#Belgian not French

[punctuation-completionist]

since today is punctuation day, i figured i'd talk with you about my favorite punctuation that is sadly not in unicode

(my apologies if these crop weird)

these six marks were invented by french writer hervé bazin in his essay plumons l'oiseau (or 'let's pluck the bird')

while the essay also had aim to switch the french language to a more phonetic writing system, it also gave us six new punctuation marks!

from left to right and top to bottom these are, the acclamation point, the authority mark, the conviction point, the doubt point, the irony mark, and the love point. so let's go over what these all were supposed to convey! (or at least what i expect they were supposed to)

the acclamation point was meant for praise, goodwill, and enthusiasm (ie "Well done [acclamation point]")

the authority mark was meant to be used in situations where the exclamation was serious and involved a degree of command or urgency (ie "Get in my office right now [authority mark]") i think this— along with the love point and irony mark— shows how a lot of these punctuation marks were a bit like early examples of tone tags, i'll get into it more later

the certitude point was used to show sureness in a fact. (ie "It's absolutely positively true [certitude point]") i think this might be the most useless of the bunch but whatever. i digress.

the doubt point is kind of the opposite of the certitude point, used when you aren't sure of something (ie "It should be done tomorrow [doubt point]") also it should be noted that the example used above is not the only way you'll see the doubt point, some also have it looking like this

the idea of irony marks has been widely suggested, for example the poet/art critic/song writer (i think, this guy's only wiki page is in french and i am guessing a bit on the word 'chansonnier') alcanter de brahm suggested an irony mark that resembled a backwards question mark (not to be confused with the percontation point which indicated a rhetorical question) and belgian inventor (among other things) marcellin jobard suggested a point that looked like an upwards arrow (this △ on top of this |, i can't paste it)

^ de brahm's mark

all that to say, bazin's mark was based off of the greek letter psi (Ψ) which some of you may recognize if you are familiar with the greek language or comics that shall not be named. it's used in situations of irony (ie saying "Wow, that sure was brilliant [irony mark]" if someone did something stupid)

and our last point is the love point, known for being so adorable, and indicating love or affection after a sentence (ie "Thanks a lot bud [love point]")

now we can obviously see that some of these are very similar to tone tags! the love point could be like a /pos, the irony mark is kinda like a /sarc, the authority mark could be like a /srs . i just thought it was interesting i guess. i don't have a point (heh) here exactly except that i guess people might actually need these punctuation marks ? so unicode? give me the love point or give me death

anyways so that's some fun niche history for y'all! hope you enjoyed

#punctuation #not counting #i mean i know there's like. things you can use but i don't like them as much #side note. why are all of these people french. bazin was french. de brahm was french. jobard was belgian but he was born in french afaik #and belgium is a francophone country... is there something about the french language that makes everyone start just making new punctuation #i mean to be fair i am in french and i did try to remake the entire language with like seven grammatical genders #so maybe it's just a thing #punctuation day

[atomic-chronoscaph]

Lucky Luke and Jolly Jumper - Daisy Town (1971)

#lucky luke gif #daisy town gif #jolly jumper #rené goscinny #morris #cw smoking #french-belgian movies #70s animated features #bande dessinée #70s animation #70s westerns #comic book characters #dargaud films #seventies #1971 #gif #chronoscaph gif

[thegoatsongs]

“Someone got murdered in their own cabin or something. There was a French detective I think? Train got stuck due to snow, went to shovel up with the others. Think I heard they never found the killer bugger if I know”

#yes I know Poirot is Belgian but everyone keeps calling him French mistakenly so it's funnier #hercule poirot #jonathan harker #dracula daily

[ilianazzzosemanverse]

My biggest flex is understanding Nick when he speaks French.

