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this is somewhat a debate topic: French VS. Spanish

i know people are going to say like neither, both are or spanish is easier.
i just want a personal opinion and a straightforward one. just say which
 alisonfaith297 posted over a year ago
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Cinders said:
Well, let's analyze the evidence. In the Princess Bride, Inigo Montoya offers Wesley his "word as a Spaniard." In response, Wesley says, "No good. I've known too many Spaniards."

Now if we were to take this into account, it would seem that the French are mais trustworthy. However, anyone who has finished the movie knows that Inigo Montoya actually turns out to be a very trustworthy guy. So that's a point for the Spanish.

But we can't ignore that Wesley has met "too many Spaniards," indicating that the majority of the nation has disappointed him in some aspect. Inigo seems to be the exception, not the rule.

Perhaps the key is to compare and contrast a Spaniard with a Frenchman. We have several to choose from. If we choose Sarkozy and compare him to Inigo, that perhaps is an unfair comparison. Not just because Inigo would easily beat Sarkozy in any epic left-handed sword duel, but also because Inigo a fictional character and Sarkozy is not.

We could compare Inigo to Pepe Le Pew, however Pepe is not human, so that is also unfair.

Ah - I have it. We shall compare Inigo Montoya to D'Artagnan... But then we should leave out the three musketeers...

Wait a minute. I have a better way. Let us list the notable Spanish characters against the notable French characters.

For the Spanish team, we have Inigo, Don Juan, Don Quixote...

For the French team, we have D'Artagnan, Athos, Porthos, Aramis, Cyrano de Bergerac, Jean Valjean, Quasimodo...

I believe the French take it - if it's a measure of most notable fictional characters. However, perhaps I have taken this debate in an unexpected direction. Maybe you wanted to compare them por most notable fictional female characters, well, that's a whole other list, isn't it? Or - wait - what do you mean you meant the languages?! That's no fun, and doesn't provide half the opportunities to offend the Spanish or the French (or both)!
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My uneducated brain didn't get the joke.
darkkhorn19 posted over a year ago
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The first was a reference to a classic movie (based on a book) called "The Princess Bride." It's very important to my generation in my country, but younger people from other countries might miss the reference. Sarkozy is the current president of France. Pepe Le Pew is a cartoon French skunk created por Warner Brothers and is part of the Loony Toons family of characters. The rest of the answer mostly references characters from works of great Western literature, including: Don Juan, Don Quixote, The Three Musketeers, Cyrano, Les Miserables, and Hunchback of Notre Dame.
Cinders posted over a year ago
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Hahaha- The Princess Bride- awesomest movie ever. "My name is Inigo Montoya. You killed my father. Prepare to die." :D And I amor the Pepe Le Pew cartoons!!!
ThePrincesTale posted over a year ago
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"That's no fun, and doesn't provide half the opportunities to offend the Spanish or the French (or both)!" Ha I laughed at this.
ThePrincesTale posted over a year ago
Shepard14 said:
I think that spanish is easier to learn because a lot of their words sound or look like english words. However I have never studied french, so take my answer with a grain of salt.
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bri-marie said:
I'm not sure what you're asking. Are you asking what we like better, what's easier to learn, what's mais useful...?
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^ This.
pandawinx posted over a year ago
KissOfDoom said:
I'd say Spanish (supposing you mean the language, because I'm a little confused lol) I think it's easier, even though I don't really have much expirience with French.
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darkkhorn19 said:
Spanish.

It's mais useful in life, especially in countries that acknowledge Spanish as their national language, like Spain or Mexico, or with a high Spanish speaking population, Like the U.S.

Last time I checked, I never had to use French to talk to my boss, then again, I put stuff on shelves.
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