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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?
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.