Re: Hullo Der!

[Benoît Bôls]

I've been lurking here for sometime and decided to register. It's nice to know that there are a few safe havens for reason on the Web. A few other forums I've joined seem to have had too much nuttery going on for my liking (and I'm allergic to nuts), so I thought that a change of scenery would be good for me.

Anyway, from what I've been reading here, everyone seems to be nice and... Aw, hell.

I really don't know what to write in introductions, so I'll just say, "Hello, everyone! I'll be pleased to meet you!"

[myleviathan]

Welcome to the forum. Pleased to meet you as well. Atheist powers unite!

[rlrose328]

Hello and welcome!  

[McQ]

Welcome to the forum. Interesting screen name.  

[Benoît Bôls]

Thanks for the welcomes!

Interesting screen name.  

Uh, thanks. I'm Belgian.

[Whitney]

Welcome to the forum...do you mind if I call you "Ben" for short?

[Benoît Bôls]

Welcome to the forum...do you mind if I call you "Ben" for short?

I wouldn't mind it at all.

[McQ]

Thanks for the welcomes!

Interesting screen name.  

[Benoît Bôls]

Hey, just appreciating the pronunciation, that's all. I can't be the only one, I hope.  

Ah! So, do you like the sound of the French or Walloon languages?

[McQ]

Hey, just appreciating the pronunciation, that's all. I can't be the only one, I hope.  

[Benoît Bôls]

Nope, just the English pronunciation.  

Hmmm...

"ben-OIT BOLES"?

Okay...

[McQ]

Nope, just the English pronunciation.  

Hmmm...

"ben-OIT BOLES"?

Okay...

Nope again.

Be'nwah balls. I can't type in the IPA because I haven't looked up how to do that yet, but that's a close enough approximation.

[Benoît Bôls]

Nope again. Be'nwah balls. I can't type in the IPA because I haven't looked up how to do that yet, but that's a close enough approximation.

That's is close to how it would be pronounced in Wallonia. [BÉ›N-wÉ' BÉ"ːLZ]

I was right: you do have an affinity for French/Walloon. Those languages have a certain pleasant ring to them, do they not?

[McQ]

Nope again. Be'nwah balls. I can't type in the IPA because I haven't looked up how to do that yet, but that's a close enough approximation.

That's is close to how it would be pronounced in Wallonia. [BÉ›N-wÉ' BÉ"ːLZ]

I was right: you do have an affinity for French/Walloon. Those languages have a certain pleasant ring to them, do they not?

Yes, they do.  

[Benoît Bôls]

Sorry if I made you feel I was going round and round with you. I didn't want us to feel like we were hanging on strings...