Appropriate seasonal greetings to all who read in this group.

[guillaumeb]

While we disagree on much, the fact that we identify as Democrats also means we agree on many things.


Religion is simply not one of those things.

Guillaume

[yallerdawg]

1. Tolerance and inclusion are a couple of those things.

That would ne nice and slightly symbolic around this time of year.

[guillaumeb]

2. Well said.

It would be more than symbolic if we all practiced it.

[AJT]

3. Right back at ya......enjoy your holiday!

[Irish_Dem]

4. Joyeux Noel, Guillaume.

Thank you for the good work you do on the religion forum here on DU.

Faire de bonnes œuvres est souvent un travail ingrat.

[guillaumeb]

5. Je vous remercie I D

Joyeux Noël, et meilleurs vœux aussi pour 2018.


On espère de faire de bonnes œuvres, mais c'est difficile.

[Irish_Dem]

6. PS

Je sais que ce n'est pas facile, et nécessite du courage.
J’espère que vous continuez malgré les flèches.

Pardonnez-moi pour mon pauvre français, je suis limité, mais j’aime à la pratique. Aussi, ce message n'était pas pour tout le monde à lire.

[guillaumeb]

7. Savez-vous que DU a son propre groupe Francophone?

Un place pour pratiquer le français n'importe qu'elle est votre langue maternelle ou non.

[Irish_Dem]

8. Oui, but I am not good enough to post there.

But I should give it a try.

I practice with other French speaking posters here when I can.

[guillaumeb]

9. Even if you are not comfortable speaking, reading allows one

to process at a comfortable speed. Your written French was quite clear.

[Irish_Dem]

10. Yes I can read French much better than I can write or speak it.

I have a hobby which requires the reading and translation of simple French hand written historical documents. Not too hard.

Thank you for the compliment and feedback.
Your written English is excellent, like it is your primary and first language.

[guillaumeb]

11. We spoke both growing up.

French at home and both languages at school. We moved to the US when I was in secondary school so my last 2 years and university level was mainly in English.

From what era are the documents?

[Irish_Dem]

12. Yes you switch so easily from French to English, I assumed childhood

exposure to both languages. Like folks living in Montreal, they flip back and forth from French to English, both impeccably spoken, it makes my head spin. I think the folks in Quebec City still have an accent when they speak English.

The documents I am working on are from about the years 1500 to about 1920.
Hand written by French priests.

Je suis moitié irlandais, moitié français. Faisant de l'arbre généalogique pour les grands-parents français, j'ai des documents datant de 400 ans. Les registres des prêtres français sont impeccables et ont été mandatés par le roi. I also help others with their documents.