The s in « s’appelle » is the (reflexive) pronoun « se », whereas the t in « t’appelles » is « te ». It’s the difference between “what does he call himself” and “what do you call yourself.”
The Quebec thing would be « comment tu t’appelles-tu ? » where the second « tu » is a question marker, not a pronoun (but also I don’t think I’ve ever heard that form used for this question).
Huh? I don’t really get the joke; your french needs practice?
Also, is s’appelle a Quebec thing? Or does it serve a different purpose?
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Bienvenue au français
tout est dans les détails…good luck with word order thing, changes with the side of The Atlantic you’re on(among other things)
Welp, that’s rough. Seems like a pretty foundational thing for the bird to forget.
Are you asking why it’s “Comment t’appelles-tu?” rather than “Comment appelles-tu?”
No. T’appelle vs S’appelle.
The s in « s’appelle » is the (reflexive) pronoun « se », whereas the t in « t’appelles » is « te ». It’s the difference between “what does he call himself” and “what do you call yourself.”
The Quebec thing would be « comment tu t’appelles-tu ? » where the second « tu » is a question marker, not a pronoun (but also I don’t think I’ve ever heard that form used for this question).
Wow! Great answers from you and !viridian@sh.itjust.works
Gonna need some time to digest this properly.