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Date: 2004-01-30 11:09 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] snow-leopard.livejournal.com
I only have french and German (both pretty basic) and I do that too. Figure it amuses the locals at least (I find that a good combination of at least making an effort and being amusingly incomptetant at it enamours you to foreigners, even to the French).

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Date: 2004-01-30 10:37 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] x-mass.livejournal.com
congratulations
and celebrations

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Date: 2004-01-30 10:43 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] compilerbitch.livejournal.com
Methinks I might well treat myself to something nice to eat tonight.

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Date: 2004-01-30 11:02 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] x-mass.livejournal.com
hmm watcha yer having ?

(kate thinks dreamily of the pork belly she has cooking downstirs but is to full to eat)

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Date: 2004-01-30 10:46 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] 791-43.livejournal.com
*shakes pom-poms in a demented fashion*

Yey!

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