#heartstopper #heartstopper alice oseman #osemanverse #alice oseman #nick nelson #i love speaking french #my biggest flex #i speak french but i am belgian #oui oui baguette

[ef-1]

otmar (team principal) fired, pat fry (technical director) gone, permane (sporting director) fired, rossi (ceo) fired, cyril (team principal) fired, marcin budkowski (executive director) fired. geninune question: who is left, like who is issuing out all these firings from the french skeleton of alpine? the hand of GOD????

#what is going on in the french house of alpine ????? #f1 #belgian gp 2023

[jareckiworld]

Antoine Roegiers — The Leaving of the Aircraft (oil on canvas, 2021)

#Antoine Roegiers #belgian art #french art #surreal aesthetic

[majestativa]

Les fantômes du jour ne sont pas comme les fantômes de la nuit.

(The ghosts of the day are nothing like the phantoms of the night.)

— Henri Michaux, Épreuves, Exorcismes: (1940-1944), (1973)

#Belgian #French #Henri Michaux #Épreuves; Exorcismes: (1940-1944) #(1973) #Translation Attempts

[nanshe-of-nina]

Favorite History Books || Philippa of Hainault: Mother of the English Nation by Kathryn Warner ★★★★☆

Edward III, king of England, was fifteen years old at the time of his wedding in York on 24 or 25 January 1328, and Philippa of Hainault, his bride, was perhaps fifteen months or so younger and, according to one chronicler, about to turn fourteen. Although their marriage was to endure for more than four decades and would prove to be a most happy and successful one that produced a dozen children, it could hardly have begun in a more unromantic fashion. Edward’s mother Queen Isabella had arranged her son’s marriage with Philippa’s father Willem, count of Hainault in 1326 so that he would provide ships and mercenaries for her to invade her husband Edward II’s kingdom in order to bring down the man she loathed above all others, Edward II’s adored chamberlain and perhaps lover Hugh Despenser the Younger. Just a month before his wedding to Philippa, Edward III had attended the funeral of his deposed, disgraced and possibly murdered father, the former king, at St Peter’s Abbey in Gloucestershire. Whether intentionally or not, Edward III and Philippa of Hainault married on his parents’ twentieth wedding anniversary, and on the first anniversary of the young Edward’s reign as king of England. Philippa of Hainault accompanied her husband abroad on many of his military and diplomatic missions; the couple hated to be apart for long and spent as much time together as they possibly could. Despite Philippa’s decades-long marriage to one of medieval England’s most famous and successful kings, there has only ever been one full-length biography of her, published by Blanche Christabel Hardy in 1910 and titled Philippa of Hainault and Her Times. In addition, two chapters in Agnes Strickland’s nineteenth-century work The Lives of the Queens of England cover the basics of Philippa’s life, and Lisa Benz St John’s 2012 book Three Medieval Queens examines the lives of Philippa and her two predecessors as queen of England.

#litedit #historyedit #house of plantagenet #philippa of hainaut #medieval #french history #belgian history #english history #european history #women's history #history #history books #nanshe's graphics

[the-cricket-chirps]

James Ensor, The Skate, 1892.

Jean Baptiste Simeon Chardin, The Ray, 1728

Ken Currie, Tragic Form (Skate), 2014

Ken Currie, Tragic Forms No. 6, 2014

#james ensor #chardin #ken currie #skates #skate #sea life #french art #british artist #british painter #belgian art #belgian painter #french painter #art on tumblr #wildlife #ocean life #modern art #art history #aesthetictumblr #tumblraesthetic #tumblrpic #tumblrpictures #tumblr art #aesthetic #beauty

[originalaccountname]

Fun BSD French translation details and choices - Episode 9 (by someone who does not understand Japanese but thinks the differences with the English translation/subtitles are fun)

General notes:

Kyouka's ability is called "La Princesse démoniaque" (The Demonic Princess).

Side note, they decided to adapt instead of translating Dazai's stupid suicide song, both here and the first time he sang it. The lyrics actually rhyme and the air is completely different. Dazai sings about a lover's suicide being sad and lonely if you're alone.

