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KnowItAll wrote:
TheLionKing wrote:I believe English and French are the official languages of the IOC.

http://wiki.answers.com/Q/Why_is_French ... e_Olympics
they speak french in switzerland?

Most Swiss citizens speak German, but a significant number speak French or Italian.
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zeppo wrote:
KnowItAll wrote:
TheLionKing wrote:I believe English and French are the official languages of the IOC.

http://wiki.answers.com/Q/Why_is_French ... e_Olympics
they speak french in switzerland?

Most Swiss citizens speak German, but a significant number speak French or Italian.
Romansh is their 4th official language although as I understand, it barely ranks in the top ten of spoken CH languages.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Languages_of_Switzerland
Sports can be a peculiar thing. When partaking in fiction, like a book or movie, we adopt a "Willing Suspension of Disbelief" for enjoyment's sake. There's a similar force at work in sports: "Willing Suspension of Rationality". If you doubt this, listen to any conversation between rival team fans. You even see it among fans of the same team. Fans argue over who's the better QB or goalie, and selectively cite stats that support their views while ignoring those that don't.
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sj-roc wrote:
zeppo wrote:
KnowItAll wrote: they speak french in switzerland?

Most Swiss citizens speak German, but a significant number speak French or Italian.
Romansh is their 4th official language although as I understand, it barely ranks in the top ten of spoken CH languages.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Languages_of_Switzerland
The southern part of Switzerland speaks Italian, as in Lugano. The western part speaks French, as in Geneva. The northern part speaks German (Schweizerdeutsch), as in Zurich. And the people tend to be multi lingual.

Not sn expert on Switzerland, but I have been there a few times. CH stands for Canton House, about their districts and their government.
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WestCoastJoe wrote:
sj-roc wrote:
zeppo wrote:Most Swiss citizens speak German, but a significant number speak French or Italian.
Romansh is their 4th official language although as I understand, it barely ranks in the top ten of spoken CH languages.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Languages_of_Switzerland
The southern part of Switzerland speaks Italian, as in Lugano. The western part speaks French, as in Geneva. The northern part speaks German (Schweizerdeutsch), as in Zurich. And the people tend to be multi lingual.
Whichever of those three countries you're closest to, that's likely to be your mother tongue.
Sports can be a peculiar thing. When partaking in fiction, like a book or movie, we adopt a "Willing Suspension of Disbelief" for enjoyment's sake. There's a similar force at work in sports: "Willing Suspension of Rationality". If you doubt this, listen to any conversation between rival team fans. You even see it among fans of the same team. Fans argue over who's the better QB or goalie, and selectively cite stats that support their views while ignoring those that don't.
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OK, just watched my first Olympic event, Canadian boxer Custio Clayton defeated the Mexican, Moreno. :thup:
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Canada won it's first medal, a bronze in synchronized diving. :thup: :thup:
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Great race on the Mens 4 x100. The French anchor swam last leg to overtake Ryan Lochte to win the gold, depriving Michael Phelps of another gold.
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Three more bronze medals for Canada. Divers Roseline Filion of Laval, Que., and Meaghan Benfeito of Montreal kicked things off today with a third-place finish in the 10-metre synchro event. Antoine Valois-Fortier won a bronze in men’s judo less than 30 minutes later. Weightlifter Christine Girard has captured bronze in the women’s 63-kilogram class.
祝加拿大加式足球聯賽不列颠哥伦比亚卑詩雄獅隊今年贏格雷杯冠軍。此外祝溫哥華加人隊贏總統獎座·卡雲斯·甘保杯·史丹利盃。還每年祝溫哥華白頭浪隊贏美國足球大联盟杯。不要忘記每年祝溫哥華巨人贏西部冰球聯盟冠軍。
改建後的卑詩體育館於二十十一年九月三十日重新對外開放,首場體育活動為同日舉行的加拿大足球聯賽賽事,由主場的卑詩雄獅隊以三十三比二十四擊敗愛民頓愛斯基摩人隊。
祝你龍年行大運。
恭喜西雅图海鹰直到第四十八屆超級盃最終四十三比八大勝曾拿下兩次超級盃冠軍的丹佛野馬拿下隊史第一個超級盃冠軍。
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TheLionKing wrote:Canada won it's first medal, a bronze in synchronized diving. :thup: :thup:
Synchro diving. Right up there with synchro swimming. Should be good sports for Rod Black to "announce."
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3 more bronze medals today - mens's judo, synchronized diving and women's weight lifing
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TheLionKing wrote:3 more bronze medals today - mens's judo, synchronized diving and women's weight lifing
Good day alright, loved the recap of all the matches on the Judo bronze medalists, probably my favourite moment on the Games with his emotional release and his hug with his Dad.
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Now, a silver.

The Canadian Men's Eight won Olympic silver in a thrilling finish at the London 2012 Olympic Games. :beauty:
祝加拿大加式足球聯賽不列颠哥伦比亚卑詩雄獅隊今年贏格雷杯冠軍。此外祝溫哥華加人隊贏總統獎座·卡雲斯·甘保杯·史丹利盃。還每年祝溫哥華白頭浪隊贏美國足球大联盟杯。不要忘記每年祝溫哥華巨人贏西部冰球聯盟冠軍。
改建後的卑詩體育館於二十十一年九月三十日重新對外開放,首場體育活動為同日舉行的加拿大足球聯賽賽事,由主場的卑詩雄獅隊以三十三比二十四擊敗愛民頓愛斯基摩人隊。
祝你龍年行大運。
恭喜西雅图海鹰直到第四十八屆超級盃最終四十三比八大勝曾拿下兩次超級盃冠軍的丹佛野馬拿下隊史第一個超級盃冠軍。
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Great stretch run to overtake Great Britain. What a comeback from their preliminary heat
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Redemption for Brent Hayden as he wins a bronze medal in the 100 metre freestyle. Finished 14th in the same event in Beijing
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Women's soccer team advances to quarter finals following a 2-0 victory over the host Great Britain. Dylan Armstrong finished 5th in men's shot put
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