Anonymous commented:I understand le bling-bling, but what the heck was he actually saying?? I do not speak french! Darnieon Mon Sep 15 08:17:40 2008 |
David commented: on Mon Sep 15 20:29:45 2008 |
Nikki commented: You mean aside from the French? :) "Bling bling" is not really the kind of phrase one associates with proper written formatting... there is irony in this, I sense it.on Tue Sep 16 14:36:59 2008 |
Derek (Erb) commented: Although "bling-bling" or "bling bling" are generaly comprehensible to most modern French speakers the term is most definitely not (yet) accepted by the Académie Française as part of the French language and therefore the hyphenation discussion is probably moot. Anglicisms such as these are forbidden on television and in the media here, again by the Académie Française with a strong push by Jacques Toubon, and therefore frowned upon. That said many French rappers emulate American gangsta rappers as much as they can and "bling-bling" has become an acceptable goal for many while being considered particularly American. It's interesting how the term has evolved to meaning something also particularly American: great image, totally superficial, nothing behind it - in other words looks great but worthless. ;-)on Thu Sep 18 03:45:42 2008 |