The subtitles called Chuuya's ability "Tristesse profanée" (Desecrated Sadness, or well, Tainted Sorrow).

Fukuzawa and Kunikida keep calling Atsushi "le petit" or "le petit nouveau". Literally that translates to "the little one", but the best way I can explain it is it's used to both refer to children, or imply someone is a beginner. It can be affectionate or condescending. Chuuya also uses it this episode when talking about Akutagawa ("that apprentice Akutagawa" becomes "le petit Akutagawa"). Dazai and Chuuya will also use it a bunch with each other later.

Today's quotes:

Fukuzawa: Ne t'en fais pas, je n'aurai aucun problème à fermer le caquet de ces petits fonctionnaires. (Don't worry, I will have no issue with shutting those little government officials up.) Eng: Don't worry. They owe me enough that I can let a minor official wait.

Chuuya: Voilà un spectacle de qualité, ça vaut tous les meilleurs films du monde. (Here's a quality show, as good as the best movies in the world.) Eng: This is a great view, it rivals even a masterpiece worth 10 billion.

#i also figured out since last week that the dub actors are belgian and not french! i mean they still speak french but not from france #bsdrewatch2023 #bsd french dub adventures #bsd #bungou stray dogs #bungo stray dogs #apparently i talk sometimes

[huariqueje]

Two Trees , Menton    -    Anna De Weert , 1926.

Belgian , 1867 - 1950

Oil on canvas ,  150 x 136 cm.      59.1 x 53.5 in.

#Anna De Weert #belgian artist #coastal landscape #Menton #french riviera

[saintedseb]

St. Sebastian (1951) - Frans Masereel (Belgian/French, 1889-1972)

#saint sebastian #art history #20th century #frans masereel #belgian art #french art #print #personal favorite

[atomic-chronoscaph]

Asterix the Gaul (1967)

#asterix the gaul gif #60s animated features #astérix le gaulois #rené goscinny #albert uderzo #ray goossens #french-belgian movies #60s cartoons #animation #bande dessinée #dargaud films #sixties #1967 #gif #chronoscaph gif

[empirearchives]

Portrait of a woman with her two children

Circa 1804, Napoleonic era, by François-Joseph Kinson

This family portrait is very interesting because it illustrates the fashion of Napoleon’s time. The mother wears a velvet dress with the characteristic high waist and puffed sleeves. Her dark blue dress with a short corsage is set with decorations inspired by military uniforms. Kinson very carefully painted these brandebourgs of gold thread and the matching knotted string with two tassels. The daughter is portrayed in a fashionable white silk dress finished with a fur strip. Her updo is very similar to her mother’s: with a parting in the middle, a chignon at the back of the head and graceful ringlets along the temples. Her brother is depicted in a dark-colored suit with a white shirt underneath with a stand-up collar. The luxurious red cashmere scarf on the velvet upholstered sofa completes the empire portrait.

(Musea Brugge)

#François-Joseph Kinson #Kinson #François Kinson #Franciscus Josephus Kinsoen #Kinsoen #Flemish art #French art #art #napoleonic era #napoleonic #painting #Groeningemuseum #Groeninge museum #Belgium #Belgian art

[callmejud3]

LE VRAI DÉBAT !!!

Vous avez une semaine pour vous mettre d’accord !!

Reblog pour plus de votes svp !!

#j’s polls #polls #french side of tumblr #whatthefrance #upthebaguette #tintin #asterix #france #bande dessinée #bd #belgique #franco belgian comics #franco-belge #enfance #europe

[folditdouble]

Women in Film Challenge 2024: [15/52] Girls of the Sun, dir. Eva Husson (France/Belgium/Georgia/Switzerland, 2018)

They think they won’t go to Paradise if a woman kills them. Too bad.

#les filles du soleil #girls of the sun #eva husson #women directors #women in film #french cinema #belgian cinema #georgian cinema #*mine